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NASHVILLE'S PITCH SHEET SINCE 1992 Thursday, October 22, 2009 ONLINE DIRECTORY NSAI Hall of Fame Honors ASCAP Awards Top Writers Subscribers will find the Hit songwriters Kye Fleming and More than 1500 songwriters, industry directory at Mark D. Sanders and late Country music VIPs and artists such as Kenny Chesney and www.musicrow.com/ directory. If you haven't icon Tammy Wynette were inducted into Martina McBride gathered Oct. 19 at the already created a new the Nashville Songwriters Hall Fame ASCAP Country Awards to celebrate its most password for the directory, during the organization's 39th Anniversary performed songs of the year. please email Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, Ashley Gorley was named Songwriter of [email protected]. held Oct. 18 at the Renaissance Nashville the Year for his hits “Start A Band,” and ROWFAX POLICY Hotel. Craig Wiseman was honored as “You’re Gonna Miss This.” The latter of which Respect Intellectual NSAI's songwriter of the decade. Taylor was also named ASCAP Country Song of the Property. Sharing your Swift was named Artist/Songwriter of the Year, an award going to publishers Songs of subscription with others is Year; songwriter Wynn Varble earned the Combustion Music and Bug Music/Windswept. prohibited. RowFax is for Songwriter of the Year crown; “Waitin’ on a The Songwriter/Artist of the Year honors professional use only and does not guarantee song Woman,” which Varble co-wrote with Don went to Alan Jackson who had major hits pitching access. It is up to Sampson, was voted Song of the Year; with the self-penned “Good Time” and the subscriber to use their and Toby Keith was recognized as the “Country Boy.” own resources and Songwriter/Artist of the Decade. EMI Music, was named Publisher of the contacts to submit material. RowFax is Year, thanks to its share in the Jackson hits, intended for information as well as other smashes including “All only and is not responsible Copyright Connections Summer Long,” “I’m Still a Guy,” “Country for business transactions or Man,” “Relentless,” “I Still Miss You” and misadventures resulting Songwriter Bernie from use of this Nelson has signed “Start a Band.” information. RowFax never to Jim Femino's The writers behind ASCAP’s five most gets involved in the Songstarters Inc. played songs of the year performed their hits process of pitching, including “Good Time” by Alan Jackson; reviewing, listening to or publishing owning songs. RowFax company. Femino “You’re Gonna Miss This” (Trace Adkins) listing descriptions do not and Nelson made a performed by Ashley Gorley; “Waitin’ on a necessarily reflect the visit to SESAC in Woman” (Brad Paisley) performed by Don opinions of RowFax and/or Sampson; “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About Music Row Nashville recently Communications, LLC. to commemorate It” (Darius Rucker) performed by Clay Mills; the new and “Roll With Me” (Montgomery Gentry) Music Row partnership. performed by Tommy Karlas. Communications, LLC Pictured (L-R) For in depth coverage of this event, visit 1231 17th Ave. S. Nashville, TN 37212 Front row: Nelson www.musicrow.com and the 10/21 edition of 615-321-3617 and Jim Femino. Back row: Kathy Walker our professional-subscriber only newsletter [email protected] (Songstarters Inc.); Tim Fink (SESAC); @MusicRow. www.musicrow.com Shannan Tipton-Neese (SESAC) & Leslie ©2009 Music Row Femino Communications, LLC Nothing may be (Songstarters Inc.) reproduced without the Photo: Peyton written permission of the Hoge publisher. Lofton Creek has signed Gwen Sebastian to its roster. Sebastian plans to release four Christmas tunes, three on the same disk with her first single, "Hard Rain," and a different set on the Christmas CDX. (L-R) back: Gary Overton, EMI Music Publishing; Alan Jackson; Jonathan Platt, EMI; Ashley Gorley; Tom Luteran, EMI; Dan McCarroll, EMI; Ben Vaughn, EMI; Glenn Middleworth, EMI; and Josh Van Valkenburg, EMI. Front: ASCAP's Paul WIlliams and Connie Bradley. Photo: Kay Williams @2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS ROW FAX page 2 Thursday, October 22, 2009 @2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] ROW FAX page 3 Thursday, October 22, 2009 Ashley Gearing/Curb/Byron Gallimore/TBD New Listings—Just In City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, Young lyric; career songs • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb and Byron Gallimore permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. ••••••••••••••••••••• ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE The Issacs/Sony (demo deal)**/Blake Chancey/TBD CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Little Big Town/Capitol/Wayne Kirkpatrick/October, Straight ahead, great country songs; a la Dixie Chicks and November Patty Loveless City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Hit songs; radio smashes Jypsi/Sony**/Nathan Chapman/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Jennette McCurdy/Capitol/TBD/TBD Great songs; a la “Cowboy Take Me Away;” musical, young, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs attitude Pop country with some soul; nothing too bouncy or chirpy; relates to all ages Chuck Wicks/Sony**/TBD/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs ••••••••••••••••••••• Great songs Sara Evans/Sony**/Nathan Chapman (Producer), Matt Evans (Associate Producer)/TBD Adam Brand/Sony**/Richard Landis/Fall City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Incredible songs; tempo a la “Born To Fly” and “Real Fine Sexy, edgy, a la country meets Bruce Springsteen Place” Danny Gokey/Sony**/Mark Bright/Nov. 3-4 Kenny Chesney/Sony**/Buddy Cannon/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Need love songs, fun uptempos or great story songs; NO NO beach songs, island, margarita, sand, etc. Just religious/God message songs. incredible songs. Prefer CDs to be dropped at front desk at Sony Joanna Smith (demo deal)/Sony**/Keith Stegall/Nov. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not Hip, traditional, young, female country accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a service for our professional publisher clients only. Do NOT send any ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not submissions to the producer. accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a service for our professional publisher clients only. Do NOT send any submissions to the producer. Cutting Edge—Large & ••••••••••••••••••••• Mid-Size Labels Randy Rogers Band/UMG/Paul Worley/November Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send CDs to UMG A&R MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE Julianne Hough/UMG/Dann Huff/December CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only LeAnn Rimes/Curb/Dann Huff/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs Heidi Newfield/Curb/Blake Chancey/Fall City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only • CDs to John Ozier, Doug Johnson and/or Kelly Lynn at Curb Rodney Atkins/Curb/Ted Hewitt/Fall City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John Ozier and Kelly Lynn at Curb Pictured at the Oct. 18 2009 NSAI Awards dinner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony are BMI’s Jody Williams, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Kye Fleming, Wynn Varble and BMI’s Phil Graham. 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