Tom Brown
Co-Producer of Nashville Elvis Festival and Co-Founder of Music City Festivals, LLC Tom@NashvilleElvisFestival.com Tom Brown can be heard every weekday as the host of "Tom Brown in the Morning" on Tupelo's Sunny 93.3. As the former Vice President of Original Production for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), he was the executive in charge of production on special Elvis projects featuring Priscilla Presley, Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana, George Klein, Joe Esposito and the TCB Band. For nearly 2 decades, Brown has hosted Elvis events from coast-to-coast, including Graceland's Elvis Week, Jeff Lewis & Friends and Tupelo Elvis Festival, interviewing Elvis' band members, friends, family and co-stars. He can also be found hosting the Gates of Graceland web series. Prior to TCM, Tom worked as an entertainment reporter and producer for TNT Network and at TV & radio stations in St. Louis, Shreveport and his hometown of Tupelo, MS.
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Brian Mayes
Co-Producer of Nashville Elvis Festival and Co-Founder of Music City Festivals, LLC Brian@NashvilleElvisFestival.com As the founder of Nashville Publicity Group, Brian Mayes' extensive client list has included bestselling author Scott McEwen (American Sniper); former SEAL Team Six Commander and Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke; Country music chart-topper and The Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider; legendary Gospel artist Andrae Crouch; and FAME Studios founder Rick Hall, who’s life story is being turned into an ABC TV series from executive producer Johnny Depp. Mayes has also consulted for everyone from Zendaya to Roseanne Barr to a project involving Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Prior to moving to Nashville, this L.A. native worked on various TV/film projects including The Late Show with Arsenio Hall, The Wonder Years and The Grammy Awards. A lifelong Elvis fan, Mayes frequently provides celebrity guests for Graceland events, and he has served as an Ultimate ETA Finals judge and as host of Graceland's Elvis Week Fan Club Presidents Event.
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