Michael Knox (music producer)

Michael Knox[1] is an American music producer and artist manager.

Michael Knox
Background information
Born
GenresCountry
OccupationsProducer, artist manager
Years active1990s–present
Websitemusicknox.com

Biography

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The Macon, Georgia-born Knox, son of rock and roll singer Buddy Knox,[2] is best known for discovering Jason Aldean[3] and producing all of his albums.[4]

He helped Crossin Dixon sign to Broken Bow Records, the same label to which Aldean is signed, after a friend of his saw the band perform.[5] Other artists whom he has produced include Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins.[6]

Before working as a producer, Knox was an executive at Warner/Chappell Music.[2] His first production credit was Danni Leigh's "29 Nights".[7] Knox worked as a song plugger.[6] In 2011, Knox won Album of the Year from the Country Music Association for his production on My Kinda Party.[2] He produced Canadian country artist Sykamore's debut album Pinto in 2022.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. "Buddy Knox profile". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Super Producer Michael Knox Gets 1st CMA Nomination « Nashville.com". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 2, 2011. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. "OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Was Michael Knox's Write Off". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  5. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 23, 2007. pp. 69–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. 1 2 Profile, billboard.biz; accessed October 16, 2017.
  7. "29 Nights". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  8. Mitz, Roman (August 28, 2022). "Sykamore's 'Pinto' Fires On all Cylinders By Roman Mitz". The Music Express. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  9. Dagg, Nanci (August 16, 2022). "Sykamore releases her debut album, Pinto". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved August 21, 2022.