Big Loud


Big Loud is an American independent multi-sector entertainment company located in Nashville, Tennessee. Big Loud was founded by Craig Wiseman, Joey Moi, Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Seth England. Big Loud is most known for launching the careers of Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, and HARDY.

Big Loud Records

Established in 2015, Big Loud Records, boasts an instant success story that is still unfolding of then-newcomer Chris Lane's debut single “Fix”, which has achieved gold-certified #1 status, and backed with two additional Top 10 hits, including “I Don’t Know About You” which reached No. 1 on the airplay charts. In 2017, Big Loud Records signed Jake Owen and helped return him to the top of the radio charts. Jake's first single with Big Loud Records, “I Was Jack ” became a gold-certified #1 in 2018, and his follow-up “Down to the Honkytonk” notched another gold-certified Top 10. Following his signing to Big Loud Records, Morgan Wallen achieved back-to-back #1s on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with his platinum-certified hits “Whiskey Glasses” and “Up Down ”. The Big Loud Records roster also includes singer/songwriter HARDY, viral sensation Mason Ramsey, and newcomer Sean Stemaly. Stacy Blythe, Vice-President of Promotion, was awarded the SVP-VP/Promotion trophy at the 2019 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards.

Big Loud Records Artists

Current roster

Founded in 2003 by award-winning songwriter Craig Wiseman, Big Loud Publishing is known for producing head-turning songs and is now a leading music publisher in the Country format, with hits all across the genre. Big Loud Publishing's collection of songwriters include: Craig Wiseman, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Matt Dragstrem, Jamie Moore, Joey Moi, Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, Dallas Smith, Chris Lane, Morgan Wallen, Ashley Leone, Madison Kozak, Ernest K. Smith and Griffen Palmer. To date, Big Loud Publishing has penned over 90 singles including three Grammy Award winners, the 8X platinum 2019 BMI Pop Song of the Year Bebe Rexha’s “Meant to Be ", and nearly 50 #1 hits for artists like Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, George Strait, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Beverley Knight, Three Days Grace, Jason Aldean, and Chris Lane.

Big Loud Management

Big Loud Management has been focusing on artist development in Nashville, Tennessee since 2011. Founded by the four Big Loud partners, the first act Big Loud Management signed was an aspiring country duo called Florida Georgia Line, who has since become one of the most successful acts in history. Their roster now includes: Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, ERNEST, Florida Georgia Line, HARDY, MacKenzie Porter, Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly. Big Loud Management partnered with Maverick in 2017 and has since achieved unprecedented crossover success, including the 8X platinum-certified 2019 BMI Pop Song of the Year and record holder for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, Bebe Rexha’s “Meant to Be ".

Big Loud Capital

Launched in 2017, Big Loud Capital is a venture capital group that's focused more on what's happening on Lower Broadway than in Lower Manhattan. Big Loud Capital seeks to bridge the gap between the music, technology, and lifestyle industries, and is owned by the four Big Loud partners. Big Loud Capital currently invests in a number of companies, including: 100 Thieves, Beyond Meat, Califia Farms, Casper, Coupang, 8i, Iris Nova, Kettle & Fire, LearnLux, Madefire, Magic Leap, Plus Capital, Roli, Seed, Stem, Sweetgreen, and Tecovas.

Partners

Seth England

Seth England is the CEO of Big Loud. Seth joined Craig Wiseman at Big Loud Shirt Publishing in 2008, where he secured songs from the company's roster with artists looking to record them. Seth is an active member of the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music, and was recognized in Billboard’s Nashville Power Players issue in 2018 and 2019, as well as its 40 Under 40 feature in 2014. Seth was included in Variety’s Music City Impact Report in 2017 and Hitmaker List in 2018.

Craig Wiseman

Craig Wiseman is the owner of Big Loud and is a GRAMMY Award-winning Country music songwriter and producer, and the owner of the Big Loud enterprise. Craig has written more than twenty-five #1 songs since the late 1980s on the Billboard Hot Country Songs music charts. In 2009, he was named "Songwriter of the Decade" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.

Joey Moi

Joey Moi is a record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He was named the Top Hot Country Songs Producer of 2013 by Billboard as well as one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers of 2019. Joey has also been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers.