About Penny Dionne and Troy McConnell:
With over 35 years of combined music business experience, this
dynamic duo has seen its share of success. Penny Dionne is a
respected publisher, owner of Little Vixen Music, and a pro songplugger
currently representing catalogs from such notable songwriters as Chris Wallin,
Steven McClintock, Thom Shepherd, Mary Ann Kennedy, Moke Cameron, Troy
McConnell, Jai Josefs and, previously, Bluewater Music. She was profiled in the
publisher edition of Music Row magazine’s “Row File,” November 2005. Her
professional memberships include CMA, CCMA, SOLID, NSAI, WCS, NARAS, ASCAP,
SOCAN and she is the new vice president for the Woman’s Music Business
Association (WMBA). Beyond her many music business successes, she volunteers on
the events committee of the Nashville Humane Association and was instrumental in
putting together the hugely successful 2006 Ryman concert that featured Emmylou
Harris (accompanied by Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose), Paula Cole, Mindy Smith
and Patty Griffin — to raise needed funds for a community outreach spay and
neuter program called ROVER. Penny is also a frequent speaker at music industry
workshops and seminars, and lives and works in
Nashville. Visit her website at:
www.LittleVixenMusic.com
Troy McConnell is a twenty-one-year Nashville veteran and has seen
success as a songwriter and producer, as well as running a very successful
multimedia company. Having been a staff writer in his early years in Nashville,
he has written with such luminary Nashville writers as Craig Wiseman, Tommy Lee
James and Chuck Cannon, and has shared the songwriting stage with such artists
as Tim McGraw, Lari White and Garth Brooks. Among Troy’s producing credits was a
1995 artist development project that landed the young artist a major recording
contract. Troy continues to write and produce, but his talents have taken him
beyond the country music scene and into the world of multimedia, having written
a national jingle for Bridgestone/Firestone tires and winning a video award for
his work with the corporation that owns Denny’s restaurants. Currently, Troy is
in the process of launching a new copyright protection organization called SOCP
International. www.socp-intl.com
Together, Penny Dionne and Troy McConnell created The Successful Songwriter
Motivation & Mediation CD. Visit the website for more information:
www.SongwriterMotivation.com