Commissioning Powell Confirming the worst kept secret in Nashville, Erik Powell is official as Big Machine’s Northeast Marketing & Artist Development rep, effective, well, sometime last year. Powell previously worked at Katapult Records after a tenure with Diane Richey Promotions. Before entering the record business he owned Palmdale, CA’s 10 West Bar & Grille. Reach him at 615-324-7774 or erik.powell@bigmachinemail.com.