President of Cal IV Entertainment, Daniel Hill is a 21-year veteran of music publishing in Nashville.  Since joining the independent music publisher in 2000, the company has had numerous number one and top ten hits, including Faith Hill’s “Breathe,” George Strait’s “She’ll Leave You With A Smile,” Tim McGraw’s “Watch The Wind Blow By,” Lee Ann Womack’s “I May Hate Myself In The Morning,” and the recent four-week number one “If You’re Going Through Hell” by Rodney Atkins.  Prior to Cal IV, Hill served at PolyGram Music Publishing for ten years, working with such legendary songwriters as Bob McDill, Dickey Lee, Rory Bourke, and Kostas.  He was VP/Acting GM at the time of the PolyGram merger with MCA/Universal Music, and subsequently VP of Universal Music.  As a song plugger, Hill has placed songs with Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Martina McBride, Wynonna, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Trisha Yearwood, Dwight Yoakam, Joe Cocker, and many others.  Hill was instrumental in the artist development and production of Trent Tomlinson’s recent Lyric Street Records debut “Country Is My Rock.”  A native of East Tennessee, Hill received his BA in Music Performance and an MBA in Marketing from The University of Tennessee/Knoxville, while performing and recording in that region.  Hill is an alumnus of the Leadership Music Class of 2000, a board member of the Nashville Better Business Bureau, and member of the ACM, CMA, and NARAS.

Dennis Lord is the Executive Vice President of SESAC. He has been with SESAC for 9 years. Lord’s responsibilities include SESAC’s corporate operations, business affairs and working with SESAC’s Writer/Publisher Relations staff, in all musical genres, as well as film and television composers, throughout the United States.

Lord is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music, Copyright Society of the South and is an alternate member of the National Recording Preservation Board and a graduate of Leadership Music. In addition, he is also a founding council member and past President of the Americana Music Association, a trade organization dedicated to the promotion of roots music and the Americana genre.

Prior to joining SESAC, Lord practiced law with Jack, Lyon & Jones in Nashville and helped guide the career of guitarist Sonny Landreth. Lord is also a songwriter with recordings by artists such as T.G. Shepperd.

Randy was born and raised in Mpls, MN where he started playing in local bands, then moved to Tampa, FL where he continued to tour with regional bands. Randy studied  at the University of South Florida, and played drums in several touring groups throughout the Southeast for 4 years In 1980 Randy moved to Nashville where he continued his studies in recording industry mgmt. at MTSU.

Upon graduation in 1984 Randy founded 615 Music Productions.  615 Music is a full service commercial music production/Sound Design company and world leader in the creation of music for advertisers, television networks, TV and Radio stations, interactive, and cable worldwide.  In ’97, a new division was formed, “The 615 Music Library”, a 300 CD collection across 7 libraries available for license for TV/film, Radio, corporate and A/V productions.  The library is currently distributed in over 30 countries.  Randy has been a featured speaker at the PROMAX Conference and NARAS “Grammy in the Schools” events.  Randy and wife Davonna have two sons, Harrison, and Haden.  They enjoy spending time together and rooting for their favorite NFL team, The TN Titans.

Elliott joined Belmont in 1990 teaching courses in music publishing and public relations. He also serves as Faculty in Residence at Belmont West, the Los Angeles based semester Belmont launched in 1999. Also a songwriter and music publisher with more than one hundred recorded songs to his credit,  he has won awards from ASCAP, NSAI, American Songwriter Magazine, and the Gospel Music Association. The artists who have recorded his songs include Steven Curtis Chapman, Shenandoah, Mark Schultz, Newsong, and The Oak Ridge Boys.  In addition, Elliott has written articles for Popular Music and Society, contributed entries to two music encyclopedias and is the co-author, with Scott Roley of God's Neighborhood  A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation & Community Renewal.

Sanchez is an industry veteran with extensive experience in many facets of the music industry, including music publishing (EMI Music Publishing, FJH Music, Warner Brothers Music), record production (Sony, BGM, Fonovisa, Benson) and is the musical director for latin pop star, Chayanne. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.