You must be an active NSAI member to pitch.
LOCATION: 1710 Roy Acuff Pl. Nashville, TN 37203
TIME: Doors will open at 10:00am CT / Event will begin at 11:00am CT
PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY - SPOTS ARE LIMITED AND FILL UP QUICKLY!
If you are unable to attend this workshop in person, please note that it will NOT be streamed or-distributed for later viewing.
About Amanda Roach:
Amanda Roach grew up on Long Island, New York and moved to Nashville in 2020 after attending the University of Central Florida. While at UCF, she found her passion for the music business and fell in love with Nashville. Once here, she discovered Music Publishing and accepted the position of Catalog Manager at Warner Chappell. Amanda soon moved onto the creative team as A&R Coordinator, solidifying her love of songs and the people that write them. In January 2024, Amanda moved over to Red Street Records and King Pen Music as Manager of A&R and Publishing where she has the opportunity to develop and grow the companies' diverse rosters of incredibly talented songwriters and artists.
About King Pen Music:
In January 2022, Kelly King's relationships with music and artists led her to Red Street Records, founded by Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts) and Dan Crockett. Through her relationship working with Rascal Flatts, Kelly, in addition to King Pen, serves as Vice President of Publishing.
Since its founding in 2018, the label has grown into a multi-dimensional company, guiding musicians through Music Row and beyond. Artists signed to the country division of Red Street Records include Chris Lane, Neon Union, Ryan Larkins, Kaleb Sanders, and Taylor Austin Dye. Songwriters (country) signed include Kelley Lovelace, Adam Hambrick, Daymon Osborn, and Ava Suppelsa.
The King Pen Music & Red Street Records relationship does not slow there, because as of January 2024, Amanda Roach began serving as Manager A&R & Publishing for the country division of the label as well.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
You must be an NSAI Member to fully participate in pitch / feedback workshops.
Bring an MP3 version of your song that you can easily play from your phone, along with two lyric sheets for the song you chose.(Cassette tapes will not be accepted.)
*Members are more than welcome to attend and simply observe the event even if they do not want to submit a song for pitch!
We will play the first verse and first chorus of each song and the guest will "pass" or "take a copy".
Up to 50 members can participate and will be played in order of arrival -Members traveling greater than 75 miles or 2 hours from Davidson County will be given priority to participate.*
If you arrive earlier than 10:00 am, please join the line on our covered porch on the Roy Acuff side of building. Once doors open you will sign in and submit your lyrics sheets of the song you chose, to the receptionist for the event.
Song submission must be the original work of the Songwriter, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, rights of privacy, image or likeness, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, or be otherwise contrary to applicable laws and regulations. To the extent any generative or other forms of artificial intelligence was used in the creation of the song related to the submission, a detailed description of the scope of that use must be disclosed upon submission, for any NSAI-sponsored service or event.
*Please note, any songs containing generative AI content affecting the composition of the song will not qualify for any competition or merit-based recognition opportunities (i.e. Ones to Watch, NSAI Member Awards, Top 40, NSAI Song Contest, Chapter Challenge, live pitch, live feedback events, etc.)
*ATTENTION OUT-OF-TOWN MEMBERS:
Members traveling greater than 75 miles or 2 hours from Davidson County are considered "out-of-town". You must be in the Priority Line prior to the time that doors open at 10:00 am. If you arrive after 10:00 am, you will be asked to join the end of the "Nashville/Local Line". At that point, there is no guarantee that you will be able to participate.
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GUEST ATTENDEES:
NSAI non-members are permitted to observe two workshops prior to joining to experience what NSAI is about. If you have attended more than two workshops as a non-member, you will be asked to join NSAI as a member to fully benefit from membership and attend future events.
PARKING:
Limited parking will be available in the NSAI parking lot.
Additional parking is available on the street (paid) and in neighboring (paid lots.)
**Children under the age of 13 are not allowed at workshops. 13 & up are welcome to become members.**
