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Songwriter City Spotlight: Laura Veltz
May 8, 2019Read MoreOriginally from New York City, Laura Veltz has spent her entire adult life writing and performing music. After a decade touring and recording with her family band, Cecilia, culminating in a record deal with Atlantic Records, she zeroed in on her love of commercial songwriting in 2008 and was lured to Music City. Since then,…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Neil Thrasher
April 25, 2019Read MoreNeil Thrasher has penned many #1 hits including “Fast Cars & Freedom”, “Take Me There” and “Banjo” by Rascal Flatts, “There Goes My Life” by Kenny Chesney, “Fly Over States” and “Night Train” by Jason Aldean, and “How Country Feels” by Randy Houser”. He also has the current single “Rearview Town” by Jason Aldean which…
Event Entertainment: The Challenge of New & Original
April 2, 2019Read MoreThe event business is teaching me a great deal about the ability to bring high-quality entertainment to a diverse cross-section of companies, associations, and organizations. One key theme I have learned about and heard repeatedly from event planning professionals, is the desire for unique, memorable, compelling, and experience based entertainment. There is a constant searching out…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Jon Randall
March 13, 2019Read MoreJon Randall Stewart was born in Dallas, TX and in his teenage years relocated to Nashville where he started his professional musical journey singing backup and playing guitar with Emmylou Harris’s Nash Ramblers, who he won a Grammy with in 1992 for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group. He released his debut solo…
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“Tom Douglas is, quite simply, our conscience. He shines a spotlight on the dark side of society so brightly that we can no longer ignore it. He’s a realist, but he’s also an optimist. As he says, the pain in this world is great, but the love is even greater. I love his raspy voice. When…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Chris DeStefano
February 6, 2019Read MoreChris DeStefano is a Grammy Award Winning singer/songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. As a songwriter, he has 14 #1 songs with artists including Carrie Underwood (“Good Girl”, “Little Toy Guns”), Billy Currington (“Hey Girl”), Brett Eldredge (“Don’t Ya”), Luke Bryan (“That’s My Kind of Night”, “Kick the Dust Up” ), Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Bob DiPiero
January 25, 2019Read MoreSince his first #1 in 1983, Hall of Fame Songwriter Bob DiPiero has been responsible for an uninterrupted string of country music hits. One of Nashville’s most prolific and consistent songwriters, Bob possesses a humble drive to keep learning and stay relevant. He has had over 1,000 songs recorded by other artists, countless hit singles,…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Natalie Hemby
December 25, 2018Read MoreWith an authentic heart and distinct style, Natalie Hemby has become one of music’s defining songwriters. The Nashville native has written six #1 singles including Lady Antebellum’s “Downtown,” Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” and “Tornado,” Miranda Lambert’s “White Liar” and “Automatic,” and Justin Moore’s “You Look Like I Need A Drink.” “Automatic” earned Hemby a Grammy nomination…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Rhett Akins
May 7, 2018Read MoreMusic has always been in Rhett Akins’ blood. The Valdosta, GA. native grew up in a close-knit family that supported his musical interests and his desire to pursue music as a career. One of Rhett’s song demo tapes found its way to the reactivated Decca Records label. Impressed by what they heard, they quickly signed…
Songwriter City Spotlight: Wendell Mobley
March 14, 2018Read MoreWendell began playing in local bands before moving from Celina, Ohio to Nashville, where he found a job playing guitar for Jack Greene and Alabama. After having his songs recorded by Joe Diffie and Kenny Rogers, he became a full-time songwriter. Mobley’s first cut as a single was Alabama’s “We Can’t Love Like This Anymore”…