Former UMG/Nashville EVP/Promotion Royce Risser has been named Head/Nashville & EVP/Country music for L.A.-based management company The Familie. Joining the new division is industry vet Chase Berlin as Artist Manager; the first signing is singer-songwriter Evanthia Theodorou. Additionally, the company will make Nashville its national headquarters this year. The Familie represents Machine Gun Kelly, Avril Lavigne, Games We Play and others across sports and entertainment.

"We’ve been eyeing Nashville as the home for our new HQ since 2019, and Risser was the missing link we’d been waiting for," says Co-Founder/CEO Steve Astephen. Adds Risser, "It’s been immediately clear to me that The Familie does things differently. I appreciate the team’s non-transactional approach to management, thoughtfully building artist brands and legacies through collaboration and a vast network of cross-industry alliances." Contact Risser here.