Session Alert!
Posted: November 1, 2013 Filed under: Nashville Session Musicians, Now Tracking, Song Pitch Opportunity, Songwriting and Career Promotion, Studio News | Tags: Bill Watson Nashville Music Producer, Blake Shelton, Jenee Fleenor, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, William Ellis Leave a comment
Three special recording/mixing session dates are coming up Nov. 26th, 2013 plus Dec. 3rd and Dec. 4th featuring some musicians who are regular members of Billboard charting country artist’s bands. Tracking and overdubs are on tap the first two days, mixing the last.
Jenee Fleenor, the backup singer and fiddle player who plays for hit recording artist Blake Shelton has confirmed. Blake Shelton’s Mine Would Be You is currently the #2 song on the Country Billboard charts.
Jenee also plays regularly for Martina McBride.
William Ellis, drummer for Montgomery Gentry will also be on board. We’ll also be recording bass guitar and guitar.
If you’d like to get a song or two in on this event, or even attend the session to watch your song get tracked and meet the musicians, simply e-mail nashtrax@bellsouth.net and let us know how many songs you want to include. We’ll promptly reply with the cost. 25% down will secure your slot but all remaining fees must be paid in full, in cash, by first downbeat. There’s room, we’ll work all night if necessary.
Update 11-26-13. 6:00 p.m. We tracked multiple songs today starting at 10 a.m. after which every part was backed up to additional hard drives (we do 1 backup as we record). Long day but the tracks sound great so far, we’re looking forward to the next session!
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The Freemans : Voice In The Desert CD
Posted: October 31, 2013 Filed under: Christian, Music Industry News, Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: Hendersonville, The Freemans, The Isaacs, The Oak Ridge Boys, TN, Voice In The Desert CD Leave a comment
Freemans Voice In The Desert CD
The Freemans are just one of the big name Southern Gospel groups that call Hendersonville, TN home base, H-ville is about a 15 minute drive north of Nashville. The Oak Ridge Boys, The Isaacs and others do the same, as well as several top nationally known bluegrass groups. I’m not sure why there’s such a concentration in such a small area, obviously the proximity to Nashville plays a part but there are probably historical and family connections as well.
I met Darryl Freeman and his son, Caylon, the drummer in the band, for the first time about 8 weeks ago. They gave me a free copy of their newly released Voice In The Desert CD which I’ve since listened to several times and found to be super.
Reading the liner notes I noticed they didn’t write their own music on the CD so that might be a pitch opportunity for you if you have something that’s dead on target for their next project. I highly recommend you purchase their VITD album and listen thoroughly beforehand, just because you wrote a song that mentions Jesus it doesn’t mean it will fit their style- b.e.
Music publishers Looking for Songs for Carly Pearce and Kenny Chesney
Posted: October 3, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: Carly Pearce, Kenny Chesney, Music Publishers Looking for Demos, Music publishers Looking for Songs, Paul Worley, Sony Nashville Leave a comment
Sony Music Publishing, Nashville
Speaking of Sony Nashville, word has it that producer Paul Worley is looking for songs for a new artist, Carly Pearce. Meanwhile, also for Sony, producer Buddy Cannon needs tunes for Kenny Chesney by late October.
But do not try to submit directly to the producers or the label, they don’t accept unsolicited materials, won’t accept phone calls from songwriters, etc. The best route onto one of these projects is by getting your song professionally demoed and signed to a song publisher who has a relationship with the label.
So what are you waiting for? Send your rough on an mp3 to nashtrax@bellsouth.net and ask for a quote.
There are also independent music publishers looking for songs that fit these two projects. File this under Music Publishers Looking for Demos.
If you’re sure you already have a demo that absolutely, positively meets industry standards (pro session quality musicians, pro singer, professionally mixed, nothing semi-pro or home quality about it) you can submit .wav files via Hightail.com or e-mail MP3, MP4, AAC, or AIFF files (1 type of file per song! 2 song max) to music publisher Michael Bright of Bright Songs Publishing at brightmusic3501@gmail.com.
Traditional Country Song Pitch Opportunity
Posted: July 4, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: garrett miles, garth brooks, play it again demos, Taylor Swift, traditional country Leave a comment
Play It Again Engineer Mixing A Song Demo. Why not yours?
If you have an uptempo traditional country song you’ve been holding back here’s a great excuse to have a demo made at Play It Again Demos and pitch it.
Garrett Miles is seeking uptempo traditional country. He is playing bars and concerts, has built a large fan base and has opened for several well known country acts. This may offer an excellent chance to get a cut before he signs a major label deal.
Some new songwriters can’t understand why they’d want to give first rights on a song to a rising star instead of holding out for an established artist. Agreed, it’s a gamble. But imagine, if you had a cut on an early Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift….you name the artist… CD, it would have forever given you a credit that meant something as well as exposure for possible future covers of your song. And it’s generally easier to get a thumbs up on a song pitch at this point in a career.
Send your uptempo country tune in and if we agree it fits the pitch request, we’ll cut it at a discount rate (15% off our most recent order form rate*) and submit it for the project. Of course you’ll retain all rights.
*Discount offer does not apply to projects already agreed to or already in production.
Christian Singer Seeking Songs For Project
Posted: June 9, 2013 Filed under: Christian, Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: christian singer seeks songs, Hannah Belle Leave a commentHannah Belle, of Lorman, MS will be recording here in Nashville this summer and she’s seeking uptempo hit single country material. She’s a Christian and wants clean lyrics but the song submissions need to be country, not pop country, not Christian. If you have something you’d like to have cut specifically for this pitch send in your rough for evaluation.
Sara Evans Song Pitch Opportunity
Posted: March 16, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: mark bright, power ballad, producer seeking songs, sara evans, sony Leave a commentProducer Mark Bright is seeking material of any tempo for Sara Evans (Sony). Many producers only want mid and uptempo but this may be a good opportunity for a ballad or a power ballad. No deadline at this point. If you’re interested in having a demo made for this pitch opportunity please send in your rough to Play It Again Demos.
Song Publisher Gabi Kochlani Building Catalog
Posted: March 7, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: emi music publishing, gabi kochlani, guns & roses, song publisher seeking songs, song publishng company, third blind eye Leave a comment
Gabi Kochlani, formerly in management for Guns & Roses; A&R for Third Blind Eye; and songwriter management for EMI Music Publishing has formed her own publishing company and is seeking to build a catalog of Top 40 pop/rock, pop/dance songs.
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If you need a song demo produced for the Gabi Kochlani pitch, please have your rough in to Play It Again Demos by May 15th, 2013 which will allow us enough time to record it for you before this opportunity closes.
Song Pitch Opportunity
Posted: March 2, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity | Tags: bluegrass song pitch, pitch song to grascals, the grascals, the grascals recording Leave a comment
The highly acclaimed Bluegrass band The Grascals, based in nearby Hendersonville Tennessee, are looking for bluegrass/gospel songs. Jamie Johnson who has experienced considerable success in his solo career is a member. Recording begins this month so it’s a rush. If you don’t know much about the group please do your homework by checking out their Wiki page, their website http://www.grascals.com etc.
If you have a song you think might work for them and need a demo produced, get the rough on in to Play It Again Demos without delay.
Demo Pitch Opp: Josh Thompson
Posted: February 26, 2013 Filed under: Song Pitch Opportunity, Songwriting and Career Promotion | Tags: josh thompson, song pitch opportunity Leave a commentCountry, male vocal, Josh Thompson.
He’s on Nashville label Show Dog Universal. Show Dog is the company Toby Keith started some years ago.
The pitch deadline is March 7th, 2013 so if you have a song we’ve cut the demo on in the past you think would work for J.T. and believe we should take a look at or have a new song you’d like to have demoed for this (we’ll put a rush on it), get it on in.
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