Scott Siman
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| Birth name | Scott Foster Siman |
| Born | July 22, 1954 |
| Origin | Springfield, Missouri |
| Genres | country |
| Occupation(s) | music publishing talent manager |
Scott Foster Siman (born July 22, 1954) is a leading American country music entertainment executive based in Nashville, Tennessee. He oversaw the rise of country music superstar Tim McGraw and the launch of Dancing With the Stars celebrity Julianne Hough, among others.
Attorney
Siman was previously an entertainment attorney with Benson & Siman, whose clients included Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Charlie Daniels, Deanna Carter, James Stroud, Paul Worley and Chips Moman. He worked with such diverse artists as Judson Spence, Ben Folds, Will Owsley, Millard Powers and Jody Spence; as well as numerous executives and music publishers.
Senior Vice President Sony
Siman later served as senior vice president of Sony Music-Nashville, where he signed the Dixie Chicks to their initial deal as well as writers Marcus Hummon ("One of These Days") and David Vincent Williams ("I'm Movin' On"). He would later serve as attorney for the Dixie Chicks.
RPM Management
He managed country music star Tim McGraw where his guidance lead McGraw to be named Artist of the Decade securing more airplay than any artist in any format and the most played song of the Decade, all formats with "Something Like That". Other management highlights include #1 singles with Jessica Andrews and Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and he guided two-time Dancing with the Stars champion and actress Julianne Hough to a #1 country album and multiple ACM Awards. He worked with the youngest artist to ever score a platinum album, Billy Gilman.
Siman is a past President and Chairman of the board of the Academy of Country Music Awards (1996–2000) where he was instrumental in the repositioning of the association within the country music industry. He is former board member of the Country Music Association and Country Music Foundation, and a participant in Leadership Music and Leadership Nashville. Siman served on the Nashville Cystic Fibrosis Foundation board and was a recipient of the Heart of Country award from the national organization.
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