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available via www.ticketmaster.com and the ONLINE DIRECTORY Copyright Connections Wildhorse. General Admission tickets are by Sarah Skates $20, Reserved Seating tickets are $35, and Subscribers will find the BMI will move about 30 jobs from its New directory at there are a limited number of $75 tickets York office to Music Row starting this fall www.musicrow.com/ available that include a Meet & Greet with and continuing for the following 6-8 directory. If you haven't Turner. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The show already created a new months. Only a few employees who begins at 7:30 p.m. password for the directory, currently hold mostly administrative please email [email protected]. functions will be given the option of relocating. Hiring to fill the positions could Jennette McCurdy, start as soon as late summer. Robbin the 17-year-old Ahrold, a NY-based spokesman for BMI, actress who plays on explained that a majority of the the Nickelodeon TV ROWFAX POLICY organization’s administrative jobs were show iCarly, has already in Nashville and that having them signed with Capitol Respect Intellectual all located in the same office should Records Nashville. Property. Sharing your She has two songs subscription with others is increase efficiency. Remaining in New York prohibited. RowFax is for will be a few executives, and staffers who available on iTunes: professional use only and deal in TV licensing, international licensing “So Close” and “Homeless Heart.” does not guarantee song and legal matters. The move of the jobs pitching access. It is up to the subscriber to use their was precipitated by a relocation of the New Michael McCarty, who had been President own resources and York office from Midtown to the 7 World of EMI Music Publishing Canada since 1992, contacts to submit Trade Center office tower. BMI had been in is now President of music publisher ole. Ole material. RowFax is the Midtown location for more than 20 intended for information is based in Toronto but also has a Nashville only and is not responsible years, but its lease ended and it will move office. McCarty reports to ole chairman and for business transactions or in about a year. Overall, Ahrold said the CEO Robert Ott. misadventures resulting effect on the Nashville from use of this operations would be information. RowFax never gets involved in the “modest.” process of pitching, reviewing, listening to or owning songs. RowFax listing descriptions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of RowFax and/or Music Row Communications, LLC.

Music Row Communications, LLC 1231 17th Ave. S. Nashville, TN 37212 Josh Turner is set for 615-321-3617 the debut installment of [email protected] NSAI’s “It All Begins With www.musicrow.com A Song” Performance ©2009 Music Row Series. The event, Communications, LLC Songwriters Patrick Davis, Harley Allen, Lisa Carver and Marv Green came Nothing may be reproduced kicking off Wed., July 22 together for a recent benefit show to help longtime Warner Music Group employee without the written at the Wildhorse Saloon, Gina Hilburn in her fight against cancer. The event took place Friday, June 26 at permission of the publisher. will benefit the Nashville the Bluebird Café, and raised nearly $4,000 which included contributions from friends and co-workers, ticket sales, auction items and a matching gift Songwriters Association contribution from the Roger Jennings Davis Memorial Fund. To make a donation, International’s legislative please send a check to Roger J. Davis Memorial Fund, 1708 21st Ave South #101, Nashville TN 37212, and indicate “For Gina.” Pictured (L-R): Patrick Davis, Gina efforts. Tickets are Hilburn, Harley Allen, Lisa Carver and Marv Green

New Listings—Just In instructions only by Michelle Ross Cassey Walker/TBD/Scott Whitehead/TBD Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only record label, producer and other policies and guidelines Contact: [email protected] for submissions. Request permission before submitting Songs need to be age appropriate for a 17 year old, in material to major labels. Never send MP3s when they the style of Norah Jones meets Alison Krauss; are not named as a pitch preference. www.cassey.ca • CDs to POB 90640, Nashville, TN ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE 37209 CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION Anne Haag/independent/Tom Gauger/July 20 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Cutting Edge—Large & Mid-Size Contact: [email protected] Labels We are looking for songs a la Karen O from the Yeah by Michelle Ross Yeah Yeahs—art rock and her style combined with that of ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE Diana Krall—the more lyrical feel, is what this artist is CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION going for—the soft rock vibe with an image like Karen O, Lady Antebellum/Capitol/Paul Worley/Aug. 3-5 very indie/ hipster City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Hit songs with Lady A feel; especially temp Richie Fields/Joint Journey Records/J. Gary Smith/ Summer Little Big Town/Capitol/Wayne Kirkpatrick/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs [email protected] Hit songs, radio smashes with harmony potential Strong story lines; all tempos; power ballads • CDs to 7675 Sawyer Brown Rd., Nashville, TN 37221 Trace Adkins/Capitol/Frank Rogers/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Jason Duncan/Plateau Music/Tony Mantor/Late Trace smashes August City: White House, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Steve Holy/Curb/Lee Miller/ASAP Contact: [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hit songs in all tempos; www.plateaumusic.com; no Uptempo radio hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, John Ozier and need to ask permission before sending CDs • CDs to Doug Johnson Tony Mantor, POB 947, White House, TN 37188 LeAnn Rimes/Curb/Dann Huff/TBD Rae Lynn/TBD/Michele Rodgers/Summer City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Johnson, and/or John Classic Country a la Patsy Cline; hits only; all tempos Ozier at Curb or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs ok; two songs shy of finishing project • CDs to MCR Music, 9 Music Sq. S., #317, Nashville, TN 37203, Attn: Michele Rodgers

Daylon Wear/TBD/Buddy Hyatt/July-Dec. City: Madison, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: [email protected] Similar to his Texas Twister country album • CDs to Buddy Hyatt Productions, 207 Beverly Dr., Madison, TN 37115

Katrine /TBD/Michele Rodgers/Early July City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Country/pop hits for 20 year old artist; major label deal pending; A-drawer songs, no fillers • CDs to Michele Rodgers/Alison Hilton, 9 Music Sq. South, Ste. 317, Nashville, TN 37203

Drew Dawson/TBD/TBD/ASAP City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: [email protected] Potential singles; uptempo only; NO drinking/ On June 25 hit songwriter Vince Melamed celebrated the release of his debut solo partying songs unless singer takes the high album with music industry friends. The party was hosted by Adroit Recrods at the Green Hills home of Vince and his wife, Meredith. Melamed wrote or co-wrote “Walkaway road; A-class songs in style of Keith Urban, Phil Joe,” “What Mattered Most,” “I’ll Take That As a Yes,” and “She’d Give Anything.” These Vassar, YOUNG Garth; ABSOLUTELY NO CDs/ hits plus six other songs appear on the album What Matters Most, produced by Adroit NO MP3s; email for sample vocals and Records Pres. Jim Tract. Pictured (L-R) Tim Boylan, Vince Melamed, Victoria Shaw, and John Lomax

Rio Grand/Curb/TBD/TBD Randy Rogers Band/UMG/TBD/ASAP City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John Ozier and Kelly Lynn at CDs to UMG A&R Curb and Herbert Graham Julianne Hough/UMG/Dann Huff/Fall Heidi Newfield/Curb/Tony Brown/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only CDs to UMG A&R CDs to John Ozier, Doug Johnson and/or Kelly Lynn at Curb Jason Jones/WB/Brett Beavers/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Rodney Atkins/Curb/Ted Hewitt/TBD Cutting second round ASAP • CDs to Brett Beavers, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only contact Greg Mangum Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John Ozier and Kelly Lynn at Curb The Dirt Drifters/WB/Justin Neibank/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only ••••••••••••••••••••• Visit www.myspace.com/thedirtdrifters for details • CDs Maile Misajon/Sony (demo deal)**/Brett Beavers/July to Warner Bros. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Rootsy, lyric driven songs; fun but not silly; uptempo James Otto/WB/Paul Worley/July City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only The Issacs/Sony (demo deal)**/Blake Chancey/Late Groove-oriented, country soul type songs; cutting Summer/Early Fall second round ASAP • CDs to Warner Bros. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Straight ahead, great country songs; no bluegrass or Blake Shelton/WB/Scott Hendricks/July 14 gospel City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Cutting ASAP • CDs to Warner Bros. Jypsi/Sony**/Nathan Chapman/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs The JaneDear Girls/WB/John Rich/TBD Great songs; a la “Cowboy Take Me Away;” musical, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only young, attitude Looking for potential singles; already cut one round • CDs to Warner Bros. Sara Evans/Sony**/Nathan Chapman (Producer), Matt Evans (Associate Producer)/TBD Frankie Ballard/WB/Michael Knox/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Incredible songs; tempo a la “Born To Fly” and “Real Fine Potential singles • CDs to Warner Bros. Place”

Carrie Underwood/Sony**/Mark Bright/ASAP City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Cutting Edge—Smaller Labels Looking for Country tempos for Carrie a la "American by Michelle Ross Girl" type songs. Also, a big Country power ballad a la ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE "Jesus Take the Wheel" or "Wasted" CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION McClure & Trowbridge Publishing Ltd. Brooks & Dunn/Sony**/TBD/Late 09 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs McTrow Ltd, in conjunction with JIP Records, is reviewing Great B&D songs, honky-tonk, fun, party songs; ballads songs for a new Christmas album slotted for '09 release. with substance and range Theme is Revelation, Miracle, and Prophesy; The Rapture; Peace on Earth; Blessings in Spirit; Unification Montgomery Gentry/Sony**/Blake Chancey/Mid July of Mankind; Spiritual Dissolution of Conflict. Mail 1-5 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs songs on CD with lyric sheets. Use US Mail standard Great songs; need uptempo tunes like “Hell Yeah” or “My mail. (No signature required packages). Include a phone Town” you always answer, email, and mailing address on every disc and sheet. Do NOT email MP3s, WAV or attachments Kenny Chesney/Sony**/Buddy Cannon/TBD • CDs to McTrow Ltd , ATTN: 716090.CHRISTMAS- City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs REVIEW.++4, PO Box 148548, Nashville, TN 37214-8548 Great Country songs; uptempo songs Matt Gary/17 Music Entertainment/Frank Myers/Early Keith Anderson/Sony**/Jeffrey Steele/TBD July City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Need hits, impact songs Fun, uptempo, contemporary country; www.myspace.com/mgarymusic • CDs to PG ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not accept Productions, Attn: Preshias Harris/Molly Smith, 7106 unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a service for our professional Crossroads Blvd., Suite #215, Brentwood, TN 37027 publisher clients only. Do NOT send any submissions to the producer.

Traci Perry/Blue Dolphin/Josh Noland/Late Sept. Radio Friendly temp and ballads • CDs to Eric Paul c/o City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: PLA Media, 1303 16 Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212 [email protected] BLUEGRASS or bluegrass gospel • CDs to Josh Noland, Sarah Burgess/PME Records/Craig Patterson/Oct. 405 W. Main St., Perry, FL 32347 City: Aurora, CO Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: [email protected] Martin Sims/Cupit/Jerry Cupit/ASAP POP/Dance or POP/Rock ONLY; think Lady GaGa, Fergie, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Kelly Clarkson; NO CDs; www.myspace.com/ Traditional with a modern twist; www.cupitmusic.com • sarahburgessmusicdotcom CDs to Martin Sims, Cupit Music, POB 121904, Nashville, TN 37212 Nikki Britt/Rustic Records, Inc./Jack Schneider/TBD City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: Dave Russell/Cupit Music/Jerry Cupit/ASAP [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Uptempo with attitude for young female artist a la the Modern country; follow submission policies on website LeAnn Rimes song "Nothing Better to Do" • CDs only www.cupitmusic.com • CDs to Attn: Writer Submission, with typed lyric to Jack Schneider, 6337 Murray Lane, POB 121904, Nashville, TN 37212 Brentwood, TN 37027

Michelle Cupit/Cupit Music/Jerry Cupit/ASAP The Wild West Band/Stardust Records/John City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Magliano/TBD BLUEGRASS; www.cupitmusic.com • CDs to Cupit Music City: Springfileld, TN Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs P.O Box 121904, Nashville, TN 37212 Contact: [email protected] Looking for songs for next album; especially songs for Rumi Martin/Global Music Group/Universal Fontana/R. female vocal; songs like current single, "Home Is Where Wilson, J. Perrio/Sept. The Hurt Is"; www.thewildwestband.com City: Mobile, AL Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: [email protected] Michelle Quick/TBD/TBD/September Seeking songs about Nascar and songs about the City: Bessemer, Alabama Pitch Preference: CDs-MP3- military; www.globalmusicgroup.net Links Contact: [email protected] Recording in Nashville; prefers CDs; www.myspace.com/ Cheryl Hill/independent/Brett Hestla/October/ michellequicksmusic • CDs to 424 Brian Creek Estates, November Waynesboro, GA 30830 City: Austin, TX Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: [email protected] Amber Shalene/TBD/Teddy Gentry/Ongoing MUSICALLY—heavy groove oriented MODERN hard rock City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only songs like these bands: Dark new Day, Breaking Anthems for women; specify artist; cross between Benjamin, Seether, 3 Doors Down, Hoobastank, Sixx Gretchen and Wynonna; uptempos only; A.M., Evanescence. LYRICALLY—positive, consciousness www.ambershalene.com • CDs to PG Productions, Attn: raising, and self-empowering themes, no relationship Preshias Harris, 7106 Crossroads Blvd., Suite #215, trauma-drama or partying themes. The focus of this Brentwood, TN 37027 album is on raising the vibration of the collective consciousness; www.CherylHill.com Only send one MP3 Adrianna Freeman/TBD/Teddy Gentry, Clay at a time and also include lyric sheet. If you do not know Bradley/Ongoing who these bands are, and are not familiar with this City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only genre, please do not submit material. Think mix of Miranda & Wynonna; all tempos; www.adriannafreeman.com • CDs to PG Productions, Barefoot Renegades/independent/Jimmy Aldridge/ Attn: Preshias Harris/Molly Smith, 7106 Crossroads July, August Blvd., Suite #215, Brentwood, TN 37027 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Contact: [email protected] Tysi /TBD/ASAP/August Seeking uptempo country radio hits plus one heartfelt City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only ballad; MP3s preferred Contact: [email protected] Great female country singer a la Trisha Yearwood, Wade Werner/independent/TBD/Late 2009 seeking tempo and ballad • CDs to A&R, 30 Music City: Joelton, TN Pitch Preference: CDs-Links Square West, Ste. 151, Nashville, TN 37203 Contact: [email protected] Looking for very powerful ballads and strong melodic Sarah Adams/Visionway Reocrds/Jim Frazier/Oct. 5-6 rockin country HITS! Possible co-writers in Nashville City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only area. Contact: [email protected] Modern Country a la Taylor Swift, Sara Evans, Carrie Hoyt Hughes/Lofton Creek/Eric Paul/Ongoing Underwood • CDs to Jim Frazier Productions, Inc. 952 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: Dogwood Dr., New Johnsonville, TN 37134 [email protected]