About

Regarded among Nashville’s most accomplished, thoughtful and dynamic music industry executives, Barry Coburn heads Ten Ten Music Group, a prominent music publisher contributing significantly to the success of numerous top artists.

With vast international experience, Coburn is widely known as being at the forefront of successfully exploiting repertoire across a range of genres in the US and internationally.

Ten Ten Music Group’s catalog includes songs by Angaleena Presley (Pistol Annies), Bernie Leadon (Eagles), Richard Bennett, Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, Tia Sillers, Bobby Huff, Porcelain Black, David Lee, Scott Stepakoff, Clare Dunn, Angela Kaset, Chuck Mead and Tim Nichols.

Among the company’s biggest successes has been the development of Keith Urban’s songwriting career from 1991 to 2005, including many hit songs. Barry also developed and published Tim Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House.

With a continuous commitment to publishing since 1984, Coburn’s career also encompasses record company executive management, artist management and concert promotion. He served as President/CEO of Atlantic Records’ Nashville division from 1999 to 2001. Prior to Atlantic, Coburn helmed Ten Ten Management. He took newcomer Alan Jackson and secured a record deal for him with Arista Nashville. Over the next six years Coburn developed and promoted Jackson’s career, resulting in countless major awards, 13 #1 singles and sales of more than 13 million albums.

Coburn, who moved to the United States from Australia in 1984, brought considerable publishing experience with him in addition to having promoted major concert tours for Elton John, Neil Diamond, Black Sabbath, Eagles, Duke Ellington, Emmylou Harris, Roxy Music, Chuck Berry, Roger Miller and Led Zeppelin.