Suzzane Skinner, President of the Skinner Group, is a professional image groomer and advisor with over 28 years of experience. Based in Nashville, she works extensively in the entertainment industry. She consults with professionals and amateurs in music, television, fashion, sports, corporations, realty, schools, churches, retail, medicine, and theater.She served as personal assistant to veteran TV producer Jim Owens and TV personalities Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase (Crook & Chase) for The Nashville Network's "Music City Tonight". She works in many aspects of television production and launched the casting division, Suzzane Skinner Image & Casting, in 1994.
She is a talent executive, casting director, and consultant for national and international telecasts, including the annual CMA Awards, CMT Music Awards, the CMT/TNN/Country Weekly Music Awards, the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, the Music City News Awards, the Johnny Cash Memorial Service at the Ryman, the Dove Awards, the CMA 40th Anniversary Special, the Grand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary Special, Country Freedom Concert, and CMA Fan Fair/Music Fest Riverfront Stage, CMT's "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza", among many, many others. She served as Talent Executive and Image Consultant for the "1999 CMA: Backstage Pass" pay-per-view event preceding the CMA Awards international telecast and Audience Coordinator/House Director for the 2008 Trumpet Awards in Atlanta. She was contracted as Talent Executive for Election Night 2000 for Vice President Al Gore and the National Democratic Party at the War Memorial in Nashville. Talent included Cher, Morgan Fairchild, Star Jones, Rob Reiner, Kathy Mattea, BeBe Winans, and others.She casts for many, many artists' videos such as "House that Love Built" for Brooks & Dunn, LeeAnn Womack's Grammy-nominated video, "I Hope You Dance", "Red Shoes" with Kellie Pickler, George Strait, Joe Nichols' "Tequila", "Control" for the Grammy-nominated rock band MuteMath, James Otto, Keith Urban, Sara Evans, Eric Church, Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband, Rockie Lynne, Anthony Smith, Patty Loveless, Anita Cochran, John Michael Montgomery, Collin Raye, Phil Vassar, and Jo Dee Messina's "Delicious Surprise".Her company, Audience Company Nashville, supplies quality audiences and extras for many television specials and programs such as "Legends & Lyrics" for PBS, HGTV's hit show finale "Design Star", CMT "Comedy Stage", Nashville Star, "Clint Black~Live By Request" for A&E, "Willie Nelson & Friends" for USA Network, TNN's Ralph Emery's "On The Record" with guests Naomi Judd, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Cash, and "Nunsense" featuring Vicki Lawrence in the Grand Ole Opry House, CMT Video Music Awards, CMA Awards, and many others.She casts national and local commercials and programs for clients such as "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza", Mercedes Benz, ESPN, Revlon with Sheryl Crow, Farm Bureau Insurance, Gold Bond, Partnership for a Healthier MS, Lucent Technologies /NY, Rexall, BellSouth/1997 Winter Olympics for Flying Tiger Productions/LA, "Heck On Wheels" for the Nashville Network, Bellevue Center Mall in Nashville, YWCA, LifeWay, and UTV Records for Marvin Gaye Recordings.Suzzane is a circuit speaker to various groups and schools, and member of Source- a Distinquished Women in Music Association and American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT). She is a specialized instructor for the Curb School of Music at Belmont University, mentor and featured speaker for the Honors Program at Tennessee State University in Nashville. She is the exclusive Image Consultant for the Grammy Showcase (NARAS) in Nashville. She was a Stage Manager for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the 1st & 2nd Annual Musicians Hall of Fame Awards, Larry the Cable Guy Christmas Special and 18th Annual Bluegrass Awards in Nashville. Her deep client list includes Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Revlon featuring Sheryl Crow, Michael Jordan, Megan Alexander of Inside Edition, & Justin Gaston of Nashville Star 08 & Nashville TV host Holly Thompson.Suzzane is a contracted Image Groomer, Talent Executive, Casting Director, Talent Booker, Segment Producer, Audience Coordinator, Stage Manager, and Artist Liaison Coordinator. She owns and coordinates Audience Company Nashville, specializing in quality crowds & audiences.Private instruction is available for professional skill development in many areas such as career coaching, image grooming, media coaching, interviewing, auditioning, cold reading, handwriting, table manners, etiquette, self-promotion, establishing industry presence, and creating celebrity- 615.251.1400.
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