Schell Joins AEG Live Nashville

Clay Schell has joined AEG Live Nashville as senior talent buyer, the company’s senior VP Ali Harnell announced June 9.

Schell will be based in Atlanta and responsible for buying shows for venues in the Southeast. Schell comes to AEG Live from Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, where he’d served as VP of programming, including booking at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,

Schell was previously GM and Southeast region manager for House of Blues, where he was responsible for developing nontraditional revenue and special events business at HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, as well as talent buying.

He’s also operated his own company, Clay Schell Consulting, for nearly 20 years and guided tours by artists including Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Paul McCartney, and HiFi Buys Amphitheatre.