Music industry veteran Keith Case has presented the finest acts in bluegrass and roots music for over thirty years with a professional career that began in Denver , CO in 1970. As a talent agent, manager and promoter he has represented legendary singer-songwriters and musicians (John Hartford, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Nashville Bluegrass Band) and has been instrumental in breaking notable new acts that went on to amass both popular and critical acclaim (Alison Krauss and Union Station, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Robert Earl Keen). His booking agency, Keith Case & Associates, is Nashville ’s premiere traditional music agency and continues to present the foremost artists which lead the genre.
Growing up in Pennsylvania, Lee Olsen began a career in music playing mandolin in his own bluegrass band, Whetstone Run, for fifteen years. He later formed his own talent agency, Lee Olsen & Associates, representing such acts as the Fairfield Four (whom he also manages), Red Clay Ramblers and The Seldom Scene, among others. Joining Keith Case & Associates in 1989, Lee was named Vice President of the company in 1995. Lee is the responsible agent for the following bands: The Fairfield Four, Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Seldom Scene and Steep Canyon Rangers.
Logan brings a wealth of experience to the organization that includes a strong background in booking, artist management, touring, label operations and publicity. A native of New Orleans, LA; Logan grew up in Houston, TX and has lived between Nashville and Texas for the past 17 years with a brief residency in Perth Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with a double minor in PR and Entertainment Technology from Middle Tennessee State University.
John grew up in the hills of East Tennessee, Cleveland that is. A music lover since first hearing one of his parents’ Elvis 45′s at a young age, John headed to Athens and the University of Georgia for college to be in the middle of a vibrant music scene. After college, John helped grow a successful music festival in his hometown and ran his own booking agency, Wheelhouse Artists, for several years working with artists such as The Biscuit Burners, Shannon Whitworth, and John Reischman & the Jaybirds. Nothing has been more exciting than finding out he and his wife Lou were going to be parents. They just celebrated their son Harrison’s fourth birthday.
Claire has been at KCA Artists since September, 2007. Prior to that, she was with Americana music festival MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC for 15 years, working in several different capacities before becoming the festival’s artistic director. Originally from Hickory, NC, Claire co-founded the non-profit organization Acoustic Stage in 1992, which presented bluegrass and Americana music in that community until 2001. Her responsibilities at KCA include management for Sierra Hull and Guy Clark; and she works as general manager for the company. Claire graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics/Fashion Merchandising. Professional affiliations include membership in the Americana Music Association, serving on its board from 2002-2006; member National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; member of International Bluegrass Music Association; Leadership Bluegrass Class of 2000; Leadership Music Class of 2011; volunteer stage manager and co-producer of Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards Show, Ryman Auditorium, 2005 through 2009; and co-producer of the 2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards show, Ryman Auditorium September, 2011.
Marilee Chipoletti joined KCA in 1997 from her position in Synchronization Licensing at Nashville’s Acuff-Rose Music administering TV, film, radio, video and print contracts. She graduated cum-laude with a B.S. in Music Education from Wilkes College, PA. Marilee is a CMA member and is on the Board of Directors of Friends of Pegram Park (FOPP), a non-profit organization working to improve Pegram Park through community involvement, the environment and the arts. She organized and booked many well-known songwriters for over eight years for FOPP’s writer’s nights that helped to raise tens-of-thousands of dollars for park improvement, as well as updates and maintains the organization’s web page. Today, at KCA, Marilee develops artist riders and distributes hundreds of new contracts from the agents to the purchasers monthly.
Brian’s career in the music business began after his introduction to it just over 10 years ago. Shortly after, he contributed to the success of several national acts as an Aware Records representative in Birmingham, AL. After seeing the business as a viable career option, Brian spent his high school years on the City Stages Junior Board and volunteering at the City Stages music festival in Birmingham each summer. In 2006, Brian left Alabama to study Music Business at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also acted as Vice President of the school’s record label. In 2007, Brian helped contribute to the creation of and the day-to day operations of the music industry social network, BandFind. Upon graduation, he interned in the New Media department at Sugar Hill Records before landing as an agent assistant at KCA Artists in Nashville, TN.
