Radiance Records Open Doors

Radiance Records Opens Its Doors in Nashville. Their first signing was Blackhawk, and the key staff are: David Lowman(President), Bobby Land(VP), and Willial Whitacre(Director of Business Affairs)

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) September 26, 2007 -- Florida businessmen, David Lowman, Bobby Land, and William Whitacre have announced the establishment of Radiance Records, a full-service Country record label with offices on Music Row.

Label President David Lowman, Vice President Bobby Land, and Director of Business Affairs William Whitacre made the announcement along with their first staff appointments. Music business veteran Billy Holland joins Radiance as General Manager October 1st and can be reached at Billy.Holland @ RadianceNashville.com. His background includes development and management of sales territories for Fortune 500 and Global 1,000 companies including Simplex/Tyco and Minolta Corp. Most recently, Holland was Executive Vice President of Cupit Records. "I am thrilled and excited to be part of Radiance Records. I look forward to many great things to come," Holland said.

Tessa Ray joins Radiance Records as Executive Assistant and will handle day-to-day administration. Tessa can be reached at Tessa.Ray @ RadianceNashville.com.

The label's first signing is BlackHawk, well known for their many hits such as "Goodbye Says It All" and "Postmarked Birmingham." The group includes original members Henry Paul and Dave Robbins. They have just completed work on their new album with Nashville-based producer Dale Oliver which is set for release in 2008.

President David Lowman, whose music industry experience includes fifteen years as a recording and performing artist, and VP Bobby Land founded Radiance Records to take advantage of current opportunities for independent labels. Lowman noted, "We feel the time is right for another aggressive independent label to make its mark in the Country format. We're really excited to be involved with Country music, and especially thrilled to be starting off with a proven hit-maker act like BlackHawk."

Bobby Land grew up in Tennessee, graduated from Belmont University, and was signed as an artist with Hickory Records in Nashville before going on to become a producer and teaming up with Lowman to launch Radiance. William Whitacre is an entertainment attorney based at Universal Studios in Orlando. His client list includes film, television, and record producers, artists, and Internet/multimedia clients. Whitacre launched Cheetah Records and has produced films starring Ernest Borgnine, Mickey Rooney, and Danny Glover.

The Radiance Records' offices are located at 38 Music Square East, Nashville, TN 37203. The telephone number is 615-255-8404 and fax number is 615-255-8406. All Radiance Records staff members can be reached at first.last @ RadianceNashville.com. For more information about Radiance Nashville, please visit www.RadianceNashville.com.

Further staff, distribution, and artist announcements for the label will be made in the next few weeks.

Contact:
Jeff Walker
AristoMedia
615-269-7071
jwalker @ aristomedia.com

Christy Watkins
AristoMedia
615-269-7071 ext. 124
cwalker @ aristomedia.com

Billy Holland
Radiance Records
615-255-8404
Billy.Holland @ RadianceNashville.com

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