Tom Truitt
Managing Director of Music & Live Entertainment
Turnkey Group
Tom Truitt is Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Music & Live Entertainment practice. Based in Nashville, he brings over 27 years of executive recruiting experience to the firm. Widely regarded as the music industry’s leading talent recruiter, Tom specializes in placing top-tier talent across business and creative roles within the entire music industry. This includes live entertainment, touring, festivals, experiential formats, venues, ticketing, recording, production, publishing, licensing, tech, and more.
Prior to ZRG, he led the entertainment practice at Buffkin, Baker and previously founded and operated his own successful search firm, MusicRowSearch. Mr. Truitt has deep expertise in recruiting for roles from C-suite to mid-level in all areas of the music ecosystem, including business development, legal, strategic, and sales & marketing functions, as well as tech platforms and corporate clients leveraging music and IP.
He is also the creator and executive producer of WHO KNEW, a renowned networking series drawing 500+ industry professionals bi-monthly to hear music icons share insights. During the pandemic, he launched The Smartest People in the Room, a virtual extension of the series featuring intimate conversations between notable music executives.
Tom earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University.
