REMINDER: ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE ONLINE PITCH EVENTS THAT OPEN EACH MONTH, YOU MAY ONLY REGISTER FOR ONE. IF YOU SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE, YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE DELETED.
If you do not upload your MP3 and Lyrics your registration will be deleted. Do not upload an MP4. The song submitted for registration will be the song pitched to the publisher. please be sure you upload the correct song and lyrics for your submission.
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-HAVE YOUR MP3 AND LYRIC FILE READY TO UPLOAD. DO NOT UPLOAD MP4 OR .WAV FILES FOR AUDIO-
This is an online event. Once you provide your song, the session with the pro will be recorded and distributed by the event date listed on the registration.
You must be a songwriter on the song you are submitting.
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.)
- To understand melody in music, think about some music you’re familiar with. If you were asked to hum it, what would that sound like? The part of the music that you’d hum is the melody. According to: Hoffmanacademy.com
- Our policy speaks to the writing/creation of a song, not the production component.
About Calista Miller:
Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Calista Miller moved to Nashville in 2018 to attend Belmont University where she earned a BBA in the Music Business. After interning for Curb | Word Entertainment her senior year, Calista was officially brought on as Creative Coordinator of Country Publishing upon graduating. Her primary responsibilities consist of coordinating and facilitating strategic writing sessions for the country songwriter roster, managing social media strategy for the department, and assisting in pitching/placing writer catalog, in addition to catalog administration duties.
About Curb-Word Music Publishing:
In 2016, Curb Records acquired Word Entertainment, combining two of the music industry’s most respected global brands, and more than a century of collective publishing experience. Owned and operated by Mike Curb, the combined publishing entities represent many of today’s top contemporary and iconic hits in Country, Christian, Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop, including the only country song in history to debut at #1, Garth Brooks’ “More Than A Memory.” Additional legendary songs in the catalog include “Kiss Me,” “You Light Up My Life,” “Mary, Did You Know,” “Hard To Love,” “One More Day,” “Rumor,” “Three Wooden Crosses,” “Watching You,” “Suds In The Bucket,” “Love Can Build A Bridge,” “My Girl,” “I Don’t Dance,” “El Shaddai”and “Love Like Crazy,” among many others.
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