The MuzikMafia was an informal collection of American country music artists, founded in October 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee by Big Kenny and John Rich (who compose the duo Big & Rich), along with Jon Nicholson and Cory Gierman.They have been the subject of a six-episode television series on the network Country Music Television, entitled MuzikMafia TV, which followed the Muzik Mafia on their first stadium tour, the American Revolution Tour.The original MuzikMafia was born from an open mic night in Nashville.