Brad Turcotte

Biography

Currently, Turcotte is an Assistant Professor at the Curb School of Music Business at Belmont University, and artist manager for several Country artists.

Most recently, Turcotte was the Senior Vice President at Australia-based TEG Live. At TEG Live, Turcotte led the company's North American country music strategy, serving as a bridge between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand music industries. He identified and developed touring opportunities for both established and emerging artists while building long-term relationships with managers, agents, promoters, and record labels. His role focused on creating strategic touring and festival opportunities that expand artists' global careers, with a particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. He was the lead promoter in TEG Live’s inaugural Country music festival, Longhaul, featuring Kane Brown, Kacey Musgraves, and Charles Wesley Godwin.

Prior to joining TEG Live, Turcotte was an artist manager at Vector Management after he left Universal Music Group Nashville as Vice President of Marketing overseeing general marketing strategies, International, film/TV, and strategic brand partnerships. Universal Music Group Nashville is home to artists including Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, Eric Church, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Reba, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton, Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan, Billy Currington, Jordan Davis, Parker McCollum, and Priscilla Block.

Before heading to UMG, Turcotte was head of International for the Big Machine Label Group in affiliation with UMG INTL. Turcotte traveled over 600,000 miles supporting the roster, specifically Taylor Swift’s multi-platinum albums 1989, Red, Speak Now and Speak Now World Tour Live, and managing label efforts for the ex-US dates of Taylor’s world tours. Roster also included Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Reba, Nashville TV Soundtrack, Thomas Rhett, and many more.

Prior to BMLG, Turcotte was EVP at Music World, former management for Beyonce and Destiny’s Child. MW’s label included co-ventures with Columbia, Epic, Interscope, Zomba, Def Jam and Interscope. Turcotte oversaw all label operations including management of three roster artists. Turcotte was an integral part of the music marketing efforts for Beyonce’s fashion line, House of Dereon, and MWE’s toy company distributed by Wal-Mart.

Turcotte joined Music World after selling his record label, Compadre, to Mathew Knowles in 2007. Turcotte started Compadre in 2001 as a law student in Houston. Compadre released 30 albums in five years, incl Hayes Carll (debut), Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt, Flaco Jimenez, James McMurtry, Johnny Cash Remixed, and more. Turcotte is a graduate of Belmont University and South Texas School of Law and is a former board member of the CMA and CCMA and committee member of the ACM. He is also a two-term Governor and voting member for the NARAS Texas Chapter.