NASHVILLE, TENN. – Announced today, Jordan Merrigan has signed a publishing deal with ERN’s Cadillac Music via Big Loud Publishing. Before landing his deal, Merrigan was on the road as a guitarist and tour manager for the likes of Dylan Schneider and Mason Ramsey and is currently still on the road with ERNEST.
“I’ve been in the Cadillac Music/Big Loud universe as a touring musician for years and it’s always been apparent that they embraced artists and writers in a special way,” shares Merrigan. “I’ve been especially fortunate to experience that working with ERNEST. His belief in me as a songwriter is something I’m beyond grateful for. I couldn’t be more excited to join the family as a songwriter.”
“Jordan’s journey has been incredible,” ERN’s Cadillac Music Founder and CEO ERNEST adds. “From having a band in Minneapolis that recorded with Dane and Jordan Schmidt before moving to Nashville over 12 years ago, to tour managing for Mason Ramsey who I opened for…and then tour managing for me, until I finally just said, ‘Hey grab your guitar. You’re in my band.’
“He has been with me ever since. All along he has been writing cool songs, songs that live on the fringe. He brings singer-songwriter / indie rock to the table, as well as production / musicianship … which is a healthy recipe in today’s scene. The timing of it is perfect. I love that he not only is in my band / my longest lasting band member but has the hunger for so much more and he will be a valuable tool for our crew and Music Row,” ERNEST continues.
Merrigan’s songwriting credits include ERNEST’s “Blessed,” “Take Me To Montgomery,” “Why Dallas (feat. Lukas Nelson)” and “Ain’t Too Late.”Born and raised in South Dakota, Jordan’s musical identity formed as a teenager learning to play guitar and pen his first songs before high school. By the time he was in high school he had joined a pop rock band with his childhood friends – counting influences like Brand New, Taking Back Sunday and The Spill Canvas. After the band moved to Nashville, Merrigan continued to discover his own voice as a writer on the road studying the works of John Prine and Willie Nelson to rock trailblazers John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind).
ABOUT ERN’S CADILLAC MUSIC
Doubling down on his investment in Nashville’s songwriting community, mononymous triple threat talent ERNEST founded ERN’s Cadillac Music in partnership with Big Loud Publishing in 2023. Built on passion for the craft of songwriting, old-school creative values and a collaborative spirit, the dynamic roster includes Chandler Walters, Cody Lohden, Kyle Fishman, Jacob Durrett, Jordan Merrigan, Mark Holman, Nick Boyd, Rafe Tenpenny and Rhys Rutherford. The chart-topping creatives have been recognized by GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM for their contributions. Making an indelible mark on culture, ERN’s Cadillac Music is behind smash records like Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, including all-genre No. 1 “I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen),” songs from Bailey Zimmerman, Charles Wesley Godwin and more.
ABOUT BIG LOUD PUBLISHING
Tailor-made by GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter Craig Wiseman in 2003, the man in the “big loud shirt” has inspired the same bold, creative statement that cements Big Loud Publishing as one of the most successful independent music publishers in Nashville. Their stable of top-tier songwriters includes Wiseman, Joey Moi, Ashley Cooke, Blake Coddington, Brock Phillips, Chandler Walters, Cody Lohden, Eli Winders, Grady Block, Hailey Benedict, Jacob Durrett, Jake Worthington, John Byron, Jordan Dozzi, Kashus Culpepper, Larry Fleet, Lars Pruitt, Lauren Watkins, Luke Preston, Mark Holman, Matt McCartney, Max Martin, Rafe Tenpenny, Rhys Rutherford and Rocky Block. To date, the Big Loud Publishing lineup has penned over 300 singles including three GRAMMY® Award winners (Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” and “Blown Away”), and 90 No.1 hits for artists like George Strait, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Faith Hill, Thomas Rhett and more.
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