Keith Urban has been booked for an event and he can leave his guitar at home. The country superstar has been sought out to talk, not perform.
Urban has been announced as a Country Radio Seminar 2015 featured speaker. The event, "Keith Urban: Being Present," is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at 3 p.m. during the annual convention, which takes place at the Nashville Convention Center.
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to country radio.
In discussing Urban's appearance at the February CRS event, Bill Mayne, CRS executive director, noted, "This will be a definitive 'memorable moment' for all of us this year: having this incredible talent address this most critical skill in today's hectic professional business environment, with far reaching effect on one's ability to communicate. "Urban is one of the first artists to have literally broken down the separation that can exist even on the concert stage. Not only has he been leaving the stage to join his audiences for years, he was the first artist that I've ever seen whose stage literally bled into the crowd – with no barrier of any kind, no doubt entirely by design.
"Keith is one of the most impressive and successful artists of our time," adds Mayne. There's no doubt that both the musician and the man have set the standard for the way any artist's relationship should be with his or her fans. His ability to connect on a human level whether in person or through his music is unprecedented. Radio air talent and programmers are unanimous when referring to Urban's uncanny ability to connect with people. It is genuine, heartfelt and authentic. Through the years we have all seen how Keith conducts himself during backstage visits both with fans and industry personnel."
