Kelly King started her career in the music industry in 1994. She has been a creative director for companies such as AVI Entertainment and Hayes Street Music. After a few years as Creative Director of Teracel Music she became a partner in the company as well as a partner in Good Girl Music, both co-ventures with Sony Music Nashville. In those years alongside Mark Bright she helped sign acts such as Rascal Flatts, Brett James, and many other successful songwriters. In 2011 she started her own company King Pen Music and her first act signed was Brothers Osborne. Since then King Pen Music has flourished with many more amazing songwriters and many other creative clients.
Amanda Roach grew up on Long Island, New York and moved to Nashville in 2020 after attending the University of Central Florida. While at UCF, she found her passion for the music business and fell in love with Nashville. Once here, she discovered Music Publishing and accepted the position of Catalog Manager at Warner Chappell. Amanda soon moved onto the creative team as A&R Coordinator, solidifying her love of songs and the people that write them. In January 2024, Amanda moved over to King Pen Music as Creative Manager where she has the opportunity to work alongside Kelly King and their diverse roster of incredibly talented songwriters and artists
Kelly serves as a publisher to four Nashville based songwriters and has an incredible catalog that includes songs cut by Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Locash, Brothers Osborne, Walker Hayes, Tim McGraw, and many others.
As well as publishing King Pen Music offers many other creative services. Kelly has recognized many talented artists over the years and helped develop them in the very beginning stages of their careers. She heads up A&R for Rascal Flatt's albums. She also acts as a booking liaison for artists here in Nashville as well as a plugger for many writers.
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