You must be an active NSAI member to pitch.
LOCATION: 1710 Roy Acuff Pl. Nashville, TN 37203
TIME: Doors will open at 5:00pm CT / Event will begin at 5:45pm 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 ALEX ALBANESE:
A Boston native, Alex Albanese attended Belmont University earning a degree in Music Industry Studies in December 2018. After completing school, she worked at Sony Music Publishing as a receptionist. She was then elevated to Creative Coordinator in the A&R department, where she assisted and oversaw a vast number of artists and songwriter calendars. In her new role at Creative Nation she helps pitch songs, handle the strategic management of writer calendars, and brings in new writers and artists to the company’s roster.
ABOUT CREATIVE NATION:
At Creative Nation, we follow the lead of the creator to develop careers that last.
Beth and Luke Laird founded Creative Nation in Nashville in 2011, with the ideas that quality should always outweigh quantity and no two musical minds are exactly the same. Through publishing, management, artist development, and records, we serve our songwriters and artists in ways that support their unique visions.
Luke is a Grammy-winning producer and ACM Songwriter of the Year who has written 24 no. 1 singles. Beth is an entertainment industry veteran with experience at BMG Music Publishing, Windswept Music Publishing, and BMI, and honors including inclusion in Billboard’s Country Power Players. Together, Luke and Beth have led Creative Nation to shepherd 20 no. 1 songs, more than 60 radio singles, critically acclaimed albums, and more, including back-to-back no. 1 country and pop songs with Sam Hunt’s “Hard to Forget” and Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar.”
At Creative Nation, old rules don’t apply – unless you’re talking about the golden one.
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 5:00 pm, 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 5:00 pm. If you arrive after 5:00 pm, 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.)
