S04, E09: Nora Collins

Nora Collins brings a confident and youthful originality to country music – a style she describes as “fun, flirty, relatable and honest.” The Wisconsin native has been performing since she was a teenager, playing over 200 self booked shows a year and picking up multiple Best of Milwaukee awards as female vocalist and best acoustic musician. She moved to Nashville in 2016 after securing a songwriting and artist development deal with MV2 Entertainment. She released her new EP in November 2018 with producer Marshall Altman (Natasha Bedingfield, Amy Grant, Frankie Ballard, Eric Paslay). The first single from that project, “Who Knows Who,” gained attention from CMT and Radio Disney. Her current single “Plain Jane” features backing vocals by Vince Gill. Her music has already gained the attention of Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, CMT, Radio Disney, Taste of Country & more. Nora has opened many shows for acts such as Tim McGraw, Dustin Lynch, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, & Jon Pardi, just to name a few. She recently released her latest single “Vegas” and had her first billboard advertisement in Nashville. She is currently in the studio with Forest Glenn Whitehood working on her next project!

S04, E08: Cooper Smith

Cooper Smith is a director and videographer based in Nashville, TN! In this episode, we chat about his work with Sam Hunt, Conner Smith, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and more! Cooper shares his best advice on building relationships in the industry, how YEP influenced his career thus far, and why taking every opportunity is grow your craft is so important.

S04, E07: Matt Zahn

Matt Zahn is the Director of Digital Marketing at Morris Higham Management. Matt shares his background in marketing within the live production industry, how to bounce back from career changes and what he enjoys most about the country music community!

S04, E06: Trevor Perkins

From starting his own introduction into the music industry at age 13, Trevor Perkins knew that pursuing a music industry career was something he knew he wanted to pursue as soon as he fell into it. From Tabor, IA - the young entrepreneur never thought about the different aspects of the music industry. Throughout the early years of journalism, Trevor shared many conversations with award-winning musicians including Russell Dickerson, Chris Lane, Allie Colleen, Spencer Crandall, and many additional across genres. In 2018, Trevor decided to start a different path within the industry - public relations. Coming from a country music realm, Trevor's first client signed to his firm (formally Longarrow Publicity) was a hip-hop artist. Shortly after, Trevor's roster continued to grow across genres and states. In 2019, Trevor decided to rebrand his company to add a personal touch - Perkins Publicity. Since rebranding, Trevor's secured placement for clients in People Magazine, CMT, Popdust, Billboard, Rolling Stone, ET Tonight, and many additional outlets and publications. With a full plan of continuing to flourish within the industry, Trevor's developing many additional projects that will be announced very soon.

S04, E05: Ben Hutto

Ben Hutto is an Artist Manager at Triple 8 Management in Nashville, TN. We chat about his day-to-day managing Judah & The Lion, and more!

S04, E04: Sarah Beth Perry

Sarah Beth Perry is the Founder and CEO of With the Band, a fan engagement platform founded in 2017 that strives to develop a community for fans and artists to feel a part of something bigger than themselves.

In only 3 years, Perry has grown With the Band from an idea in her dorm room to captivating packed out arenas with her creative and collaborative fan projects and meetups. Some of her most notable experiences include her fan engagement activations at the Jonas Brothers’ highly-anticipated HAPPINESS BEGINS TOUR and Kacey Musgraves’ OH WHAT A WORLD TOUR sold-out concert in Nashville, TN. Sarah Beth serves as the Co-Director of Events on the YEP Board.