8 Track Entertainment Signs Shenandoah; Inks Deal With Muscle Shoals’ FAME Recording Studios

Big Plans

The recently launched company 8 TRACK ENTERTAINMENT has signed Country band SHENANDOAH to a recording deal, and entered into a partnership with the historic FAME RECORDING STUDIOS in MUSCLE SHOALS, AL for future music projects. As previously reported, 8 TRACK encompasses label, music publishing, music production, live touring event, TV/film and sports and entertainment management divisions (NET NEWS 3/17). The company is based in MUSCLE SHOALS, with a satellite office in NASHVILLE.

It is readying the release of the album project “60th Anniversary Of FAME And The MUSCLE SHOALS Sound” later this year. That project will feature artists THE WAR AND TREATY, DEMI LOVATO, CHRIS STAPLETON, SHENANDOAH, CANDI STATON, WILLIE NELSON, ALISON KRAUSS, ALAN JACKSON, ANDERSON EAST, VINCE GILL, MICHAEL McDONALD and more.

All of 8 TRACK’s releases will be distributed by ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE (ADA). The company has also partnered with the NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION to produce a live concert series launching later this year.

“I am absolutely delighted to sign SHENANDOAH to 8 TRACK ENTERTAINMENT, as MUSCLE SHOALS is where it all began for this group at the outset of their career,” said company Pres./founding partner NOAH GORDON. “They will return to FAME to record their next project, scheduled for release in the coming months. New music will also be coming from IRA DEAN, LEBLANC FAMILY BAND, BOOMTOWN SAINTS and IVAS JOHN. In addition, 8 TRACK and FAME have numerous co-ventures planned for the future, including music publishing, TV/film, touring/live events and music programs for community schools. We will be intentionally working with outside studios as the bigger movement is about MUSCLE SHOALS and ALABAMA, not only FAME.”

SHENANDOAH’s MARTY RAYBON commented, "The most incredible things continue to happen in the life of SHENANDOAH. A very large piece of our moving forward is the signing with 8 TRACK ENTERTAINMENT. This, in so many ways, will enlarge our music reach, even the brand SHENANDOAH. We are looking forward to the partnership and the work we have before us. ’90s Country music is still alive, and we are going to make more of it, just all grown up now."

"We are very excited to partner with 8 TRACK ENTERTAINMENT on this next chapter in MUSCLE SHOALS music’s historic legacy,” said RODNEY HALL, co-owner of FAME RECORDING STUDIOS, as well as FAME PUBLISHING and FAME RECORDINGS. “Our music is currently on fire, with the SHOALS represented on almost every major award show over the last few years. We look forward to working with the entire SHOALS music scene to bring opportunity to artists, producers, engineers, studios, songwriters, musicians as well as all the other music-related businesses."

L-R: 8 Track Entertainment VP/Partner Bill Harbin and VP/Partner Jeff Goodwin, Shenandoah Manager Cole Johnstone, the band’s Mike McGuire and Marty Raybon, 8 Track Pres./Partner Noah Gordon, and FAME co-owner/Pres. Rodney Hall (Photo: Claire Nichols)

 

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