the artists music guild inc. type non profit corporation 1 industry arts & entertainment education founded january 1 2010 founder david l cook chris nowels headquarters nashville tennessee united states key people david l cook chairman and ceo 2 chris nowels co chairman and ceo 3 elddy trevino first vice president 4 forrest ward board member 5 jason w. howell board member 6 philip irish board member 7 products arts & entertainment television owner international academy of music arts and sciences 2004 2014 artists music guild inc. 2014 present website http www.artistsmusicguild.com the artists music guild was a dba company of the international academy of music arts and sciences inc. until april 2014 when it incorporated into a non profit corporation . 8 the company opened its doors on january 1 2010 . the corporation is an entertainment and artists relation firm . its primary goal is to mentor and protect artists from predatory industry practices . 9 contents 1 history 2 leadership 3 executive board of directors 4 board of directors 5 artistic board of directors 6 mentoring 7 heritage awards 7.1 2011 heritage convention 7.2 2012 heritage awards 7.3 2013 heritage awards 7.4 2014 heritage awards 7.5 2015 heritage awards 7.6 2016 heritage awards 8 references 9 external links history edit the guild began as a safe haven for artists who had been taken advantage of in the arts community . its focus was to place several corporations and business leaders into a position of power within the guild so that artists would not have to leave the protection of its umbrella . 10 in april 2014 the guild became an independent non profit corporation and was no longer under the umbrella of its parent iamas corporation . 11 in may 2015 the guild announced its partnership with the city of monroe north carolina and the monroe crossing mall to open offices into the mall . the guild was charged with the duties of bringing in arts programs into the mall at various times of the year . the guild also coordinated an art gallery inside of the mall which displays art work from artists throughout the country and the city of monroe . the first program presented by the guild was a concert by country music star terri gibbs and the union county youth ballet . 12 leadership edit the guild has two working boards . the first board is the executive board of directors . these are the ceo s of the guild and owners of various other corporations . their function is to oversee and make corporate decisions that effect the growth of the guild as well as its visibility and expansion . 13 the second board is the board of directors . it is this board that works closely with the artists and service providers to ensure the mission of the guild is being met . 14 executive board of directors edit the leadership of the guild starts with christian recording star david l cook . beginning his career at the age of five with his family the cook family singers cook spent most of his time onstage as a child . 15 cook partnered with chris nowels the president of ihn productions inc. located in midlothian texas . nowels and cook had worked on various projects together . 16 most notably the two won an emmy award in 2011 for their work on the documentary the award goes to a look back at the legends 17 elddy trevino owner of loco sound inc. located in monroe nc was added to the board and serves as a service provider and director of convention audio for the guild s annual conventions . 18 forrest ward the ceo and president of us success centers located in dallas texas was added as an executive board member and serves as an artist educator and career builder . 19 jason howell an sql supervisor at microsoft was added to the executive board and serves as electronic media and marketing . howell maintains the guild s websites and builds artist member websites . 20 philip irish from fort lauderdale florida was added as legal adviser to the executive board . irish is an attorney but does not represent the guild in court actions . his role is simply to advise the guild and to resolve disputes . 21 board of directors edit the guild s board of directors work hands on with established artists while mentoring up and coming artists . they educate artists on industry pitfalls and how to protect themselves against predatory practices . each board member must agree to be a mentor in order to maintain their board position . 22 director board position year jimmy davis board president 2012 present richard kiser board president 2010 2012 larry langston first vice president 2010 2014 jen sako secretary artistic board president 2011 2014 terry webster president of education and programming 2012 present steve hurst board member 2011 2012 dan coy board member 2011 2012 tommy brandt board member 2012 2013 terry clark board member 2014 present scott perkins board member 2014 2014 jonathan goodwin board member 2014 present jack stone membership coordinator 2013 present katrina cowger secretary artistic board president 2014 present cindy hughlett assistant membership coordinator 2014 present dave foster board member 2013 present corey brooks artist development director 2014 present artistic board of directors edit the guild s artistic board of directors work on voting and convention activities . this also includes the amg heritage awards broadcast . gayla earlene served as the first artistic board review leader . the leaders main responsibility is to identify and chooses the twenty five anonymous final judges for the last stages of awards voting procedures . it is also their responsibility to certify and confirm all nominations before moving the ballots to the membership for final voting . 23 director board position year jen sako board president 2011 2014 sandy hosey board member 2011 2012 deceased russell hosey board member 2011 present gayla earlene artistic board review leader 2012 2013 gene crain board member 2011 2012 wayne stewart board member 2012 2013 gina stewart board member 2012 2013 david l cook board member 2012 present dee dee sharp historian 2014 present mentoring edit one of the guild s primary focus is on education . members of the guild must agree to be a mentor in order to achieve and maintain their guild membership . once a member they are required to help in the education sector of the public school systems . professional artists are asked to go into the classrooms to teach various skill sets such as vocal stage presence breathing or industry practices . the guild works in tandem with school boards across the country to ensure teachers have continued curriculum that otherwise might be beyond their affordability . 24 in 2012 terry webster was added to the guild s board of directors as the president of education and programming . webster is responsible for setting up programs within the public school systems as well as during the guild s convention and awards shows . 25 heritage awards edit see also amg heritage award winners the guild created the heritage awards as an outlet to allow all forms of arts and entertainment to be recognized by their peers . the heritage awards are held every year on the second weekend in november and formerly took place at the historic heritage usa . 26 the 2014 awards broadcast was moved to monroe north carolina due to the loss of the heritage usa studio property by its former owners . 27 the amg heritage awards presents twenty five awards to artists in various categories . despite the term music in the company s title it umbrellas all forms of artistic expression . 2011 heritage convention edit the 2011 convention was held on november 10 2011 . the members of the guild participated in the filming of a documentary entitled the history of music in the united states . it was a complete look and depiction of the origins of various forms of music and how they were pivotal to the growth of the music movement throughout the united states . 2012 heritage awards edit the 2012 convention and awards were held on november 8 2012 . the host for the evening was christian comedian trina jeffrie . 2013 heritage awards edit the 2013 convention and awards were held on november 9 2013 and hosted by music legend chubby checker . participants for the awards broadcast included lynn anderson terri gibbs betty jean robinson dino kartsonakis david l cook and the dixie melody boys . 28 29 30 the first official worldwide broadcast of the amg heritage awards was aired on january 28 2014 on the dish network to an audience of over 14 million homes . 31 2014 heritage awards edit the 2014 convention and awards were held on november 15 2014 and hosted by country music star billy gilman and mallory lewis and lamb chop puppet . the show was moved from its home in fort mill sc to monroe nc and sponsored by the city of monroe . participants in the 2014 show included gloria gaynor terri gibbs dee dee sharp shirley caesar . christy sutherland david l cook david meece and chubby checker . other guests included youtube stars sam and nia kat williams and dennis reed and gap which were finalists on america s got talent . 32 2015 heritage awards edit the 2015 convention and awards were held on november 14 2015 and hosted by american idol bucky covington . the show took place at the ag convention center in monroe nc and was sponsored by the city of monroe . participants for the 2015 show include dee dee sharp martha reeves and the vandellas billy paul melanie safka melba moore christy sutherland kat williams david l cook and mike manuel . nc secretary of state elaine marshall was also in attendance . 33 the show aired in its entirety on february 20 2015 on the sky angel network . 34 2016 heritage awards edit the 2016 convention and awards are to be held november 12 2016 and hosted by television star clifton davis and freda payne . the show will take place at the ag convention center in monroe as in years past . participants for the 2016 show include evelyn champagne king gene chandler the orlons peggy march terri gibbs dee dee sharp david l cook and christy sutherland . 35 references edit guild artists music . artists music guild . amg . nc corporations office . retrieved 9 september 2012 . cook david l. ceo of the artists music guild . amg . artists music guild . retrieved 9 september 2012 . nowels chris . nowels vice president of artists music guild . amg . iamas corporation . retrieved 9 september 2012 . trevino elddy . elddy trevino board of directors . loco sound . retrieved 9 september 2014 . ward forrest . board member of the amg . amg . us success center . retrieved 9 september 2012 . howell jason . board member of the amg . amg . jason w. howell . retrieved 9 september 2012 . irish philip . http board member of the amg check url value help . amg . retrieved 9 september 2012 . corporation iamas . iamas dba artists music guild . amg . iamas corporation . retrieved 9 september 2012 . guild artists music . abiout the guild . amg . artists music 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