Alumni Spotlight: Tali Giles Canterbury (’04

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Tali Giles Canterbury (‘04)

Tali Giles Canterbury graduated from First Presbyterian Day School in 2004. After graduation, she attended the University of Georgia and Middle Tennessee State University. She earned a BS in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Music Business in her undergraduate studies and then decided to attend law school and earn her Juris Doctorate.

The music industry had always interested Tali. In fact, in high school, her FPD classmates predicted her future career would be “in the music industry in Nashville.” They were right. After interning in Nashville while attending UGA, she eventually moved to Nashville full time. As Tali says, “The music industry is as much who you know as it is what you know.” She was able to develop some great relationships and intern with multiple record companies to get her foot in the door initially. Those relationships eventually led to her current role as co-owner and partner with 50 Egg Music.

In 2016, Tali and her business partner and friend Jonathan Singleton began working with a then little-known artist named Luke Combs. They signed Luke to his first publishing deal and had an incredible run of three years all the way to the top! After their contracts ended with the company they were with, the three of them – Tali, Jonathan and Luke – decided to partner up and start 50 Egg Music. “Our goal was to create a music company that embraced the artist and songwriter, helped them develop their craft, and did things a little differently than they’ve historically been done in the music industry. It’s been a really fun ride so far, and we get to work with some incredible talent every day.”

Tali values her relationship with Christ above all else and values the solid Christian foundation that FPD provided. She is also grateful for the academic foundation that she says prepared her for college and then law school. Tali was part of the dance team and cheerleading squad during her time at FPD and remembers fun times with teachers and coaches. She especially remembers times with Candace Weems and Davey Keys – just hanging out and having fun!

Tali and her husband Will have been married for 8 years and live in Nashville full time. Will is an insurance agent and owns a collegiate baby product company called Gamezies. They have two daughters, Lennon and Lyla Joy.