Timmy Haehl
Courtesy of Big Machine MusicMusic publishing company Big Machine Music has opened a West Coast office in Santa Monica, Calif., with Timmy Haehl joining as senior director of publishing.
Haehl will assist with Big Machine Music’s pop songwriter signings, and will represent the entire roster for multi-genre opportunities. Haehl will report to Big Machine Music’s general manager Mike Molinar and vice president of publishing Alex Heddle.
“Between Big Machine Music’s crossover hits, the growth of our roster to include LA-based songwriters and our inter-company collaborations with SB Projects, it is a natural move for us to formally open a West Coast office, and Timmy is the perfect creative publishing executive with which to start,” Molinar said. “Timmy exhibits every bit of Big Machine Music’s values and vision for the future,” Heddle said. “His passion for developing and promoting creatives is palpable. We are very excited to have him join our team.”
Haehl launched his career in A&R at Geffen Records and most recently served as director of A&R and management at Hallwood Media, servicing a roster of songwriters and producers including David Stewart, Brendan O’Brien and King Henry. Haehl will continue representing King Henry via an agreement separate from Haehl’s role with Big Machine Music.
Haehl added, “I couldn’t be more excited to join Big Machine Music and help bring Nashville’s top independent publisher into a new era of success within the LA creative community. As Big Machine Music’s personalized, writer-focused strategy and hit song sensibilities align with my own, I am looking forward to success with this team and the current roster of songwriters as well as future signings.”
Most recently, Big Machine Music’s successes have included Gayle’s “abcdefu,” co-written by Big Machine Music writer Sara Davis. Maren Morris’s song “The Bones,” co-written by Big Machine Music writer Laura Veltz, earned BMI 2021 pop song of the year honors, while the Dan+Shay and Justin Bieber collaboration “10,000 Hours” was co-written by Big Machine Music writer Jessie Jo Dillon. Diplo’s “Heartless” was co-written by Big Machine Music writer Ryan Hurd, while the Alicia Keys/Brandi Carlile collaboration “A Beautiful Noise” (a current Grammy Awards song of the year contender) was co-written by Big Machine Music writer Brandy Clark. Big Machine Music’s current roster includes Veltz, Brett Young, Hurd, Clark, Dillon, Matt Dragstrem, Eric Paslay, Justin Moore, Maddie & Tae, Ayron Jones, Callista Clark, Davis, Tyler Rich, Laci Kaye Booth, Daniel Ross, Lauren Weintraub, Reid Isbell, and Drew Polovick, while the company’s catalog writers include Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton and Josh Thompson.
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Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
