Mason Hunter

Mason HunterMason Hunter is BMI’s Assistant Vice President, Creative, Nashville, where he works closely with the Creative Team to serve Music City’s songwriting community as well as attract and maintain BMI’s market share of songwriters. Since joining BMI in 2000, Hunter has held various positions in Sales, Media and General Licensing where he worked with key accounts and trade associations in the media and hospitality industry. He created and oversees the Partnership & Events team to identify new partners that align with BMI’s business needs, generating new revenue streams to benefit the organization’s songwriters while maximizing performance opportunities. Hunter established BMI’s “Rooftop On The Row” series offering music industry professionals exclusive free entertainment from rising BMI affiliates. Past performers include Morgan Wallen, Billy Strings, The War And Treaty, HARDY, K. Michelle and Riley Green. In 2019, Hunter was instrumental in the opening of BMI’s Austin office, which was BMI’s first new location in over twenty years. In addition, he was responsible for affiliating Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, indie-rock chart toppers Mt. Joy and securing respected Americana tunesmith Jason Isbell to a long-term agreement. Hunter negotiated with C3 Presents to continue a BMI stage at ACL Fest and Lollapalooza. Over his tenure Hunter is responsible for partnering with Yeti and creating the BMI/Yeti Day Party during SXSW, helping develop BMI’s Troubadour Award and the BMI Ambassador Award, as well as serving on the boards of the Academy of Country Music, The Texas Heritage Songwriters Association, Leadership Music, and The Tennessee Association of Broadcasters. Prior to BMI, Hunter worked at Deloitte where he obtained his CPA license. He holds a B.S. in Management and Accounting from Lipscomb University where he graduated cum laude.