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In light of this month’s sync theme, we’re featuring two pieces of advice for sync writers by multi-award winning songwriter/producer/publisher, Jeff Cohen. Jeff's songs have appeared in over 100 placements in tv/film including: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Stuart Little 2, Aquamarine, Grandma's Boy, The Exes (theme), Jack...

Pop songwriter/artist Daphne Willis shares here process for writing sync, past and current placements and how she's stays inspired to develop her craft! She shares the stories behind her sync placements including: XFinity TV commercial (March 2018), "Sad" placed on "One Tree Hill", and "My Shoes" placed on ABC's "Switched...

This blog post was contributed by Connie Harrington, Songwriter & Co-Owner of THis Music, Nashville, TN
 I’ve written songs since I was 13 and still sometimes I feel like I’m just starting to figure how to write lyrics. It evolves, music evolves - but for the most part...

I was asked to write about how patience and perseverance paid off as a songwriter to achieve my first #1, “Better with Time”, with a young performing songwriter, Billy Droze. As all overnight success stories begin, mine began in 1961. Don’t worry, I’ll fast forward through most of the fifty...

We recently visited with Emily Olson, Creative Director at the ole Nashville office! In this blog post, she dives into the publishing strategies at ole and characteristics of a songwriter ready to pursue a publishing deal. Come this April, we will be accepting submissions for the NSAI ole Chapter Challenge...

Songwriter, and NSAI Board Member, Roger Brown digs deeper into the etiquette of co-writing and asking the right questions regarding your craft. He also speaks about approaching established songwriters for a co-write in Part 2 of this two-part series.