Our Team

John Kelly, Founder

John is a Certified Public Accountant and CEO of Entertainment Financial Services, Inc which was founded in 1992. He is a recognized expert in matters pertaining to the creation, exploitation, brokerage and accounting for record masters, song copyrights, book manuscripts and video masters. He has extensive experience in managing financial, technology and marketing matters for professional athletes, coaches, recording artists, entertainment entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations. Current and past clients include multi-platinum selling recording artists in all genres of music, athletes and coaches in both the National Basketball Association and National Football League and not-for-profit organizations ranging from $500,000 to $500,000,000 in annual revenue. John’s professional experience began in 1982 and includes eight years with Certified Public Accounting firms, three years as Chief Financial Officer of Forefront Records (a division of Capitol Christian Music Group), and has been the owner and CEO of Entertainment Financial Services since 1992. He is a published author of articles on financial matters related to intellectual property and not-for-profit management issues and has been a speaker at music industry conferences on song copyright and record master brokerage issues.

Michael Kelly, Manager of Compliance Services & Business Development

After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2012, Michael joined the staff of Entertainment Financial Services and provided royalty auditing and business management services to his clients. In 2016, Entertainment Financial Services created a Compliance Services Department to better meet the needs of our clients. Michael was instrumental in establishing this department, which he now manages as well.

Kim Carson, Business Manager

Kim Carson graduated from SMU and has been in the Nashville area since 1989. She has had a variety of roles in the music business since 1995. In 2003, she became an Executive Assistant and handled accounting needs for a roster of clients, most of whom were in the music field. Today, Kim is one of our key business managers whose experience continues to be a great asset to all our clients.

Meagan Kelly, Royalty Analyst

Meagan graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. After graduating, Meagan moved to Nashville and began working in the events and marketing industry. Since that time, she has built strong relationships with clients and business partners, supervised staff, made daily management decisions & used social media to help promote a successful business. She has been with Entertainment Financial Services since 2018 and is now our head compliance analyst.

Rhonda Aldridge, Royalty Analyst

Rhonda is a graduate of Belmont University with a degree in Music Business. As a Nashville native, she has worked in the music industry for 20 plus years. She has handled the business management needs for various artist in both the Country and Christian markets. Her current focus is on royalty audit analysis as well as compliance analysis for client projects.

Entertainment Financial Services

Phone: 1 (615) 915-0387
Email: [email protected]
7106 Crossroads Blvd., Suite 215
Brentwood, TN 37024

PO Address: PO Box 1843
Brentwood, TN 37024