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Moore & Moore , appreciate you joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

We wrote our high school graduation song and were voted “Most Talented” by our senior class. We sang our senior class song at the Kansas City Music Hall for graduation. After hearing the applause and seeing how we could touch people through our music, we knew from that moment on…. we were put on this earth to sing!

Moore & Moore , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

When we graduated high school, our parents told us we needed to get full-time jobs. We had done clerical work in the past, so we were looking under “Typists” in the KC Star want ads. Right below “Typists” was “Vocalists”. We answered the ad, auditioned, and got the gig singing with a female Elvis impersonator. We performed at various clubs in the Kansas City area. Before long, the band suggested we start our own group and we officially decided to go “on the road”. We were on the road performing for 5 years straight, only going home (to Belton, MO) about 6 weeks out of the year to take a break. After our band broke up, we decided to move to Nashville and pursue our dream of singing country music. Between the two of us, we ended up working at well over 100 different companies through temp work, and were still playing gigs around Nashville and on the road. Eventually, through the temp service, we were hired full time – Carrie at a booking agency, World Class Talent, and Debbie at BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). We continued to play gigs on the weekends, and by taking vacation/sick days during the week to perform with our band, and eventually, also as the opening act for the Statler Brothers tour.

Carrie started as a receptionist at World Class Talent and worked her way up to Vice President. When that company folded, she started her own agency, Third Coast Talent. Since founding Third Coast Talent in Nashville, in 1996, Carrie Moore-Reed has established herself as one of the leading female agents in Nashville’s entertainment community and has represented Country Legends such as Bill Anderson, Jerry Reed, Little Jimmy Dickens, Porter Wagoner, George “Goober” Lindsey, Mel Tillis, Jim Ed Brown, Jack Greene, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Rodriguez, Vern Gosdin and Stonewall Jackson.  Today, Third Coast Talent exclusively represents Jeannie Seely, Johnny Lee, Janie Fricke, T.G. Sheppard, Moe Bandy, Dion Pride, Marty Haggard, T. Graham Brown, David Frizzell, James Carothers and Michael Twitty. Moore-Reed is a member and on the Board of Directors of NATD and is active in the membership of CMA, ACM, IEBA and SOURCE and serves her community through charitable organizations, such as Meals On Wheels.
Carrie began her career as an agent with World Class Talent in 1989. She served as Vice-President of the agency, as well as having responsibility of booking a large roster of artists that included Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark, Michael Martin Murphey, and Brenda Lee. Carrie Moore-Reed has been recognized with NATD Talent Director of the Year Award (2000), Business Leader Woman Extraordinaire Award (2011), Nashville Executive Search & Staffing Best Entertainment Agent Award (2017), and Nashville Global Excellence Leading Entertainment & Talent Agent Award (2017).

Debbie Moore joined Third Coast Talent in 2002 as Entertainment Coordinator. She now serves as Vice President of the company. Debbie was employed at BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) for 11 years (1991-2002) as a Radio Per Program Specialist. She is a #1 songwriter and publisher (Belton Uncle Music), co-writing “Wish You Were Here” with Bill Anderson and Skip Ewing, recorded by Mark Wills on Mercury Records. Debbie is active in the membership of CMA, NATD, IEBA, NSAI and SOURCE.

Carrie and Debbie’s career in the entertainment business was launched by performing together as part of the internationally traveled country music duo, ‘Moore & Moore’. The act continues to tour and record. Their combined hands-on experience, onstage and behind the scenes, make them uniquely qualified to understand and relate to what their artists go through on the road. They both enjoy working together and feel blessed and fortunate to work with the incredibly talented artists on their roster.

We were raised by wonderful parents who instilled a strong work ethic, integrity and compassion for others.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being in the music business, is the camaraderie of fellow artists and fans. The advice, stories, and friendship from other artists over the years has been inspiring, and the support of fans (who have also become great friends) has been amazing. It’s also very rewarding to be able to travel to so many places that we would have never visited otherwise. We have been fortunate to travel all across the United States, and to many countries to perform and share our music.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

After playing clubs all over the United States and Canada, we made the move to Nashville, Tennessee. “We were told that a lot of people go back home after giving Nashville only a few months. We had been living in an apartment about that long when a light bulb went out in the ceiling. When we had to stack suitcases to change it, we knew it was time to bring down the furniture and become Nashvillians.” Since then, we have never stopped working toward our goals of “making it” in the music business.

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