Jeff Teague (music)

Jeff Teague is well known for his work as a record producer, music executive, musician and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, USA. His touring and recording credits include: Ricky Skaggs, Harry Chapin, Kathy Mattea, Keith Stegall, Ray Stevens, Steve Forbert, Lobo, Great Plains and Paul Overstreet.

Early life

Teague received his education in instrumental performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and his education in business administration from Palm Beach Jr. College in Palm Beach, Florida.

Career

In 1985, Teague co-founded Stillman/Teague Music Productions and was producer and managing partner until 1987. At Stillman/Teague, he was responsible for ongoing business management, account development and company promotion. He composed and produced award winning advertising and audio/visual music, including projects for Proctor & Gamble, Bell Telephone, PBS Fine Arts Campaign and Cascom International.

As managing partner and producer for Music Business, Inc., from 1988–1990, Teague was responsible for company co-management and account development for internal and external music business entities. He produced music for artist showcases, publishing catalogues and broadcast/media applications. His vocal talent production credits include: T. Graham Brown, Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood and Joe Diffie while project highlights include: TNN video segments, Crook & Chase "Weekdays" theme, Hurricane Hugo PBS Special and Acme Boot campaign.

In 1990, Teague became owner and president of Earworks/Overdub Music. During the next four years, he was responsible for independent A&R, music production, publishing, artist development and showcasing. Teague developed songwriters, copyrights and publishing catalogues licensed through ASCAP and BMI. He handled the negotiation and execution of contracts, as well as song and copyright licensing and registration. The client roster include: Warner Chappell Music, Columbia Records, Capitol Records and Word Records.

From 1994 - 1999 Teague served as GM/vice president A&R for Word Nashville. Primary responsibilities included structuring, overseeing and operating the Word Nashville Record Division and supervising the marketing and A&R staff. He selected artists for the creation of the label roster and catalogue, prepared and negotiated artist and producer contracts, P&L statements and operational budgets. Acting as a liaison with the sales force and the media, Teague promoted overall product and market focus awareness. He represented his division and parent company, Gaylord Entertainment, for industry-wide events and functions. Teague was responsible for the presentation of completed projects at sales conferences and followed through with marketing and sales divisions to maximize exposure for each release. He was A&R direction/executive producer for dual-market projects featuring Collin Raye, Kenny Rogers, Ricky Van Shelton, Skip Ewing and Gary Chapman, and compilation projects featuring Patty Loveless, Rick Trevino, Shenandoah, Ricky Skaggs and Doug Stone among others, for sales and marketing in the Country and Christian marketplace.

From 2000-2006, Teague was creative direction/producer for Seventeen Grand Studios in Nashville.

Since 2007, Teague has served as president and general manager of Artist & Repertoire, LLC. The company provides outsourced A&R support to artists and industry and is located in Nashville. He is a member of many organizations including CMA, GMA, NARAS, AFM and AFTRA.