WHO WE ARE

Luna Chica Records International is a non-traditional, independent record label. We are a new paradigm for the way that music is developed, marketed and distributed and we're forging ahead with a progressive global business model. While others are unnerved by the changing music scene and stuck in models that are no longer effective, we are excited to embrace the future. We believe that great music is great music regardless of age, genre or commercial viability and should be given the opportunity to be heard.

WHAT WE DO

At Luna Chica Records International we believe in supporting artists to help move their dreams and careers forward. Our team has a wealth of experience in all facets of the music industry to professionally produce, develop, promote and distribute our artists' music. We use both conventional and nontraditional methods to sell music on a shared income basis. We also offer our artists many service options designed to guide and enhance their career, while helping them to avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls within the music industry.

Please visit our "Services" page for more detailed information.

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT

There are many aspects of Luna Chica Records International that make us different from conventional record labels – all which promote positive, results-oriented partnerships with our artists.

Luna Chica Records International is not a division of a large, multi-national corporation. Decisions can be made quickly and without the need to jump through corporate red tape. This factor alone allows us to give more
personalized, individual attention to our artists and to work together
for common goals. We offer many of the same services as conventional record labels, such as record production, artist development, marketing and distribution. We differ in that we don't ask for ownership of your
masters or copyrights; we do not get a percentage of your merchandise
or performance income or ask for exclusivity. In short, you will never be indebted to us.

Because we are not committed to the way things have been done in the past, we can exploit many different avenues to generate income, and collaborate with our artists to create win-win scenarios. We don't rely solely on radio for artists' success and believe in the most powerful marketing tool ever: the Internet.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

First of all, we are looking for great music of all genres from around the globe!

Secondly, we are looking for artists with incredible talent! Luna Chica Records International welcomes both seasoned artists and new talent that has potential, but needs a little guidance and development. We seek artists who have a professional mentality, great attitude, are proactive with their careers, and have realistic expectations.

We accept and are seeking completed projects – both full albums and smaller three to four song projects – from artists who own their masters and have performed all of their licensing obligations.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

At Luna Chica Records International you can expect to be surrounded by a team of experienced and open-minded industry professionals who will take a personal interest in you and your career.

You will have access to your label representatives and support team, as well as an expansive network of industry services at your disposal.

You can expect to retain full ownership of your masters.

We do not require you to sign an exclusive contract.

We are selective with the artists that we represent, therefore all submissions and requests will go through a thorough review process. Please visit our "Contact" page to get the process started.

Paige Cofrin – President & CEO

Paige Cofrin's professional career started with a degree in business from the University of Colorado - Boulder. His academic emphasis on real estate development led to the formation of a series of commercial real estate investment partnerships that operate throughout the United States.

Beginning in 1993, Paige took an interest in music media. Within the next five years he was an owner in five radio stations in three states. Three of these radio stations were started from the ground up. One of them, Denver's PEAK radio, was the last 100,000 watt station to be built in the United States. PEAK hosted a variety of radio formats, including classic rock, AAA, and alternative rock.

Paige's passion for music and his cross-generational cultural sensibilities have led him from radio to music production. Always looking for the edge that provides an experience of more than just music, Paige was executive producer for a record that re-united legendary greats, Burrito Deluxe. Burrito Deluxe is a unique Americana-Country-Rock band that brought together a very special group of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and legendary greats, all of whom were instrumental in the emergence of the country rock genre. Burrito Deluxe has released three CDs in the last few years and has toured throughout the United States and Europe. The band included legendary Sneaky Pete Kleinow, an original member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Richard Bell from the Band, and Janis Joplin fame.

The union between Paige, and Burrito Deluxe resulted in the formation of Luna Chica Records in which he presides as CEO, and President. The indie label has released three records for Burrito Deluxe, Georgia Peach, Whole Enchilada, Disciples Of The Truth. Disciples Of The Truth was produced by Greg Archilla (Neil Young, Santana, Match Box 20). The CD was released in January 2007 and Planet Hollywood in France hosted the CD release party.

Paige also serves as executive producer and co-creator with Brenda Cline of the soon-to-be-released musical television program, In House Concerts. This soon to be released series features Burrito Deluxe in its first episode.

Nestled on Sugarloaf Mountain in the foothills outside of Boulder, Colorado, Paige Cofrin enjoys a wide range of community service and philanthropic activities. Recently, he and his family were honored for contributions to the University of Colorado at Boulder's ATLAS (Alliance for Technology Learning and Society) Building and The Mercersburg Academy Burgin Center for the Arts.

Brenda Cline- General Manager and Director of A&R

An Oklahoma native whose early career began in Tulsa, Brenda's love of music stems from growing up around the acclaimed "Tulsa Sound." While in Tulsa, Brenda developed a diverse background in modeling and modeling instruction, imaging and career development, business administration, talent booking, and restaurant/club management. In her early twenties, after a modeling stint in New York City, Brenda returned to Tulsa and put her entrepreneurial skills to work. She started a business designed for women which specialized in imaging and portraiture. She also gave instructional seminars on career development for women in the corporate world.

In 1987, Brenda moved to Nashville and her plans to start another business focusing on imaging and career development for women was diverted. Married to a music industry executive she found herself immersed in the music business. Inspired by her passion for music and fueled by enormous energy, she began spearheading industry events and songwriter nights. Brenda created and produced "The TNT (Tulsa-Nashville-Transplant) Blowout," a reunion celebration for Okie transplants working in the Nashville music industry. The event with it's multi-act concert became a successful annual event with music fans from all over the country traveling to Music City.

Always in the company of industry professionals, it wasn't long before Brenda's entepreurial skills and creative talents were noticed. At the request of several artists she began working with new acts in a consulting capacity. In 1990, she founded Artist Concepts a Nashville-based artist development and management company. At first, the company was discouraged by her industry peers, but as always, Brenda went "against the grain" and developed Artist Concepts into a premier artist development company. It was the first of it's kind in the Nashville music industry.

One of her first clients was singer-songwriter Rachel Proctor. She groomed Rachel for an introduction to the major record labels and publishers landed a publishing deal at Warner Chappell Music, a division of Warner Brother's Records. This achievement garnered media attention because Rachel became the youngest writer in history to be signed to a major publishing agreement. Soon, Brenda was actively seeking young artist writers. She sought out youthful singer-songwriters who with proper development had potential for stardom. She organized a group, selected the members and called it the "Young Riders". She dedicated herself to each member's development process; grooming their image, establishing stage presence, and musical direction. This incredibly talented group included Rachel Proctor, Blake Shelton, Robin English, Kenny Horton, Amber Leigh, Ryan Murphy, and Tom Wurth. This group's unique performances gained so much attention from industry executives that it resulted in several publishing and recording contracts.

Overseeing every aspect of the artist's career, Brenda groomed her clients for introductions to major labels. Brenda also negotiated recording contracts for her management clients, Wild Horses, Mike Self, and Rick Stevens. She was also recruited for special projects such as the Patsy Cline Duets, and with well-known artists such as Tracy Lawrence and Shedaisy and actor, Kevin Bacon. She was often called upon to consult with indie record labels such as Bluxo Records, who represented Kevin Bacon, and was asked to help develop new artist/writers with Warner Chappell Music.

Because of a changing music industry climate, in 2003 Brenda formed NashRock Entertainment. The company was designed to represent not only country music artists, but artists from all genres. Again, Brenda put forth a new model unlike any other company in the Nashville music industry. The first act signed to NashRock was rock/pop group, Crew (later to be re-named Safety Suit). After discovering the band in Tulsa she worked with them to facilitate the signing of contracts with Zomba Publishing and Universal Records. NashRock also represented Christian artist, Tommy Job and country artist, Justin David. Brenda managed the country-rock super group, Burrito Deluxe, who is signed to indie label, Luna Chica Records. Soon after, she was recruited to consult for Burrito Deluxe's record label, Luna Chica Records. Her expertise oversaw every aspect of Burrito Deluxe's latest recording, Disciples of the Truth. To accompany Disciples Of The Truth, Brenda co-produced Burrito Deluxe's historical DVD, now released as a CD/DVD combination which has received rave reviews from the critics. Brenda also co-created and produced the soon to be released television program, In House Concerts a weekly live music show.

Presently Brenda heads up the day-to-day operations of Luna Chica Record's as General Manager and Director of A&R. Her responsibilities include the indie label's strategic planning and development, distribution, recording, marketing, and promotion.

Additionally, Brenda generously gives back to the community. She has long had a reputation for organizing charitable events and benefit concerts, and serves on several committees. With a strong desire to make a difference, she also reaches out to families and friends of those suffering from mental illness. She actively advocates for the mentally ill and serves on the Executive Board of Directors for NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness). She was also recruited to serve on the Board of Directors for Grandpa's House (a program house for those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction) and Colby's Army, a non-profiit organization. Brenda is also a member of the Country Music Association, the Americana Music Association, and NARAS.

Gigi Swanson - Project Management

Gigi Swanson has been involved in songwriting and music business education for 20 years; first by co-founding the Southern Florida Songwriters Association in the 80's to recently mentoring young writers embarking on their careers. She was an instructor and director of the music business program at MusicTech College, now McNally Smith College of Music, where she developed Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Music Business and Songwriting. She has served as a board member and education chair for the Minnesota Music Academy, board member and former president of the Minnesota Association of Songwriters and member of the new media task force for the Minnesota Film and Television Board.

She has been interviewed by Performing Songwriter and Music Biz magazine on songwriting education and has appeared on several Minneapolis area cable and radio programs in support of the songwriting community and music business education. Recognizing the specific needs of women in the music industry, Gigi co-founded Women In Music- Minnesota, an organization that brings performers, music educators and music business professionals together for networking, development and education purposes and now serves as an advisory board member. 

In addition, she has been a panelist for the Grammy in the Schools program, Arts and Entertainment Law Section of the Minnesota Bar Association, and for the 2008 release of Inside the Music Business Strategies for Success Seminar DVD to name a few.

Her latest on camera stint was hosting a documentary/TV program and CD/DVD project featuring Burrito Deluxe to be released in 2010 on Luna Chica Records. Gigi has also worked behind the scenes on film and TV projects including the documentary Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks and the PBS series Legends and Lyrics.

In her spare time she writes for music industry e-publications on indie music topics. She is an award-winning songwriter and is affiliated with ASCAP, NSAI, NARAS, and SGA.

Rod Parkin

Born the son of a preacher-man in south Mississippi, Rod Parkin was bound and determined to find his own way to Nashville, Tennessee, in search of a career within Nashville's music business community. After landing a voice scholarship and then graduating from Jones County Junior College, Parkin moved to Nashville in 1991 where he enrolled in Belmont University's music business program.

Through Belmont's internship program, he landed his first full-time music industry gig at Alpine Records/Life Music Group in 1992, where he was responsible for record promotions for the independent country record label and also worked with the in-house staff songwriters who were signed to the company's music publishing division. A year later, Parkin graduated from Belmont University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Music Business and also received the Outstanding Senior Music Business Major Award.

Upon graduation from Belmont, Alpine shuttered its record label and Parkin was promoted to Professional Manager of Music Publishing for Life Music Group and was later promoted to Creative Director. His duties included creative representation for the LMG songwriters where he was responsible for pitching their songs to music industry contacts including artists, managers, producers and record label representatives. After five years with the company and being associated with cuts by such artists as Lee Ann Womack, Reba McEntire and Joe Diffie, Parkin took advantage of another opportunity.

In 1997, he joined the creative staff of Peermusic, a global independent music publishing company with 32 offices in 28 countries. Over the next decade, Parkin and the creative team at Peermusic garnered cuts by Garth Brooks, George Strait, George Jones, Alabama, Dwight Yoakum, Diamond Rio, Kenny Rogers, Chris LeDoux, Keith Urban, Steve Wariner, LeAnn Rimes, Neal McCoy and others.

Parkin joined Smokin' Grapes Music Publishing in 2008 where he served as VP of Creative Services. Co-owed by Grammy nominated songwriter, Billy Yates, who co-wrote "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" and "Choices" for George Jones; the Smokin' Grapes songwriting staff landed multiple cuts, including recordings by Daryl Worley, Sammy Kershaw and two songs cut by country great, George Strait. Due to our glorious (sarcasm) economy, this company which opened its doors in 2006 lost its funding in 2009.

On April Fool's Day of 2009, Parkin launched Renegade Writer Works, an independent creative services company where he serves as Owner & President. The company creatively represents the song catalogs of songwriters, artists and music publishing companies. Various clients include: Dolly Parton and her Velvet Apple Music catalog; Regie Hamm - writer of 21 #1 songs including sole writer of "Time Of My Life" which was a 16 week #1 for American Idol winner, David Cook; T.W Hale - who co-wrote "Why Haven't I Heard From You" (Reba McEntire), "A Night To Remember" (Joe Diffie) and cuts by Randy Travis, George Jones and others; and Alvarado Roadshow - an incredibly talented band headed up by songwriting brothers, AJ and Cleve Clark.

Rod Parkin currently resides in Nashville, TN with his wife, Kirsten, and daughter, Mia. He and his wife adopted Mia from China on Christmas Day of 2006. He is addicted to his Blackberry; has climbed the Great Wall of China; loves being a Daddy; digs all genres of music, and can't live without Alabama & Tennessee Titans football.

Sheldon Bradley - Director of New Media

Sheldon Bradley is a native of Memphis TN. While attending Trezevant High School in Memphis, he was an honor student and member of the marching band. As a trumpet player in the band, Sheldon was introduced to a wide range of musical genres, from Jazz, R&B, and Classical, to Country. Upon graduating from high school, he attended Murray State University where he graduated in 2000 with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Technology. While attending college, Sheldon expanded his musical talents by picking up the electric bass and playing for the college gospel choir, along with other blues and funk ensembles. Upon graduating from Murray State he had a brief career as a Product Change and Development Engineer but Sheldon decide that he was better suited for life on the road as a bassist. In his new found career, Sheldon found himself performing at local churches, touring the east coast with contemporary jazz front man Greg Ellis, and performing as a sideman at various Casino's in the Mid-South. Later Sheldon decided to try his luck in Los Angeles, California touring with alternative pop band Taming Ingrind. While recording and touring in the L.A. with the band, Sheldon also found work as a session musician for some local studios.

After touring and recording in the California area, Sheldon decided to expand his musical horizon and serve as a musician in U.S. Navy Band. While enlisted, Sheldon's first stop after boot camp was the Armed Forces School of Music in Little Creek, Va. Here he would learn protocol for military ceremonies, parades, and other military music events. Sheldon would also study music theory, composition, and perform daily with various ensembles from jazz, to latin, and rock. After graduation, Sheldon was stationed at Navy Band Mid-South and traveled all across the south, midwest, and other parts of the United States performing for various events. While in the military Sheldon never lost his love for science and technology. He began to work along side the sound technicians of the band and develop multimedia concepts for various performances. This sparked Sheldon's ongoing fascination with media, music, and technology and lead him to found Persistence Multimedia Productions LLC.

With Sheldon at the helm, Persistence Multimedia provides online video, graphic animation, digital encoding, and web development services to help clients stay connected with today's changing market. As a multimedia service provider, Persistence specializes in the development, delivery, and management of content via the internet and new media technologies. Though working with a wide variety of clients in industries ranging from entertainment to the medical field, Sheldon's heart is still very close the music industry. Over the years Sheldon has spent time assisting various music entities in preparing for future changes surrounding the music industry and making the most of the technology available to them.

Stephanie Koehn - Creative Services

Stephanie Koehn is a paid intern at the Luna Chica Records Nashville office. She is a junior at Belmont University majoring in Music Business and Accounting. Her duties include setting up promotional websites, communications between departments, and keeping everything in order and moving forward.

Kimberly Maiers Shaw

Kimberly grew up on a farm just outside the small town of Stewart, Minnesota (pop. 536). Her interest in music was sparked as a young child while listening to her dad play his guitar and sing songs like "Sneaky Snake" and "Greenback Dollar." As she got a little older, she was a little disappointed to learn that he didn't write those songs. However, she became fascinated by songs and enjoyed reading the songwriter credits on some of her parents' albums at the time, such as Emmylou Harris' Blue Kentucky Girl album, which had "Beneath Still Waters" – still one of Kimberly's favorite songs.

Kimberly started taking piano lessons in first grade. Not long after that she started to "make up songs." Her piano teacher frequently pointed out that she wasn't always playing "the notes on the page," but was encouraged as long as she "knew" the right notes to play. Throughout high school, Kimberly played Sundays in her hometown church, sang in the regional honor choir, played first base in softball, was on the yearbook staff and was vice-president of her senior class at McLeod West High School. She was honored that she had the opportunity to write and sing her high school graduation song, along with the senior girls. After graduating as co-salutatorian of her small 48-person class, Kimberly attended Winona State University her freshman year of college and then transferred to St. Cloud State University (SCSU).

Having an interest in music, marketing and communications, Kimberly wanted to experience as much as she could in college. She was a member of the SCSU choir and started singing in a local cover band that did weddings and small events. She was a member of PRSSA and a resident advisor at Sherburne Hall. She also decided to interview for a "committee coordinator" position for the University Program Board (UPB) at SCSU, which brought performing arts, concerts, speakers and music events to the campus. Kimberly became the coordinator of the coffee house "Spotlight" series and the performing arts series her junior and senior years. This was her first hands-on experience of event coordinating, promotions and working with volunteers, artists and agents. Little did she know that her involvement in UPB would be her direct link to moving to Nashville a few months after graduation.

During the winter of her senior year in college, she was sent as a student representative to the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) conference in Nashville. It was there where she met Rundi Ream, who was the southern regional director of the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) at the time.
Through a small series of unexpected events, Ream hired her six months later as the assistant regional director.

Kimberly spent nearly three years at SGA where she was instrumental in co-developing and executing several songwriter workshops, seminars, retreats and writers' nights with guest publishers, hit songwriters and other industry professionals, including events such as SGA Week and Building a Songwriting Career. She loved connecting people and making them feel welcome, especially new writers.

Kimberly left SGA for a few years where she worked as a meeting planner at a non-profit agency and then as an assistant store manager at Havertys furniture in Brentwood, Tennessee. It was a bit of a detour from the songwriting community, but during this time she got back to playing piano again, writing and occasionally singing with her husband John Shaw III and Dan Drobac.

After being at Havertys for a few years, Kimberly was recruited back to SGA to fill the new Central Region Project Manager position, which allowed her to get back to developing and executing songwriter events and connecting with the creative community. In 2007 and 2008, she helped develop and execute "The Write Key" songwriting seminar held in conjunction with the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, and assisted with the "Twangin' Tuesdays" series that was developed in conjunction with Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart's American Musical Odyssey that took place at the Tennessee State Museum in 2007.

Due to economical restraints, Kimberly was laid off from SGA in May 2009. However, the months that followed allowed her to dive back into her own musical creativity, and also follow another passion for helping women. She is currently co-developing a workshop series with master counselor and certified life coach Kecia Burcham, which is designed to help empower women to identify their passions, overcome roadblocks and drive their own dreams.

Kimberly joined the team at Luna Chica Records in January 2010 and is looking forward to a great, new adventure!