Dr. Timmy Tappan
studies... B.S.
In
Education; Graduate Studies in Education; Ball State University;
Muncie,
Indiana; M. Ed., Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee; Ed.D.,
Trevecca Nazarene University; more than a few bumps from the School of
Hard Knocks.
Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Mickey Gilley, Faith Hill, Kathie Lee
Gifford, John Denver, Mike Love, Michael Martin Murphey
and others
writes
words... Two novels, "Heat of the
Moon" and "Frozen Assets"; numerous academic papers on technology,
ethics, and music business issues
produces
records... Produced records for Bobby
Goldsboro
(Greatest Hits & Christmas)/Spectra Music Group; O.B.
McClinton/Suffolk
Marketing; Pal Joey/Scotti Bros. Records; Build-A-Bear Workshop, and
others
arranges
music... Arranged record and
television
music for Bobby Goldsboro, Kenny Rogers, B.J Thomas, Dolly Parton, Dave
Loggins, Bobbi Gentry; Glen Campbell; and others
directs
music... Musical Director Of TV
Shows:
Marty Robbins Spotlight, Nashville On The Road, Bobby Goldsboro Show
and
others 
conducts music... The Cincinnati
Symphony
Orchestra, Tonight Show Band, London BBC Orchestra, Little Rock
Symphony
and others
produces advertising... Wrote,
arranged,
and produced music for Factory Stores Of America, KFC, Hawaiian Tropic,
Toyota,
Coca Cola, Hanes,
MinuteMaid, PBS, TN Department Of Tourism, Arborday Foundation, and
many others; developed marketing
concepts and strategies for numerous advertisers
manages
business... President &
Owner/MusicMatch,
Inc.: Music production for advertising; 
commercial licensing for songs and master recordings V.P./Spectra Music
Group: Music production, publishing, television marketingV.P./Goldsboro
Songs: Music Publishing (Put this start-up company into the black in
less
than one year)
knows marketing... Innovated
new marketing and information services at MusicMatch, inc.: Pioneered
the coordination of ad agencies and publishers to facilitate 
commercial licensing of songs for KFC, Hoover, Florida & Lousiana
Tourism; Created MusicLine - an 800 service for exploiting
music production services, qualifying leads, and marketing the company;
and more
licenses
music... Negotiated and coordinated
song
and master use licenses through MusicMatch for commercial use by KFC,
Louisiana
Lottery, Hoover, Florida Tourism, United States Sugar, and others
teaches...Taught
secondary mathematics,chemistry, and science
;
Currently Ass't. Professor at Belmont
University, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music
Business: teaches Undergraduate Classes
"Survey Of Recording Technology," "Studio Production I and II," "First
Year Seminar," AET Senior Capstone/Practicum; Graduate Classes "Technology in
the Music Business" and "Contemporary Issues in the Music Business."; creating graduate degree program studies in Music Business
has
a personal life... Married 
with
children; enjoys exercising,
astronomy, and creative writing (go figure)
