BSB Launches Stone Country Records
• Brown Sellers Brown, helmed by industry vets Benny Brown, Paul Brown and Jason Sellers and the parent company of Brown Sellers Brown (BSB) Management and Quartz Hill Records, announced the launch of a second label, Stone Country Records. Easton Corbin (left) is Stone Country Records’ first artist signing, followed closely by Ben Gallaher (right), who shifts from Quartz Hill Records to Stone Country Records. New music from both artists is expected in early 2022.
Concurrent with the launch of Stone Country Records, the company announced several executive moves: Quartz Hill Records Nat’l Director of Promotion & Marketing Matt Galvin (left) is elevated to VP of Promotion & Marketing for Stone Country Records. Prior to joining Quartz Hill in October 2020, Galvin spent 15 years as the Director of RCA Promotion & Marketing for Sony Music Nashville. Galvin reports to Brown Sellers Brown SVP of Promotion & Marketing April Rider and can be reached at Matt@stonecountryrecords.com.
Ron Bradley is named Director of Promotion for Stone Country Records, starting Feb. 1. Bradley was most recently Director of West Coast Promotions/Marketing for Show Dog Nashville. He was previously Director of West Coast Promotion/Marketing for UMG/EMI Records Nashville and owned and operated R. Bradley Artist & Project Development. He can be reached at Ron@stonecountryrecords.com.
BSB Management Director of Promotion & Marketing Gwen Foster becomes Director of Promotion for Stone Country Records. Foster was previously Director of West/Southwest Promotion for Big Label Records; Director of Midwest Promotion for Thirty Tigers and did West Coast Promotion for I.R.S./Capitol Records, Average Joe Records and Treehouse Records. Foster can be reached at Gwen@stonecountryrecords.com.
Traci Hite is named Director of Promotion for Stone Country Records. Hite segues from Curb-Word Entertainment where she was Director of National Promotion. She can be reached at Traci@stonecountryrecords.com. Bradley, Foster and Hite report directly to VP of Promotion & Marketing Matt Galvin.
Recently announced BSB Management and Quartz Hill Records Promotion Coordinator Denise Miller expands her duties to also include Stone Country Records. She can be reached at denise@brownsellersbrown.com. Additional staff will be announced in the coming days. [Corbin photo: Thomas Crabtree; Gallaher photo: David Abbott]