Y’all, Randy Rogers isn’t simply resting on his legendary Texas-sized laurels. The frontman behind the Randy Rogers Band has formally stepped into a brand new position as cofounder of Dreamer Administration, a brand-new artist administration firm primarily based proper within the coronary heart of Austin, Texas. And if you realize Randy’s monitor report for recognizing real-deal expertise, this transfer looks like a pure subsequent step.
Rogers teamed up with music supervisor Elic Goicoechea, one other Texas native who’s been hustling behind the scenes for years, to create an organization targeted solely on rising Texas artists from Texas soil up. Their shared mission? To establish, nurture, and amplify the subsequent technology of songwriters, pickers, and storytellers who carry that unmistakable Lone Star spirit.
A Administration Firm with Texas DNA
Dreamer Administration isn’t chasing Nashville developments or TikTok fame. They’re constructing one thing rooted in authenticity and long-term development. With a roster that already contains Ashton Naylor, Cameron Allbright, Hank Weaver, Parker Ryan, Slade Coulter, and Travis Roberts, this crew is placing their cash (and sweat) the place their mouth is.
In keeping with BMI Austin’s Mitch Ballard, “Randy Rogers has lengthy been a cornerstone of Texas music, not simply via his personal success on stage, however via his dedication to mentoring and uplifting the subsequent technology of artists.”
And he’s not improper. Randy’s fingerprints are everywhere in the success tales of artists like Parker McCollum, William Beckmann, and Crimson Shahan, proving he’s received an uncanny knack for figuring out who’s about to explode subsequent.
The Brains Behind the Model
On the core of Dreamer Administration are Randy Rogers (COO/A&R) and Elic Goicoechea (CEO/President), backed by their in-house reserving agent Hunter Conway. Collectively, they’re making a construction that helps artists with reserving, branding, and actual business mentorship, all with out forcing them to pack up and transfer to Music Row.
Elic’s story is fairly rattling inspiring too. A Texas State College grad who lower his tooth within the native scene at Cheatham Road Warehouse, he constructed his first firm, Ascend Music Group, from scratch earlier than teaming up with Rogers. The man’s been doing the whole lot from managing excursions to taking pictures promo movies himself. That’s the form of hands-on hustle that retains Texas nation alive and kicking.
Randy Rogers: Nonetheless Main by Instance
If anybody’s earned the suitable to construct the subsequent huge Texas music incubator, it’s Randy Rogers. His band has been holding it down for over 20 years, setting the usual for unbiased success with information like Rollercoaster and their current EP The Going.
That re-mastered anniversary version of Rollercoaster reminded everybody why the album nonetheless hits like a freight prepare, whereas The Going that includes Parker McCollum proved Randy’s nonetheless received loads of gas left within the tank. Now, with Dreamer Administration, he’s turning that very same ardour right into a platform for others.
As Brendon Anthony of Massive Loud Texas put it, “The launch of Dreamer Administration will increase the likelihood for extra Texas artists to interrupt on the nationwide scene.” And truthfully? We couldn’t agree extra.
Why This Issues
In a world the place the nation music business retains attempting to suit Texas artists into Nashville bins, Dreamer Administration is selecting to maintain issues homegrown. They’re not ready for nationwide validation, they’re constructing their very own infrastructure for fulfillment proper right here the place the sound was born.
For those who love the Texas music scene as a lot as I do, maintain your eyes on this roster. As a result of when Randy Rogers begins betting on the long run, you may just about depend on him choosing winners.
