Michael Knox

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Few people in Music Row history have turned creativity into chart success as well as Michael Knox. When he was an executive for Warner/Chappell Music (1992 – 2002), Knox was responsible for writer and artist development and song placements that left his stamp on more than 150 million records. Along the way, he has proven himself to be one of Nashville's most original business minds and one of its most successful groomers of talent.
"I don't do things in a traditional way," Knox says. "I want to be the guy who may do the unexpected because it taps into the heart of the creative process."
The result has been a truly impressive level of success. While at Warner/Chappell he was responsible for the catalogs of Marv Green (BMI's 2001 Songwriter of the Year, and writer of BMI/ACM/NSAI song of the year "Amazed"), Jeff Stevens, Steve Bogard, John Rich (Big & Rich), Vicky McGehee (BMI Songwriter Of the Year), Gretchen Wilson, Blue Miller (producer of India Arie) Wendell Mobley, Terry McBride and Emily West among many others, and for a co-venture with Encore Entertainment that produced ASCAP's 2001 Song of the Year ("The Way You Love Me") and Songwriter of the Year (Keith Follese). Knox also co-produced Danni Leigh's Decca Records release in 1998. With monster hits as a songplugger by Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Gary Allan, Collin Raye, Tracy Byrd, Clay Walker, and many others--more than 300 cuts in eight years--all reflect his pivotal role in bringing together artist and song.
Currently Knox has produced Jason Aldean’s self -titled Platinum album on Broken Bow Records, including the Top Ten hit single “Hicktown”, Top 5 Single “Amarillo Sky” and the Billboard and R&R number one hit single “Why”.
He also produced Aldean’s current GOLD album “Relentless” with it’s Top 10 hit single “Johnny Cash”, Top 5 hit single “Laugh Until We Cried” and Aldean’s current single “Relentless”.
With first week sales of 98,000 copies, Aldean’s sophomore album “Relentless” debut in 2007 at NO.1 on Billboards Top Country Albums.
Recently Knox has moved into a new territory, Producing and Managing newcomers Crossin Dixon, a new band on Broken Bow Records, with current single “I Love My Old Bird Dog”.
Also in 2008 Knox produced the Road Hammers current USA debut single “I Don’t Know When To Quit” for Montage Records, the Lila McCann single for BBR “That’s What Angels Do”, and he is working with newcomer Shalacy Griffin.
Knox came by his intimate knowledge of the music business honestly. The son of early rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Knox ("Party Doll" 1957), he had a front-row seat on history.
"I'd like to be known as a creative guy who happens to know how to run a business," he says. "I like getting in a room with writers and artists and being part of what facilitates their creativity."
"I truly believe," says Knox, "that the best music out there is music that normally doesn't get heard. There's a generation of brilliant talent out there that's not sure yet where to go or where they fit. Those are the people I want to work with."