Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Celebrates Successful Benefit with Josh Turner – Last (7/22) night, Multi-platinum MCA recording artist and award-winning songwriter Josh Turner headlined the inaugural NSAI “IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SONG” Performance Series at the Wildhorse Saloon. During the sold-out show, he invited special guests/hit songwriters John Anderson, Shawn Camp and Pat McLaughlin to the stage for acoustic sets. The packed-house was treated to Turner’s hit singles, including “Long Black Train,” “Firecracker” and “Another Try.” Turner was also presented with a Lifetime Membership to NSAI for his continued support. For more information on the series, visit www.nashvillesongwriters.com and check out Josh Turner at www.joshturner.com.
Archive for July, 2009
10th Anniversary NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT - Grand Prize mentoring session with Jewel
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) announces the 10th Anniversary of the NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT. Kicking off August 1 and running through October 31, 2009, the contest boasts unparalleled career-building industry relationships designed to help unsigned songwriters navigate the road to becoming professional hitmakers. The Grand Prize Winner will receive an exclusive mentoring session with The Valory Music Co. recording artist Jewel.
“By offering meetings with major publishers, we don’t just get aspiring songwriters’ feet in the door; we rip the door off its hinges and create an opportunity for them to build relationships with top-notch songwriters, publishers and music industry executives that would normally take years to establish. As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we hope to continue that trend and build upon NSAI’s legacy of educating, promoting and protecting songwriters in all genres,” says NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison.
Entering its 10th year, NSAI has created – along with CMT for the past four years – a nationwide platform for aspiring songwriters to submit their best tunes with one Grand Prize Winner and one CMT Listeners’ Choice Winner. Past winners understand this is a powerful vehicle to get “discovered” and have found success from signing an artist development deal with DreamWorks Records to securing a music-publishing staff writer deal.
Nashville pro writers, publishers and industry professionals will narrow down the finalists over three rounds of judging and select the Grand Prize Winner, 10 Runners-Up and 10 Honorable Mentions before the Top 10 (excluding the Grand Prize Winner) are posted on www.nsai.cmt.com. Fans can vote online for their favorite song from January 20 through February 26, 2010. Last year there were more than 94,000 votes for the CMT Listeners’ Choice.
In addition to the mentoring session with Jewel, prizes include a single-song professional demo, tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards, a private tour of CMT studios, a performance at the legendary Bluebird Café, meetings with major music publishers and a one-year membership to NSAI, just to name a few. Take advantage of this opportunity to launch a songwriting career. For a full list of prizes and how to enter, visit www.nsai.cmt.com.
All genres of music are encouraged. The entry fees are $35.00 (NSAI members) and $45.00 (non-members) per song submitted. Proceeds benefit the NSAI Legislative Fund to protect the rights of songwriters.
About Jewel: Growing up on a remote ranch in Alaska, Jewel endured poverty and teen homelessness on the road to the triumph of international stardom. The three-time Grammy nominee has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide. Her debut album, Pieces of You, became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time. Last year, singer/songwriter Jewel released her first country record, Perfectly Clear, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. She recently released her first-ever independent CD, Lullaby. Jewel lives on a working ranch in Stephenville, Texas, with her husband, World Champion bull-riding superstar Ty Murray. For more on Jewel, check out www.jeweljk.com.
About NSAI: The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world’s largest not-for-profit songwriters’ trade organization. Established in 1967, the membership of more than 5,000 spans the United States and seven international countries. For more than 40 years, NSAI has been dedicated to serving and protecting the rights of aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music. For more information, visit www.nashvillesongwriters.com.
About CMT: CMT, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 88 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
This year Festival4Stars is delighted to welcome the great songwriter, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees’ and John McLaughlin, famous songwriter, manager & BBC’s Fame Academy judge.
Festival 4 Stars accepts song entries in the following categories, pop/rock, singer/songwriter, country/folk, and r&b/soul/rap. It is open to anyone in the world with the stipulation being that the lyrics are in English. There is a small processing fee ($30) that gets fed back into the program to handle admin fees.
Every entrant receives written feedback by a panel of music industry heavyweights. Meaning your song will get in front of the right people, even if you aren’t chosen as a finalist.
Finalists compete for cash prizes and a trip to London to co-write with professional songwriters and producers.
For more information, please visit http://festival4stars.com/
The North Park Music Thing - San Diego Music & Media Conference and Festival is a three day music event, which is scheduled to take place August 7-9, 2009 at the Lafayette Hotel. All conference registrants will learn about the music business during panel discussions, workshops and demo review sessions. NPMT will feature speakers who have been involved in local, regional, and national music. On Saturday, following the workshops, NPMT will showcase nearly 150 musical acts from the Southwestern United States, on 20 stages in San Diego, California.
All proceeds from the North Park Music Thing will be donated to the San Diego Music Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses its efforts on local musician assistance, music education, professional development, live performance and the annual San Diego Music Awards show recognizing creative achievement in the San Diego music community. The Foundation’s primary goal is to advance artistic growth and increase understanding, appreciation, enjoyment and interest in music and its ability to enhance and enrich the City of San Diego.
North Park Music Thing
at the Lafayette Hotel
2223 El Cajon Blvd · North Park
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2 -Day Badge (Sat/Sun, August 8-9, 2009)
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Nathan East has been confirmed as Featured Speaker for NPMT ‘09!
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Jack Tempchin added as panelist for NPMT!
NPMT is happy to annunce that Encinitas resident Jack Tempchin has been added to NPMT, to speak on the panel Songwriting Demystified: Where’s the Motivation? Mr. Tempchin has written many familiar songs, including “Slow Dancing” for Johnny Rivers, “Already Gone” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” for The Eagles. His music has been covered by countless others, including Richie Havens, Chris Hillman, Patty Loveless, Tom Waits, George Jones and more.
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Club Music Festival Bands announced!
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First bands announced for
NPMT Street Festival!
Scott Russo & the Big Big Bang, The Night Marchers, Black Heart Procession, Uncle Joe’s Big ‘ol Driver, Avi Buffalo and more to be added!
Single day street festival tickets will go on sale
on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Check back for more details.