Warehouse West Entertainment is an independent artist development, music publishing, and management company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded by Grammy award winning producer/engineer Luke Wooten and successful entrepreneur Bruce A. Gates, Warehouse West Entertainment brings a uniquely artist/writer-centric focus to the music scene The founders believe that commercial success in the music business starts with—and is fueled by—strong talent. Warehouse West puts the talent at the center and surrounds it with business acumen and the all-important development resources. The end result—successful artists creating their music and making their mark in the music industry.
After a 30-year career in the consulting and corporate world, Bruce Gates returned to his entrepreneurial roots and founded Three Oaks Asset Management, a venture capital firm, and Three Oaks Strategies, a management consulting firm. Bruce is participating in several startup ventures in a variety of areas but is particularly focused on the music and entertainment space. He recently opened one of Washington DC’s hot new music venues, the Pearl Street Warehouse, where he is developing local and national touring talent in a high-quality “jewel box” venue in DC’s Wharf waterfront district.
Luke Wooten is the owner of Station West, a recording studio complex located in Nashville, TN. As both a Producer and Engineer, Luke has earned dozens of #1s and multiple awards with artists such as Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, The SteelDrivers, and The Louvin Brothers. Over the past 20 years, he has collaborated with producers such as Frank Liddell, Brett Beavers, and Carl Jackson. In 2014 Luke launched Station West Music, an independent publishing company and home to country songwriter Jordan Brooker.
Nicole Kasper moved to Nashville, TN in 2014 after graduating UCLA with a degree in Music History. During her time at UCLA she was a College Marketing Representative for Universal Music Group Distribution and interned at companies such as Q Prime, ASCAP, Universal Music Enterprises, Clear Channel, and Live Nation Entertainment. Since moving to Nashville she was hired by Big Machine Label Group in A&R and product management where she worked closely with Artists such as Jennifer Nettles, Cheap Trick, Hank Jr, Glen Campbell, Alex Williams, Tara Thompson, Delta Rae, & Justin Moore. Nicole has since spent time at Creative Artists Agency in music touring where she was instrumental in the signing of Dan Smalley and Savannah Conley.
Paige Kosinski is originally from Tribes Hill, New York and is a graduate of Belmont University where she received a BBA, majoring in Music Business. Before joining Warehouse West Entertainment as an intern, she held internships at WBA Entertainment, Sirius XM, and Mini Mac Music. She also worked at the Curb College Academic Advising Office and Office of the Registrar at Belmont University.
Station West is a thriving studio complex nestled in the eclectic Berry Hill community of Nashville. Established in 1998 by Grammy award winning engineer and producer Luke Wooten, Station West looks forward to celebrating over a decade of serving Nashville’s finest artists, songwriters and producers. Our facility includes three studios along with the newly completed West Wing surround mix and overdub suite.
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