History

Back Porch Productions, LLC was founded by Carly Horvat in 2010. Her background in special events, sponsorship, and marketing includes several years of sales, customer service, and events experience. As a Cleveland, Ohio native, Carly worked with Live Nation/House of Blues – Cleveland, Progressive Field – Home of the Cleveland Indians, Ghostlight Productions, and the Great Lakes Science Center.

In early 2009, Carly’s passion and love for country music led her to “Music City” – Nashville, Tennessee. Ironically, being from the “Home of Rock & Roll” followed her as she began working with multi-act rock music festivals and traveling around the country developing and executing sponsorship and marketing programs. Being an entrepreneur and country girl at heart and recognizing a need in the country music market, the next step was obvious. Her passion and love for all things music combined with her experience ultimately led to the creation of Back Porch Productions, LLC. And so it began…