About Us

Deep South Entertainment is an artist management and event management company with offices in Raleigh, NC and Nashville, TN. Founded in 1995 Deep South has managed the careers of such Grammy-Award-winning and Billboard-charting artists as:

Bruce Hornsby, Little Feat, Stryper, Lit, Parmalee, Marcy Playground, Lainey Wilson, Vienna Teng, Jason Michael Carroll, SR-71, The Warren Brothers, Lee, Roy Parnell, Tres Chicas, Allison Moorer, Darden Smith, Kasey Tyndall, Branan Murphy, Coby James, and more…

The company's event management and talent buying division, based in Raleigh, is recognized as the go-to company for some of North Carolina's most notable events, including:

The NC State Fair, Oak City Sessions, Oak City 7, Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, Durham's Art of Cool , Raleigh Wide Open, The NC Governor's Inaugural Ball , Out! Raleigh, Farm Fest, Downtown Live, Cuegrass , The Got To Be NC Ag Jam, Fayetteville After 5, Chapel Hill's Live & Local, The Capital City Bike Fest , Pickin' in the Plaza and many more…

President Dave Rose is the author of "Everything I Know About The Music Business I Learned from My Cousin Rick", an Amazon-charting book that Guitar Magazine called "the only book a musician needs as their guide to success."

The diversity and rich history of Deep South, combined with our passion for artists and the music they create, allow us to customize our personal service to the specific needs and goals of the artist. Our goal is to help the artist achieve their goals.

Meet the Team