Charles Christopher DuBois is a songwriter and music publisher based out of

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. DuBois began his music career as ASCAP Nashville Director of Membership in 1993. He left ASCAP in 1999 to form Sea Gayle Music with business partners

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...

and Frank Rogers. Since that time, Sea Gayle has become one of the most successful independent publishing companies in all of music. In 2010 and 2011, Sea Gayle was named ASCAP Country Publisher of the Year. It was the first time since 1982 that an independent publishing company had won that award. In 2009, Sea Gayle Music launched Sea Gayle Records as an imprint of Sony Music Nashville.Gayle Thompson
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"The Boot", November 2009. Retrieved on 2011-10-19. As a songwriter, DuBois has had more than 30 Top 20 singles including 17 songs that have reached No. 1. DuBois has been the recipient of over 30 ASCAP awards and in 2004 was named ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year.Price, Deborah Evans (November 20, 2004). “Thrasher, DuBois Top ASCAP Writers”. Billboard, p. 61. DuBois was also named NSAI Songwriter of the Year for 2010 and 2011."NSAI"
Retrieved on 2011-10-19. DuBois began serving as Paisley's executive producer in 2005 on the album '' Time Well Wasted'' which won ACM and CMA awards for Album of the Year.Academy of Country Music
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Retrieved on 2011-10-19. DuBois has continued his role as executive producer for the Paisley albums '' 5th Gear'', '' American Saturday Night'', '' This is Country Music'', '' Wheelhouse'' and '' Moonshine in the Trunk''. Chris also co-produced the breakout WB debut album for Chris Janson and “ Fix a Drink” from the Chris Janson album ‘’ Everybody’’.

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