As the past president of the Americana Music Association, Mark Moffatt has an incredible musical background. This Australian born producer and guitarist moved to London in the early 1970s and worked with many of Britan’s hottest acts.

Mark accepted a position as director of artist development/house producer with Rupert Murdoch’s Festival Records in 1980. At the time, it was Australia’s largest independent record label with a 25 percent market share. That year saw Mark’s first nomination as “Best Producer” and the beginning of steady chart success through the eighties and nineties.

Southern Americana host Paul Stanley interviews Mark Moffatt, past president of the AMA (OneSouthernMan/2020)

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During his career in Australia, he was profiled in reader and industry publications, including the Rolling Stone “Best Producer” and ARIA “Producer of the Year” categories. He has more productions in the APRA Top 30 songs of all time than any other single producer and has produced an astonishing 15 ARIA Hall of Fame inductees.

Mark is also an accomplished songwriter with two number one Australian country singles, two top ten pop singles, two top ten UK & European singles, and has composed scores for seven major motion pictures and TV series.

In 1996 Mark moved to Nashville. He was director of A&R at Ten Ten until 2001. Mark has worked with such greats as Keith Urban, Tony Joe White, Deana Carter, and a host of other Country and Americana artists.

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Mark is a leader in the emerging Independent sector of the Nashville Industry, achieving the highest number of independent Music Row chart entries in 2005 and 2007 saw his first Grammy nomination. He is also one of the foremost experts on Americana music.

Mark discusses how the music industry is changing. He also addresses the challenges and opportunities of the Americana genre, and how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting musicians and music venues throughout the U.S. and abroad. Mark also an inaugural board member of the Americana Music Association Foundation.