January 2022 “Recommended” Songs Considered for Pub Luncheon.
Congratulations to the writers below who had songs Recommended for Consideration for Publisher Luncheon. These were submitted to the Song Evaluation Service and were recommended by the NSAI Evaluators who reviewed them. NSAI staffers will review all songs recommended for the possibility of a Spring 2022 Publisher Luncheon. Be sure to take a look at the hometowns of these great writers. Who knows… you may find your next co- writer! With NSAI members from all over the world, one of these folks might live just around the corner from you!
Recommended for Consideration
Russell Dritz – “Junk in the Trunk” – Chappaqua, NY
Eve Suchy – “The Good Beers” - Mandan, ND
Ben Johnson – “A Tale of Two Mountains” – Circle Pines, MN
Robert Abernathy – “Bar Tan” – Hoover, AL
Thomas White – “Glad I Came In” – Ochlocknee, GA
Mike Kuhl – “Freshman Year”, “You Can’t Take My Cash” – Nolensville, TN
Hal ODell – “More Than Just a Girl” – Nashville, TN
Nikki Lickstein – “Spare Key” – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Dave Quirk – “Dear Love”, “She’s Gonna Hate Me” – Middlefield, MA
Cila Caleb – “This Can’t Be the End” – Orange, NJ
Daniel Herr – “Reason to Breathe” – Nashville, TN
Joe Bermudez – “Cinderella” – Holbrook, MA
James Carroll – “Bluebonnets in Alabama” – Houston, TX
Kelly William – “My Forever Home” – Atlanta, GA
Christy Klotz – “Simple Pleasures” – Thousand Oaks, CA
Megan Kelley – “Queen of Forever and the King of Goodbye” – Shenandoah, TX
Gary Quinn – “He’s My Dad” – Leigh, UK
Billy McDowell – “I Want it Back” – Prattville, AL
*Names listed above do not reflect writers who have had songs recommended at any time other than January 2022.
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These writers are being recognized by our evaluators as writers who are on the rise! These members have gotten the attention of our evaluators for their unique and promising writing skills. Keep an eye on these folks… they just keep getting better!
ONES TO WATCH
Russell Dritz – Chappaqua, NY
Eve Suchy – Mandan, ND
Emily Hatton - Melbourne, AUS
Michael Michnya - Somers Point, NJ
Durand Robinson - Hoover, AL
Robert Abernathy – Hoover, AL
Richard Mack Harrell – Boca Raton, FL
Diana Taub - Morris Plains, NJ
John Frank – Nashville, TN
Robert Curtell – Evansville, IN
Terry Fraley - Chesapeake, VA
Andrew Mack - Columbia, TN
James Edwards - Ormond Beach, FL
Phillip Sandifer – Austin, TX
Patrycya Hill - Mooresville, NC
Michael Manetz - Gainesville, FL
Monte Thomas - Boise, ID
PJ Repetto – Placerville, CA
Gene Mitchell – Panama City Beach, FL
Peter Scott – Summit, NJ
Bobby Johnston – Strawberry Plains, TN
Mike Kuhl – Nolensville, TN
Dewey Longuski – Mason, MI
Dana Crawford – Delmar, NY
Jahnavi Goldstein – Nashville, TN
Artie Weitz – Tarzana, CA
Stephanie Ryann – Owls Head, ME
Allison Cipris - Airmont, NY
Jamie Trent - Evington, VA
John Van Mater - Manchaca, TX
Brian Conover - Absecon, NJ
Nikki Lickstein – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Matt Salada – Hendersonville, TN
Richard Schroder – Chestnut Hill, MA
Kallie Medley – Porum, OK
Daniel Herr – Nashville, TN
Thomas White – Ochlocknee, GA
Jason Brown – Halifax, CAN
Philip Bowen – Brownstown Township, MI
John Angotti - Franklin, TN
Shaun Streeter – Panama City Beach, FL
Tracy Richardson – Terre Haute, IN
Charlie Miller – Douglasville, GA
Blake Roberson – Dunlap, TN
Sudi (Rick) Karatas – Van Nuys, CA
Thea Lissi- Houston, TX
James Scott Nelson – Halls, TN
Glen Crusoe – Ocean View, DE
Dave Quirk – Middlefield, MA
Samantha Hershock - Marshall, MI
John Lowell - Livingston, MT
Carson Lowry - Newburgh, IN
Ben Snelling
Alayna Kowal – Antioch, TN
Steven Huff – Middletown, OH
Kevin Phiri – Pretoria, ZA
Gary Quinn – Leigh, UK
Ricky Amburgey – Franklin, OH
Mike Bauer – Naples, FL
Amber Gideon – Nashville, TN
Jerry Silverstein – Calverton, NY
James Carroll – Houston, TX
Christy Klotz – Thousand Oaks, CA
Megan Kelley – Shenandoah, TX
Parris Bacon – Hermon, ME
Tom Fekete – Inman, SC
James Ramsey – Los Angeles, CA
Randy Stanton – Franktown, CO
Rhonda Hark – Newton, MA
Kathy Kay Wallace – Ballwin, MO
Michael Herman – Mullica Hill, NJ
Michael Saleta – Nashville, TN
Bryan Mitschell – Edmond, OK
William Crouch – Fresno, CA
Bill Johnston – Somerset, NJ
Sal Cosentino – Brooklyn, NY
Don Tucker – Bryan, AR
Joey Wilbur – St. Charles, IL
Leslie Miller – Ocala, FL
William Anania – Middleton, NJ
Richard O’Brien – Olathe, KS
Jimmy Woods – key Largo, FL
Faye Williams – Westerville, OH
Mike Lowry – Tucker, GA
Kevan Kirk – Nashville, TN
Jim McCarter – Topeka, KS
*Names listed above do not reflect writers who have been recognized as "Ones to Watch" at any time other than January 2022.