About Riser House Director of Publishing and A&R, Kirby Smith... Kirby Smith is the Director of Publishing and A&R at Riser House Entertainment. The Publishing division currently oversees the songwriting careers of Mitchell Tenpenny, Dallas Wilson, Michael Whitworth and Dillon Carmichael. On the records side, the roster includes Tenpenny (in partnership with Sony Nashville), Carmichael and Meghan Patrick, along with several label services clients. Prior to joining Riser House, Smith served as Creative Director at WinSongs Music, where she worked closely with its founder and hit songwriter/producer Chris DeStefano. While there, Smith was instrumental in the signing of Emily Shackleton. Prior to her time at WinSongs, she spent time as the Creative Manager at Dallas Davidson’s Play It Again Music Group.  About Pro Songwriter Michael Whitworth... A multi-genre hit songwriter, Michael Whitworth has a strong instinct for lyric and melody and floats effortlessly between Country, Rock and Pop sessions. Multiple singles at Country and Rock radio and more than 250 million streams across catalog. RECENT RELEASES include Mitchell Tenpenny, Lady A, Koe Wetzel, Jelly Roll, Sleeping With Sirens, Teddy Swims, Eli Young Band, Larry Fleet, Florida Georgia Line, Giovannie And The Hired Guns UNRELEASED CUTS with Chris Young, Forest Blakk, Jelly Roll, Meghan Patrick, Jordan Harvey, Drew Green, Harper Grace, Boy Named Banjo, Saliva RECENT SESSIONS with Charles Kelly, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Dylan Marlowe, Kolby Cooper, Lily Rose, Alysa Vanderheym, Geoff Warburton, Chris DeStefano, Sam Sumser, Nicollette Hayford, Will Weatherly, Andrew Baylis, Megan Moroney For more information and to listen, check out Michael's music at Spotify and Apple Music. Back to top