Jim Halsey

Dr. Jim Halsey is an American artist manager, agent, and impresario. Halsey has presented country music performances all over the world. An expert in many fields of the music business, and business in general, Dr. Jim Halsey has served, or is serving on the following Boards of Directors: Will Rogers Memorial Foundation, Claremore, OK; The Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee, OK; Cherokee Nation Historical Society, The Country Music Association (CMA); The Academy of Country Music (ACM); National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS, Austin Chapter); National Music Council (NMC); Mercantile Bank and Trust, Tulsa; Citizens National Bank, Independence, KS; Farmers & Merchants Bank, Mound City, KS; Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles; Tulsa Philharmonic; Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Tulsa Symphony Orchestra; Advisory Board Oklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame; Philbrook Art Museum, Tulsa; Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa; Tulsa Ballet; U.S. Committee for UNICEF; MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Assoc.); International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF/UNESCO); The Business Circle For Arts Education in Oklahoma; Advisory Council MENC (Music Educators National Conference); Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame, Muskogee, OK; The Advisory Board for National Institute of Entertainment & Media Law (Southwest University School of Law) in Los Angeles, California, and the William Inge Theatre Festival and Foundation, Independence, Ks. Jim Halsey is co-creator of the long running Billboard Magazine Song Contest.