Trailblazing manager Pam Lewis relaunches her management division signing the applauded country/rock group Century Drive.
“When I met Century Drive and we got a chance to work together, my team and I were all sold on them as writers, musicians and unique performers. I was not planning to manage them, but am thrilled to have the opportunity to open doors for them and insure their magical music gets heard by the broadest audience possible. They are both nostalgic and new with killer familial harmonies, well-crafted songs, a dynamic live show and a stellar work ethic,” says Pam Lewis.
We are so excited to team up with Pam Lewis for management and PLA Media. From day one, the conversations were so inspiring that we knew it was a good fit for us as a band. Never before have we been this excited about what this team is capable of,” says Chad Chapin, Century Drive’s Grammy nominated, DOVE and BMI award winning drummer.
Lewis cracked the glass ceiling in the late 80s becoming one of the first Nashville based, female artist managers. She has been honored by Pollstar, Performance Magazine as “Manager of the Year” and snagged a Country Music Association SRO Award among additional distinctions throughout her storied career.
Century Drive will be releasing their next single Wild Hearts, Wild Highways in May.
Connect with Century Drive:
Website: https://centurydriveband.com/
Facebook: @centurydriveband
Instagram: @centurydrive_band
Twitter: @Centurydrive
TikTok: @Centurydrive
YouTube: Century Drive
Spotify: Century Drive
Apple Music: Century Drive
About Century Drive
Century Drive is a four-piece country-rock band made up of two sets of brothers hailing from Bend, Oregon. Corey and Casey Parnell and Chad and Lonnie Chapin are all sons of preachers that are using their ingrained devotion and conviction to write, record and release their own lane of Pacific Northwest, pavement pounding country rock. Their storytelling and brotherly harmonies are celebrated among some of Nashville’s hottest songwriters, including 17x number one writer Brian White who said, “The first time I stepped in the room to write with Century Drive I knew something special was happening. The energy and vibe were simply contagious. Unbelievable musicians, great singers, and songs set the bar high. I’m a huge fan.”
The Parnells approached the Chapins to write songs in the early days of the pandemic, and their whiskey-fueled all-nighters have resulted in a catalog of songs that punch through as they blaze their own trail in the Country genre.
After teasing their audience with a string of singles, the group debuted their sound on an EP in 2022 titled Staring at Stars. That project landed a spotlight on CMT and The Country Network in addition to profiles in MusicRow Magazine, AntiMusic, The Digital Journal, The Country Note, Country in the UK, The Bend Bulletin, News Break, Broadway World, Center Stage Magazine, etc. The title track was also featured on the official Academy of Country Music‘s New Music Friday Playlist alongside Jason Aldean, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Chris Young.
Before banding together for this group, they garnered success across a variety of genres and built a brotherhood friendship spanning more than two decades. Lonnie is the band’s Grammy and Dove award-winning bassist and Gospel Music Hall Of Fame alum as a member of Petra. He also co-wrote the #1 hit song If I Had To Die For Someone for Christian rock band Petra before becoming a founding member of the Grammy-nominated band Tait with his brother Chad. Chad is a Grammy-nominated drummer, Dove award winner, twelve-time BMI Music award winner, and recipient of the legendary BMI “Song Of The Year” award for his song To Ever Live Without Me. Lead vocalist and country songwriter Corey Parnell has shared stages with noteworthy artists Kris Kristofferson, Trace Adkins, and Lindsay Ell, and has co-written songs for Steve Fee and Shannon Bex of Danity Kane. His brother and lead guitarist Casey has recorded, written, and produced for Shannon Bex of MTV’s super group Danity Kane and Thunderstorm Artis of NBC’s “The Voice.”
This year, Century Drive will be releasing new singles as they continue to build audiences of fans across the globe.
About Pamela Lewis
Pamela Lewis, a native of upstate New York, was part of the original publicity/marketing team that launched MTV to the world and also worked with MTV’s sister cable channels Nickelodeon, The Movie Channel, and The Arts & Entertainment Network, from 1980 to 1984. In 1984, she left Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company (WASEC), a joint venture of Warner Communications and American Express, with the position of National Media Director.
RCA records relocated her from New York City to Nashville to help shape the careers of top country stars such as Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, The Judds, and Alabama. She left RCA, starting her own PR/marketing + artist development agency working with clients such as MCA Records, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Patty Loveless and the CMA. Lewis hired a team and started, award winning, PLA Media in 1985. In 1987, she formed Doyle/Lewis Management with partner Bob Doyle, while continuing to operate PLA Media. The first client Lewis agreed to represent was an unknown Oklahoma crooner named Garth Brooks. She managed him to superstardom and also co-managed the early successful career of Trisha Yearwood, securing her record deal at MCA and her first gold and platinum CDs.
In 2003, Lewis made her first foray into the world of politics running for office of alderman-at-large in Franklin, Tenn. She won a four-year term and was the only female on the board for two years and vice mayor for a year. Lewis is a graduate of University of Tennessee’s Institute of Public Service Local Government Leadership Program (third level). She has also served on or chaired multiple committees as well as being appointed to both the Planning and Historic Zoning Commissions. She is a graduate of Belmont University’s College of Business Administration’s Scarlett Leadership Institute Mini Executive MBA program with additional graduate work at the Scarritt Bennett Center. She is an alumnus of Leadership Music and Leadership Middle Tennessee and is a current member of the Country Music Association, Music City Concierge Association & SOURCE. She was honored in 2023 by becoming a distinguished fellow of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration year. Founded in 1768, The Royal Society of Arts fellows include Stephen Hawkins, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Dickens, Hellen Keller, and Margret Thatcher. Lewis is also a U.S. Ambassador for The Unity of Faiths Foundation.
