A man wearing a cap playing an acoustic guitar, captured in black and white.

GREG BATES

Greg Bates is a rare find these days in the music business. A Nashville native, Greg is a multi-talented songwriter, producer, singer, and guitarist with a resumé that includes songs cut by Chase Rice, Justin Moore, Montgomery Gentry, Tyler Booth, and William Michael Morgan.

His time as an artist on Republic Nashville, highlighted by his Top 5 hit “Did It For the Girl”, gives Greg a perspective that few writers possess. His deep roots in traditional country music, as well as his love of hit, contemporary radio has led to amazing collaborations with some of the best young talent in Nashville today.

DIAMOND SPONSORS

  • Logo for Slow Burn Records featuring a mountain with a sun behind, with sunrise lines radiating out, and text including 'Slow Burn Records', 'ESTD 2021', and 'Whitefish, MT'.
  • Illustration of the element E from the periodic table with atomic number 27,375, presented in a square with teal borders and text.
  • Logo for BEX Properties LLC featuring a mountain graphic and company name.
  • Logo for The Galles Lodging, featuring a buffalo inside a circular wreath with the words Whitefish Montana.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

  • Logo for Titos Handmade Vodka featuring an orange and black design with a candle and a barrel, and text reading 'Titos Handmade Vodka'.
  • Glacier Bank logo with blue and green mountain graphic and bold blue text.
  • Freedom Bank logo with an eagle and stars
  • The logo of The Fireband, featuring a red circle with a T and B inside, and the words "The Fireband" below in grey and black text.
  • Black and white logo for Kemo Sabe in Aspen, Colorado, established in 1990, featuring ornate, decorative lettering.

GOLD SPONSORS

  • Silhouette of a cow and a calf with trees and a line under them, along with the text 'Western Montana Wagyu'
  • Logo for nuWest Builders with a yellow brushstroke design, a small house window icon, and the words "nuWest BUILDERS" in gray and yellow.
  • Logo for the musical show 'Mile 0 Miles PDCast' featuring a microphone with a road winding into a dollar sign.
  • Text reading William D. Tomblin & Associates in bold black font on a white background.
  • Logo featuring a black mountain silhouette, a blue glacier shape, and text reading 'Western Montana's Glacier Country Partner'.
  • Logo for 94.3 The Lake, a country radio station in Flathead.
  • Logo for the radio show 'Big 3 in the Big Sky', featuring mountains, a microphone, and AM radio station details.
  • A professional headshot of Melissa Meuter with a smile, wearing a blue striped blouse, and a logo for Sotheby's International Realty beside her.
  • Logo for Sprouts Children's Boutique with text and decorative branch and bird graphics.
  • Logo for River Meadow Ranch with stylized blue river and white text

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  • Pink text displaying the number 406 with the word 'Woman' underneath.
  • Black-and-white Somali sheep grazing in a lush green field
  • BENT FLY FISHING logo in black and white with a hexagonal border
  • A logo for Averill Hospitality with the text 'AVerill Hospitality' in bold, black letters on a white background.
  • Logo for Alpine Village Market featuring a beer can, wine bottle, apple, and food items, with text listing offerings like beer, wine, hot deli, and butcher shop.
  • Circular logo with the text 'City Dudes Dale Outpost' surrounding a silhouette of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and a dragon's head.
  • A circular sign with a cartoon bulldog wearing a blue tank top, holding a mug of beer, with a tattoo on its arm that says 'mama' and a small heart. The sign reads 'Bulldog Saloon' at the top and 'Whitefish, Montana' at the bottom, with a black background and blue outline.
  • Logo of Whitefish Community Foundation with mountain range and a fish, and text 'Giving Together for the Flathead Valley'.
  • Logo of Whitefish Creations featuring a white fish stylized with a dorsal fin and tail on a dark blue circular background, with the words "WHITEFISH CREATIONS" underneath.
  • Logo with a bearded man wearing sunglasses and a cigar, encircled by the text 'Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company'.
  • Logo for 'On the Stage,' featuring a stylized blue grand piano with a spotlight, and text 'On the Stage' and 'Amazing Place Music'.
  • Logo for Whitefish Chamber of Commerce featuring a fish leaping out of water with mountains in the background.
  • Montana's Got Talent logo with orange star and bold black text.
  • Black and white sketch of a person with glasses, short hair, and a neutral expression, wearing a collared shirt.
  • Logo for Merie Productions with the initials MP inside a circle on a blue background, next to a black background with a white outline of Washington state and the text 'Whitefish Summer Concert Series' with a small blue MP logo.

VENUE PARTNERS

  • Logo for Great Northern Bar & Grill featuring a white goat silhouette on a red circle background with the name encircling it.
  • Logo for Craggy Range bar & grill, featuring mountain illustrations and text indicating location in Whitefish, Montana.
  • Logo for The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, featuring a circular design with a mountain, lake, and sky illustration.
  • Logo for Slow Burn Records with mountain illustration, sun and circular lines, ESTD 2021, located in Whitefish, MT.
  • Logo of The Remington Bar & Casino featuring crossed revolvers and stylized text.
  • Silhouette of a dog with a ball in its mouth on a grassy field with a sunset background.

FOUNDERS

  • JULIE & SUMMERFIELD BALDRIDGE

  • DON RODIE & SUSIE LONDON

  • CHRIS & CHRISTA ADKINS

  • BAMBI BARNUM

  • KAREN BYARS & CORY JOHNSON

  • LISSA & JERRY DUNKER

  • THE GOUGEN FAMILY

  • LEE ANN & JUD GROSHONG

  • DAVE & JANET LEISHMAN

  • JOHN PAUL MENDENHALL

  • LYNNE RIZZO

  • TRACY SCHULER

  • GEORGE SLESSMAN

  • SHANNON SLESSMAN

  • WILLIAM SLESSMAN & SARAH SLESSMAN