Sierra Hull :: 2013 IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year nominee

Nashville, Tn -- KCA Artists is pleased to announce that Sierra Hull has been nominated 2013 IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year.  This makes Sierra's sixth nomination for the title. She remains the first female mandolin player to be nominated for this award, and is also the youngest with her first nomination coming to her at the ripe old age of sixteen. Sierra is grateful for the nomination, and says, "Its always such an honor to even be thought of and considered alongside some of my heroes!!" The IBMA Awards will take place in Raleigh, NC on Thursday, September 26th. Sierra is included in the event as an award presenter. Keep up with Sierra by visiting her Facebook page.

Katherine Forbes

Katherine Forbes is the founder of Nashville based website and brand design company, Designing the Row. Her client roster has grown to include GRAMMY Nominated & Award Winning Artists, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Film Composers, Reality TV Personalities, & many more! She is known for her clean and simple design style and is recognized as a Squarespace Expert and Squarespace Authorized Trainer. She is also the creator of music community, Music Biz Besties, and teaches digital music marketing as an adjunct professor at ETSU.

Her work has been featured on Forbes.com and she’s spoken on panels hosted by YELP, the Music Business Association, Women in Music, and many others.

Katherine believes that "your success depends on you taking action" and she's passionate about motivating and encouraging others to do just that!