Tammy Hurt

A little about my background...
Growing up, my mom played keyboards and sang in an all-girl band in Knoxville, TN, called the Body Shoppe. And upon first laying eyes on a drum kit – that was it for me. I started playing drums when I was 4 - professionally when I was 14. I played drums in every type of band – marching / concert / symphonic / jazz / garage bands in middle school and high school. My favorite type of music has always been rock and roll music. When my folks divorced in 1975, my mother moved us to Atlanta and took us with her to her first job interview, at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom. She worked with Alex assisting with promoting concerts at various venues throughout the Southeast 1975 - 1981. We went to ALOT of shows and met countless bands. Rock music was my life. I quit my senior year of college to join a touring band and performed / tracked with numerous artists - my bands Gidget, Paper Dolls, She Said, Minority Rules, Superchick and duvasounds, as well as the Indigo Girls, Michelle Malone; with great producers / engineers including Brendan O’Brien and Nick DiDia at several studios in Atlanta, including my all time favorite, Southern Tracks.

Currently...
I am the Founding Partner at Placement Music, co-president at Georgia Music Partners, former President of the Atlanta Chapter of The Recording Academy and now a National Trustee for the Academy. I am the Founder of Outsource Events, Inc. My most recent venture is in artist management with my latest company, NineStarMgmt, an artist management / consulting firm - pleased to be a part of the von Grey management team as a consultant to Red Light Management. I received the Catalyst Magazine Top 25 Entrepreneurs and Ones to Watch Award in 2008. My company, Placement Music was commissioned by FOX Sports to create an original custom score for a Super Bowl XLV feature. I co-produced, ”Declaration Anthem” with composer, Steve Dancz and the track was engineered by multiple GRAMMY-winner Leslie Ann Jones. We were honored by the 32nd Annual Telly Awards with two Silver Tellys, the organizations highest honor. We also won a Hollywood Music In Media Awards for “Best Score - Special Feature” for the same track. I serve on the Advisory Board of Girls Rock Camp ATL. And I love great music.

More info...
www.placementmusic.com, www.outsourceeevents.com, www.georgiamusicpartners.org, www.linkedin.com/in/tammyhurt, www.youtube.com/user/drummrgrrl333/videos