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 ANDY HODGES:
Hodges grew up in Manhattan, Kansas. During his undergraduate years at Belmont University, he interned at Full Stop Management, Azoff Company and Live Nation. After graduating in 2019, Hodges began his career on the Revenue Operations team at Global Music Rights in Los Angeles, and moved back to Nashville in 2022.
ABOUT SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP:
Founded in 1995, Spirit Music Group set out to bring music publishing back to its hard driving, entrepreneurial, service- and-results oriented roots. We became a haven for veteran songwriters, buzzing newcomers, and song owners from all genres and parts of the world.
By encouraging mentorship, sharing information, and aggressively developing catalogs, Spirit became one of the world’s leading independent music publishers, with over 100,000+ songs spanning decades and genres
Our experienced team guides you through the publishing process with access to our executives’ insights and regular updates on your income. With our extensive connections, we bring you the opportunities you need to accomplish your musical goals.
Spirit’s catalog encompasses iconic music from songwriters, artists, producers, such as:
Pete Townshend, Rick Nowels, Charles Mingus, Marc Bolan, Chaka Khan, The Who, John Legend, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Ed Sheeran, Chicago, Jay-Z, Matt & Kim, Daddy Yankee, Tricky Stewart, David Garcia, Toto and more…
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.)
