Big Machine Label Group Vice President Jake Basden oversees publicity and corporate communications for the world’s #1 independent record label based on sales and airplay. Big Machine Label Group entails Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Midland, Carly Pearce, Cheap Trick); The Valory Music Co. (Brantley Gilbert, Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Justin Moore); BMLG Records (Florida Georgia Line, Brett Young, Danielle Bradbery) and Big Machine Music Publishing.

Basden was recognized by the PR industry’s leading trade publication, PR WEEK, as “Young PR Professional of the Year"" and his team at BMLG has twice been named one of the top five in-house PR teams in America, listed alongside the United States Olympic Committee, Proctor & Gamble and Nascar.

You can read Jake’s full bio on his speaker page.

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