Brad Turcotte

Biography

Brad is an Artist Manager at Vector Management in Nashville, TN, and recently joined the faculty at Belmont University in 2023. Previously, he was VP Marketing for Universal Music Group Nashville overseeing general marketing strategies, International, film/TV, and strategic brand partnerships. Before heading to UMG, Turcotte started and led the International department for the Big Machine Label Group in affiliation with UMG INTL. While he was at BMLG, he launched Big Machine Canada and Big Machine UK divisions. Prior to BMLG, Turcotte was EVP at Music World, former management for Beyonce and Destiny’s Child. Music World’s label included co-ventures with Columbia, Epic, Interscope, Zomba, Def Jam and Interscope. Turcotte oversaw all label operations including management of three roster artists. Turcotte joined Music World after selling his record label, Compadre, to Mathew Knowles in 2007. Turcotte started Compadre in 2001 as a law student in Houston. Compadre released 30 albums in five years, incl Hayes Carll, Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt, Flaco Jimenez, James McMurtry, Johnny Cash Remixed, and more. Turcotte is a former board member of the CMA and CCMA and currently committee member of the ACM. He is also a two-term Governor and voting member for NARAS.