A well-respected leader in the music industry, Blaine Barcus joined the global music division of Cook Media Global as president of Integrity Music in 2024. Over the span of his music career, Blaine has worked directly with artists like Zach Williams, CAIN, Third Day, Matt Maher, Steven Curtis Chapman, Matthew West, Building 429, I Am They, David Leonard, Ben Fuller and Seph Schlueter. He has contributed to five Grammy Award-winning and 16 Grammy Award-nominated projects, along with more than 50 Dove Award-winning and Dove Award-nominated projects.
Blaine brings more than 25 years of experience in almost every facet of the Christian music industry, most recently serving as senior vice president of A&R at Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. In addition to two decades of leadership at Provident, Blaine served in leadership roles at Word Entertainment/Warner Music Group and Creative Trust. He is a 2016 alumni of Leadership Music and a Grammy Awards voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science (NARAS) since 2002.
A gifted communicator and organizational leader, Blaine is most passionate about serving and mentoring the next generation of Christian creatives. He and his wife have three children. He still enjoys drumming and is an avid University of Missouri Tigers fan. Blaine works out of the Franklin, Tenn., office.