Courtney Gregg

Biography

Courtney Gregg brings a wealth of Music Row experience to her Lecturer role. She is New West Records’ VP of Marketing and Branding and the owner of Start Swimming Entertainment.

Previously, she worked as President of Carnival Music, where her leadership drove artist projects including Eli Young Band, Hailey Whitters, and Brent Cobb. At Carnival, she led writers like Scooter Carusoe, Natalie Hemby, Bruce Robison, Gretchen Peters, Troy Jones, and Don Schlitz – achieving 16 #1 songs and many chart-topping singles. There, she ran the company’s sync efforts and handled A&R duties for producer Frank Liddell for Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack and more.

She serves on the Board of Directors for Humanities Tennessee, is past chair of the Americana Music Association Board of Directors and is an alumnus of the Young Leaders Council of Middle Tennessee and the Grammy Next program.  She also co-produced the Americana Music Awards show and the Nashville AIMP Awards. Courtney has a B.B.A. from Belmont University and an M.S. in Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University.