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 Chris Owens:
Chris was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. He grew up on country music in the early-to-mid 2000’s, with ‘90s country also making a heavy influence on his musical playlist. He graduated from Buffalo State University in 2018 and spent six years working in country radio in his hometown of Buffalo, most recently as an assistant program director.
He moved to Nashville in March of 2024 to join Cornman Music as Creative Director. He works with writers such as Lydia Vaughan, Will Bundy, Graham Barham, Trent Wayne and owner of Cornman, Brett James.
About Cornman Music:
Cornman Music is a Nashville-based boutique publishing company. Located within music row, the company was founded in 2007 by Hall of Fame and Grammy award-winning songwriter, Brett James. For nearly 20 years, Cornman Music has worked with hit songwriters and securing major label cuts, with an emphasis on finding great talent; working with Warner Chappell in a joint venture.
Nate Lowery serves as the company’s GM and VP, while Chris Owen serves as creative director. The company works with Lydia Vaughan, Will Bundy, Graham Barham, Drew Green, Trent Wayne, Chris August, along with the company’s founder Brett James.
Some recent hits include “Bar None” by Jordan Davis, “Stay Country or Die Tryin’” by Blake Shelton, “Friends Like That” by John Morgan (feat. Jason Aldean), “Just to Say We Did” by Kenny Chesney and “Half of Me” by Thomas Rhett (feat. Riley Green).
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 without use of any artificial intelligence, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, or be otherwise contrary to applicable laws and regulations.
*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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*NSAI does not require you to wear a mask, but we encourage you to do what feels most comfortable.
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.)
