Interview With…
Mark Mosley of Music City Booking
NashvilleRock.net recently caught up with Mark Mosley, the owner of Music City Booking which presents tons of big concerts throughout the year. Take a moment to learn more about Mark and MCB.
- You are originally from New York. How did you wind up in Nashville and how do you think it compares to the Big Apple? Basically I followed my parents here. They moved here about 3 years before I moved here. I came to visit a few times and I decided that I wanted to move here and see how it was. I am not from NYC though. I am from Syracuse and compared to Syracuse. Nashville rules.
- Please tell us how Music City Booking was started and what led you to book rock shows instead of the million other booking agents booking country and honky-tonk stuff? Music City Booking is the child of a business that some friends and I tried to make happen. That business was Music City Six. I have never been a fan of country so booking music that I like seemed like a really good idea because its what I know best and listen to myself.
- It seems as though MCB books exclusively through Rocketown. How did this relationship form and is this a permanent thing? I book a TON of my shows at Rocketown but not all of them are there. In my opinion Rocketown is the best venue of the size in Nashville. Its all ages and smoke free. I know a lot of people would like there to be a bar but from my perspective its easier without a bar. Drunk people tend to do a lot of crazy shit that I really don’t want to have to deal with. Also it’s a teen organization and I love kids. Its fun to hangout and ge to know a bunch of awesome kids.
- Who are some of your favorite local and national acts that you’ve booked through MCB? THRICE, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Jesse Lacey. Favorite local band is Born Empty for sure.
- Do you buy into the hype about Nashville’s rock scene taking off or do you think that this is just a cycle that will wind down as it has in the past? I think the rock scene is growing slowly. Nashville is a growing city so there is always new people coming in and not EVERYONE likes country……. I hope.
- What bands would you like to book that you haven’t for MCB? There are tons of bands I would ike to book but I am happy so far with who I have had a chance to work with.
- What are the best/worst things about booking concerts? Best is making money and seeing people leaving with a smile on their face. Worst is losing money.
- Give us your best booking horror story (every promoter has one). Had a young kid get his face broken at a show. That was one of the worst nights of my life. Anytime something that serious happens it’s a little freaky.
- The Last of Mark Mosley:
- Book you read - Invisible Monsters
- Show you attended – Count Bass D
- CD you purchased – its been a long time!
- Movie you watched - Superbad
- Person that pissed you off – My MOM!
- Gig you booked – The Acacia Strain
- Word Association: We give you a name/word and you tell us what comes to mind first.
- Rocketown - LIFE
- 102.9 The Buzz - Great radio station.
- Born Empty – BEST LOCAL BAND!
- Myspace – LIFE 2
- Sectaurs (people that know your Myspace page will get this) – ??
- Chris Cobb – Awesome dude.
- Skaters – Know a few.
- Michael W. Smith – Who is that??
- You list Scientology as your religion on your myspace page. How did you get introduced to this religion and what is your response to the group going by the name ‘Anonymous’? OH THAT!! That’s a joke. Scientology? COME ON NOW!!
12. Your Soapbox: Anything you want to get off your chest? VOTE RON PAUL!!
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