Founder, Palo Duro Records
Chattanooga, Tennessee Area
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- Director at Chattanooga Market
- Ring Leader at Palo Duro Presents
- Founder at Palo Duro Records
- Managing Partner at Warmboot Ventures
- Director at Thomas Foundation
- Education
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- Western Kentucky University
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Chris Thomas’s Summary
Palo Duro Records - Country Music, Texas Spirit.
Our motto sums up Palo Duro Records: all-star musicians who showcase the unique style of country music that originates in the Lone Star State. From Eleven Hundred Springs - with their song Hank Williams wouldn't make it now in Nashville, Tennessee to the Gruene Hall attendance record-setting Two Tons of Steel, since 2001 our acts have brought the sound and feel of Texas to fans around the world.
Walt Wilkins, Tommy Alverson, The Derailers, Jon Christopher Davis, Ed Burleson, Dale Watson, Brian Burns, Darryl Lee Rush and Morrison-Williams round out our roster. Buzz Cason and Trent Summar and the The Row Mob break us into new territory: they're based in Nashville. Summar, who has been called "The New King of Redneck Rock," fits right into the Palo Duro fold with songs such as Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.
"If you go to Nashville or even L.A., you'll find a lot of great talent sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring with a big deal," says Chris Thomas, Palo Duro founder. "In Texas, you find this attitude of, 'I'm gonna do it anyhow,' and you also find a lot of opportunities to play live right out the back door. Quite a few guys are doing well with nothing but a bull-in-a-China shop attitude of just making it happen no matter what."
Chris Thomas’s Specialties:
record label, music promotion, event production, festivals, digital distribution, brand development
Chris Thomas’s Experience
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Director
Chattanooga Market
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
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Ring Leader
Palo Duro Presents
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Creators of live events, concerts and festivals
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Founder
Palo Duro Records
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
March 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)
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Managing Partner
Warmboot Ventures
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
2000 — Present (9 years)
Strategic Consulting, including business plan & strategy development.
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Director
Thomas Foundation
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)
2000 — Present (9 years)
Chris Thomas’s Education
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Western Kentucky University
BS , Computer Science , 1987 — 1990
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Chris Thomas’s Interests:
music, technology and financial markets.
Chris Thomas’s Groups:
Americana Music Association, CMA, NARAS
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