Interview with Dave Haley, Compass Records
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
From: Candace Corrigan
Length: 00:29:02
A Harvard business school and UCLA graduate quit her financial investment banking job with Smith and Barney to follow her dream to live a life surrounded in music and to play the banjo. Ten years ago she and her husband founded Compass Records, a small and well respected record label in Nashville known for savvy business practices and impeccable music.
This week Candace speaks with David Haley, vice president of promotions at Compass Records, who shares some history of Compass Records and six examples of their diverse and accomplished artist roster. Musicians featured: Alison Brown, Victor Wooten, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Pierce Pettis, Andrea Zonn, and Grada.
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Piece Description
A Harvard business school and UCLA graduate quit her financial investment banking job with Smith and Barney to follow her dream to live a life surrounded in music and to play the banjo. Ten years ago she and her husband founded Compass Records, a small and well respected record label in Nashville known for savvy business practices and impeccable music. This week Candace speaks with David Haley, vice president of promotions at Compass Records, who shares some history of Compass Records and six examples of their diverse and accomplished artist roster. Musicians featured: Alison Brown, Victor Wooten, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Pierce Pettis, Andrea Zonn, and Grada.
Musical Works
Talk to Me, Candace Corrigan, The Love I’m In , Pubblog.com,1:00
The Magnificent Seven, Alison Brown, Stolen Moments, Compass Records,3:51
The Show of Hands, Victor Wooten, The Show of Hands, Compass Records,5:24
Trying to Love You, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Look, Compass Records,3:35
Alabama 1959, Pierce Pettis, Great Big World, Compass Records, , 4:18
In My Own Backyard, Andrea Zonn, Love Goes On, Compass Records,3:53
Inis Dornish/Roskilde Reel, Grada, The Landing Step, Compass Records,3:43