Artists Music Guild

Artists Music Guild, Inc.

The Artists Music Guild, Inc.
Type	Non Profit Corporation
Industry	Arts & Entertainment Education
Founded	January 1, 2010
Founder	David L Cook, Chris Nowels
Headquarters	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Key people	David L Cook (Chairman and CEO) Chris Nowels (Co-Chairman and CEO) Elddy Trevino (First Vice President) Forrest Ward (Board Member) Jason W. Howell (Board Member) Philip Irish (Board Member)
Products	Arts & Entertainment Television
Owner	International Academy of Music Arts and Sciences (2004–2014)(Artists Music Guild, Inc. 2014-present)
Website	http://www.ArtistsMusicGuild.com

The Artists Music Guild was a dba company of the International Academy of Music Arts and Sciences, Inc., until April 2014 when it incorporated into a non-profit corporation. The company opened its doors on January 1, 2010. The corporation is an entertainment and artists relation firm. Its primary goal is to mentor and protect artists from predatory industry practices.

The Guild began as a safe haven for artists who had been taken advantage of in the arts community. Its focus was to place several corporations and business leaders into a position of power within the Guild so that artists would not have to leave the protection of its umbrella. In April 2014 the Guild became an independent non-profit corporation and was no longer under the umbrella of its parent IAMAS Corporation. In May 2015, the Guild announced its partnership with the City of Monroe, North Carolina and the Monroe Crossing Mall to open offices into the mall. The Guild was charged with the duties of bringing in arts programs into the mall at various times of the year. The Guild also coordinated an art gallery inside of the mall which displays art work from artists throughout the country and the City of Monroe. The first program presented by the Guild was a concert by country music star Terri Gibbs and the Union County Youth Ballet.

The Guild has two working boards. The first board is the "Executive Board of Directors." These are the CEO's of the Guild and owners of various other corporations. Their function is to oversee and make corporate decisions that effect the growth of the Guild as well as its visibility and expansion. The second board is the "Board of Directors." It is this board that works closely with the artists and service providers to ensure the mission of the Guild is being met.

The leadership of the Guild starts with Christian recording star, David L Cook. Beginning his career at the age of five with his family The Cook Family Singers, Cook spent most of his time onstage as a child. Cook partnered with Chris Nowels the president of IHN Productions, Inc., in Midlothian, Texas. Nowels and Cook had worked on various projects together. Most notably the two won an Emmy Award in 2011 for their work on the documentary, "The Award Goes To: A Look Back at the Legends" Elddy Trevino, owner of Loco Sound, Inc., in Monroe, NC was added to the board and serves as a service provider and director of convention audio for the Guild's annual conventions. Forrest Ward, the CEO and president of US Success Centers in Dallas, Texas was added as an executive board member and serves as an artist educator and career builder. Jason Howell, an SQL supervisor at Microsoft was added to the executive board and serves as electronic media and marketing. Howell maintains the Guild's websites and builds artist member websites. Philip Irish, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida was added as legal adviser to the executive board. Irish is an attorney but does not represent the Guild in court actions. His role is simply to advise the Guild and to resolve disputes.