ABSTRACT

Tim DuBois is partners with Tony Brown in Universal South, a Nashville-based record label. He is a certified public accountant, holds a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University, and has written 20 country singles, including five number ones. He was the first head of Arista Nashville, which sold 80 million records in its first 11 years, with artists like Alan Jackson, Diamond Rio, and Brooks and Dunn. Entertainment Weekly magazine named him one of the entertainment industry’s 101 most powerful people. He sits on the boards of the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.