You may know Nashville for home to the communities and awards shows for the GMA’s, the CMA’s, the IBMA’s, the AMA’s, but did you know Nashville is also the home of many talented rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, and electronic acts as well?

In it’s third year, Next Big Nashville (NBN) has quickly grown into a nationally recognized music festival and conference brining 4 days of music, panels, parties, and more to music city.

4 days, 12 venues, and 140 aritsts featuring: Lucero, Black Angels, Lord T & Eloise, Nico Vega, Ten Out of Tenn, Jemina Pearl, Next Warped Nashville stage, Future Sounds/WOXY.com Presents, The Protomen, Phosphorescent, FlashMob, Madi Diaz, and BUTR featured acts Mikky Ekko, Telephant, and Space Capone.  For a complete list of artists visit here: http://www.nextbignashville.net/music/

Also, I’m speaking on a NBN panel so if your in Nashville, TN on Wednesday come join us would love to see you.  Details below and here: http://www.nextbignashville.net/conference/

Topic: “Buy Direct?” – an insightful discussion on the developing Direct-to-Consumer models, their effectiveness and their niche in the modern marketplace.
Day: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Moderator: Glenn Peoples (Billboard)
Panelists:
– Patrick Faucher (Founder, Nimbit)
– Michael King (Berklee College)
– Brian Peterson (Co-Founder & CEO, Bandbox)
– Kami Knake (Artist Relations, TopSpin)
Presented by: Nimbit