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page 1 Friday, JuneJune 25,25, 20102010 MusicRow Readers Name “House” Song of the Year MusicRow Reader- Bobby Karl Works The Room Voted Awards Chapter 341 Breakthrough Artist: Photos: Alan Mayor Zac Brown Band Breakthrough Songwriter: Chris Young Host Clay Bradley has the magic touch: He actually Song of the Year: “The House got the capacity crowd of schmoozers to shut up during the That Built Me” written by Allen presentation of the MusicRow Awards in the notoriously loud Shamblin and Tom Douglas; Chris Young BMI lobby on Thursday (6/24). published by Sony/ATV Tree Anthony Smith, Frank Publishing Co., Built On Rock Music, and Tomdouglasmusic Myers, Trisha Walker- Producer of the Year: Frank Cunningham, Alan Kates, Liddell and Mike Wrucke Chuck Thompson, Preston Sullivan, Phil Sweetland, Top Ten Album Richard Fagan, Doak Turner, All-Star Musicians Melanie Howard and their pals Bass: Glenn Worf were models of good behavior this Drums: Chris McHugh and Shannon Forrest year. This, by the way, was the Engineer: Justin Niebank nd incredible 22 year of the event. Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie “2010 has been an exceptional Guitar: Brent Mason year for music,” said Clay in Keyboards: Charles Judge greeting the assembled multitude. Steel: Paul Franklin Vocals: Wes Hightower Tom Douglas, MR’s David Ross & Allen Shamblin “We’re proud to represent the ©2010, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] page 2 Friday, June 25, 2010 greatest creative community in the world. Thank you for coming.” Clay also announced that BMI is going to match any Music Row flood-relief donations up to $50,000. Go to BMI.com for more info. David Ross read a letter from the AFM’s Dave Pomeroy and Craig Krampf thanking the publication for spotlighting session musicians. MusicRow reviewer Larry Wayne Clark is recovering from cancer treatments in Canada. His letter, also read by Ross, was encouraging and concluded with, “We miss the Nashville buzz. But things could be a lot worse.” Artist of the Year Zac Brown Echoing Clay’s sentiment, Band producer Keith Stegall & MR’s Robert K. Oermann, David added, “I continue to be Roar Management‘s Matt Maher Frank Liddell & Mike Wrucke amazed by the stream of creativity that continues to come from this town.” Jon Freeman and Sarah Skates presented the Top Ten Album All-Star Awards to the year’s hottest session players. The 2010 winners were Aubrey Haynie (fiddle), Paul Franklin (steel), Wes Hightower (vocals), Justin Niebank (engineer), Shannon Forrest & Chris McHugh (drums), Brent Mason (guitar), Charles Judge (keyboards) and Glenn Worf (bass). Looking every inch the Southern gentleman in an off- white linen sport coat and South Carolina straw chapeau, Robert K. Oermann stated that, “The past Musician Winners Charles Judge, Aubrey Haynie, Chris McHugh, Wes Hightower; & five winners of the Breakthrough MR’s Sarah Skates and Jon Freeman. Photo: IzzyNashville.com Artist Award have been Miranda ©2010, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] page 3 Friday, June 25, 2010 Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Jamey Johnson. So this year’s winner is in excellent Industry News by Peter Cronin company.” Accepting for the Zac Brown Band were its producer, Keith Stegall and Roar management's Matt Maher. KidsVoiceClinic Provides Early Vocal Training “Producer of the Year has been an annual MusicRow Misty Rae, associate of noted vocal coach Renee award since 1982,” said Oermann. “This year, we have two Grant-Williams, will conduct her summer KidsVoiceClinic winners, the first time a production team has won.” Frank on Saturday, August 14 at her studio in Franklin, Tennessee. Liddell & Mike Wrucke accepted for their outstanding The KidsVoiceClinic is geared specifically for children ages work with Miranda Lambert and David Nail. 8-12 and tailored to the individual needs of the six attendees. Ross retook the stage to present the Breakthrough The session runs from 9:30 AM-2:30 PM. Each child will Songwriter Award to Chris Young. Chris told of how his perform and receive instruction from Rae as well as learn do-or-die hit “Getting You Home (The Black Dress Song)” techniques that will grow with them and last a lifetime. struggled up the charts. With plaque in hand, he added, Registration fee is $125. To register or for more information, “This is going on my wall immediately after I leave here.” visit www.myvoicecoach.com or call (615) 244-3280. To the delight of one and all, he sang his winning tune. Splendidly. NSAI Introduces “Saturday Sessions” "We all pride ourselves on being able to hear a hit song," The Nashville Songwriters Association International said Ross presenting the Song of the Year honor. "But if it (NSAI) has extended office hours this summer to better was that easy we'd all be a lot richer. Regardless, we are all serve the songwriting community. Every Saturday (except a lot richer for having this incredible song in our lives." This July 3) songwriters of all levels and genres are invited to year’s Song of the Year honor went to Allen Shamblin and stop by (1710 Roy Acuff Place, Nashville) from 10:00 AM– Tom Douglas for “The House That Built Me.” 2:00 PM during Saturday Sessions. Participate in special “No one is more surprised than Allen and me,” said Tom. performances, take a tour, network to find a co-writer, let He recalled that it was pitched to Scott Hendricks, who sent our staff answer your questions or book a writers’ room for it along to Blake Shelton, who gave it to his fiancée Miranda the afternoon. To learn more about NSAI and Saturday Lambert, who took it on a four-week trip to No. 1. “God’s Sessions, visit nashvillesongwriters.com. fingerprints are on all of this,” said Allen. “I like it!” added publisher Troy Tomlinson. Nashville Allen and Tom performed their special composition and Rising Benefit mesmerized the crowd, swapping verses while playing guitar A Big Success and piano, respectively. Faith Hill’s Among the many working the room were such fabulons Nashville Rising benefit on as Gary Overton, Billy Block, Ben Vaughn, Jon Lytle, Tuesday evening (6/22) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Allen Brown, Cathy Gurley, Judy Harris, Sherod was a big success, raising over $2 million for flood victims in Robertson, Mike Milom, Michael Martin, Alan Kates, Middle Tennessee. 20 country stars donated their time, Tom Roland and Wes Vause. including event co-organizer Tim McGraw and movie star Sandra Bullock, who delighted the capacity crowd with a one-string attempt at Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water.” ©2010, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] page 4 Friday, June 25, 2010 Tickets Go Fast For Buffett’s Gulf Coast Concert YTD 2010 Country AndAll GenreAlbum Sales Compared With 2009 All tickets for the upcoming free concert, CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live From The Gulf Coast, were distributed to eager fans within 10 minutes. The concert will air live and commercial free on Thursday, July 1 at 7:00 PM/CT on CMT. Sirius XM Radio will air the same event on their Radio Margaritaville channel under a slightly different title - Support Our Shores: Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live from the Gulf Coast. The benefit concert, which will take place on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama, will feature performances by Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney, Jesse Winchester, Allen Toussaint and Sonny Landreth. Bobby Karl Works The Nearly six months into 2010, the all-genre overall music industry has slid from 8 to 11% down YTD compared with 2009. Country music Room Chapter 341, Part 2 began the year with a huge Lady Antebellum bump, but a lack of high profile releases continues to sap momentum. Country began Off we went to the swellegant the year with an 18% surplus, but now is moving closer to the overall Noah Liff Opera Center for the 40th industry, registering an 8% drop. [Source: Nielsen SoundScan] —DMR American Artisan Festival Dinner Party and Auction to benefit Gilda’s Club Nashville (6/24). The club We dined on tender roast beef, turkey Kiev, Mexicali offers support services to cancer corn & avocado, cheese grits and baby greens. Each table patients. This year’s event introduced also held a variety of chocolate delights. the Nancy Saturn Award of Inspiration. The gala’s lovely music was provided by pianist Diane And its inaugural recipient was the Marino and her bassist/husband Frank Marino. fantabulous Ronna Rubin. Hereafter, • • • you may refer to Ronna as “The In other party news of the week, Sony showcased Josh Galvinator,” which was how Gilda Thompson and a particularly entertaining Jerrod Niemann Ronna Rubin CEO Sandy Tower repeatedly in the label’s Chet Atkins Room on Wednesday (6/23). The described her. event was originally scheduled to be outside on the lawn, Not surprisingly, the banquet crowd included many familiar but the heat is way too intense for that. fabulons. Fletcher Foster, Kay West, Kay Williams, Gillie Also, Mike Dungan of Capitol Nashville hosted a Media Crowder, Judy Turner, Maura O’Connell, Fiona Prine, Breakfast at Oceanway Studios on Tuesday (6/22). He wanted Terry Bumgarner, Suzanne Gordon, Sarah Trahern, us to get to know the music of new signees Jennette McCurdy, Brad Schmitt, Janet Bozeman, Jennifer Bohler, Beverly Walker Hayes and Troy Olsen, plus new sounds from stalwarts Keel, Susan Niles, Debbie Tate and Amy Marsalis such as Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker and Little Big Town. sparkled in summer finery. The music was as scrumptious as the breakfast burritos. ©2010, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] page 5 Friday, June 25, 2010 two-fold stop in the state of Tennessee—Memphis and Nashville.