Alex Torrez
Judge

In 1995 Alex Torrez came off the road as a touring drummer to take a position as Director of A&R for Sony Records working in a creative capacity with the careers of the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Joe Diffie, Billy Gilman and others. He then moved over to a Sr. Director of A&R position was later offered his own co-venture with the company by Sony Music President Donna Hilley bringing on such writers as Chad Austin, Michelle Poe, Emma Fox and Troy Johnson. During his run with Sony Music Alex secured over 40 major record label chart-topping singles recorded by artists like Martina McBride, the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Brian White and others.

Alex launched his own record label Name Records with award-winning songwriter/artist Troy Johnson. While working with the label Alex was contacted to oversee the Entertainment Relations Division headquartered in Nashville, as a Marketing executive to develop a variety of co-branding opportunities worldwide.

Throughout the last twelve years working in the Nashville music industry, Alex still maintains his entrepreneurial spirit continuing to oversee his publishing company Homesick Cowboy Music. With Homesick Cowboy Music, he signed and developed writer Troy Johnson resulting in cuts on records by Billy Ray Cyrus, Dixie Chicks, Brian White, Cledus T. Judd, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and others and it continues to generate activity today.