KEYNOTE: Interview with Marne McLyman of Maverick

Keynote Speaker:

Marne McLyman, Artist Manager at Maverick.

Marne McLyman is an Artist Manager at Maverick Nashville where she manages multiplatinum country music artists Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, and Terri Clark. Marne started her career with Titley Spalding & Associates in 2002 after graduating from Belmont University with a degree in Music Business. In 2004, Clarence Spalding started Spalding Entertainment where Marne worked in various capacities for the roster which included Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Pat Green, and Terri Clark. Marne was promoted to Artist Manager for Brooks & Dunn and Terri Clark in 2014 and the following year took an unexpected shift into tour management. Simultaneously with her Artist Manager role, Marne served as Brooks & Dunn’s Tour Manager from 2015 to 2019. She was also Tour Manager for the Las Vegas residency Reba + Brooks & Dunn: Together In Vegas from 2015 to 2021. In 2018 Marne took on Manager and Tour Manager responsibilities for Reba McEntire. Marne is a member of the CMA, ACM, and CCMA. She is a runner and triathlete and has completed 25 half marathons, 7 marathons, 13 half-Ironman triathlons, and 5 full Ironman triathlons.

Interviewer:

Neeta Ragoowansi, President of Music Managers Forum-US

Neeta Ragoowansi is the current President of MMF-US. She has been an entertainment attorney and music business professional for over 25 years, serving as a strategic advisor, business development resource, and legal counsel to entertainment and tech industry clients. She is also Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs for Global Citizen, a Global Co-Chair of Women in Music, Diversity & Inclusion Chair for the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries and Co-Founder of NPREX (National Performing Rights Exchange). Prior to that, Neeta was founding head of artist-label relations and legal counsel for US digital performance rights organization, SoundExchange, VP of Biz Dev/Legal for Tunesat, Asst. General Counsel for The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a former board governor for 10+ years for The Recording Academy (Grammy organization). Neeta also serves on the advisory boards of IMMF (International Music Managers Forum), IAFAR, SIM São Paulo, and SXSW Conference, and has served as a panelist/speaker at over 300 industry conferences.