Biography:  Barry Coburn moved to Nashville in 1984 after a multi-faceted career in the music business "down under." Prior to settling in the United States, he was heavily involved with concert promotion, publishing, producing and management in Australia and New Zealand.

As a concert promoter, Barry toured acts such as Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Chuck Berry, and the Eagles. He also managed and produced Split Enz, now known as Crowded House.

Barry began his American career with the formation of Ten Ten Management, Inc. in early 1985. His first client was Lacy J. Dalton. That eventually led to working with Holly Dunn, who, under Coburn's guidance, won both the ACM Award for Best New Female Vocalist and the CMA Horizon Award.

In 1988, Coburn signed newcomer Alan Jackson as a client, a relationship that would span the next six years. During this period, Coburn landed Jackson a record deal with Arista Nashville and worked diligently to develop, promote, and perfect Jackson's career. During this time, Jackson won countless major awards, had twelve #1 singles, and sold over nine million albums.

Ten Ten Management's client roster also included Suzy Bogguss, BR5-49 and Diamond Rio. 

During 1999 through 2001, Barry served as president and CEO of Atlantic Records Nashville division, but he has now returned to music publishing. 

Barry works alongside his wife, Jewel Coburn, heading their publishing company, Ten Ten Music Group, Inc. Under their guidance, the company has enjoyed major success with such recordings as “The Little Girl” – John Michael Montgomery, “Somebody Like You” – Keith Urban, “Between The Devil and Me” – Alan Jackson, “The Baby” – Blake Shelton and most recently “Awful Beautiful Life” – Darryl Worley. 

Ten Ten Music Group has worked with Keith Urban as a songwriter since 1991 and the effort has paid off with his breakthrough success. 

Barry and his wife have two sons, Tyler and Glenn. Barry is a member of CMA, ACM, NARAS, & JDRF.