Gil Cunningham - President
615.370.6015
gil@nem-ent.com

Executive Team
Liz Cunningham
Nicole More-Hardy
Laurie Serie
Nina Gambill
Hailey Tucker
Deanna Tassoni

Gil Cunningham co-founded Neste Event Marketing in 1996 with his wife and business partner Liz Cunningham.  He started his career in the event business as a talent buyer in 1972 and moved into the event production business in 1988.

Over the years, Gil has produced hundreds of events, booking thousands of artists for a variety of clients.  He books in excess of 200 concerts each year and has been instrumental in establishing major events throughout North America.

Gil brings to his clients his solid relationships with all of the major music agencies in the US, as well as an impeccable reputation for being a man of honor.  He has his ear to the ground for new trends in the industry in all music genres and prides himself on identifying acts that he feels have the right stuff to take them to the next level.

Associations:

• IEBA – International Entertainment Buyers Association
• CMA – Country Music Association
• ACM – Academy of Country Music
• IFEA – International Festivals & Events Association
• IAFE – International Association of Fairs and Expositions
  

Awards & Honors:

• 2010-Leadership Music*
• 2008-International Entertainment Buyers Association’s “Entertainment Buyer of the Year”
• 2008-Academy of Country Music “Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year”
• 2004-International Entertainment Buyers Association’s “Event Producer of the Year”
• 2004-International Entertainment Buyers Association’s “Talent Buyer of the Year”
• 2001-International Entertainment Buyers Association’s “Talent Buyer of the Year”
• 1997-Academy of Country Music “Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year”

*Leadership music is an annual industry program designed to create a forum for established music community leaders to identify and explore issues currently affecting the music industry.