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The ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO is set for ONLINE DIRECTORY Copyright Connections April 22-24, 2010 in Los Angeles. There will Subscribers will find the by Sarah Skates be celebrity Q & A's, songwriting & composing directory at BMI has promoted Beth www.musicrow.com/ workshops, attendee song feedback panels, Mason and Perry directory. If you haven't networking, tech demos, panels, Howard to Directors of already created a new performances and more. Early Bird password for the directory, Writer/Publisher Relations. Registration starts November 2. Early Bird please email Based in BMI’s Nashville [email protected]. registration price is just $235 for ASCAP office, Mason and Howard Members, $260 for Partner Members and were previously Associate ROWFAX POLICY $285 for others. Follow the ASCAP EXPO on Directors and will report Respect Intellectual Twitter for a Special Pre-Launch Sale link, Property. Sharing your directly to BMI VP Writer/ twitter.com/ascapexpo. The special 3-day sale subscription with others is Publisher Relations Jody prohibited. RowFax is for will last from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 and will Williams. Mason joined Perry Howard professional use only and offer the lowest price of the year— $225 for the company three years does not guarantee song ASCAP Members and $250 for others. pitching access. It is up to ago, where her previous the subscriber to use their experience included time own resources and The Nashville as creative catalog contacts to submit Underground manager for Windswept material. RowFax is record label intended for information Pacific and a stop at BMG started by artist/songwriters Lari White and only and is not responsible Music Publishing. She also for business transactions or Chuck Cannon to showcase Music City’s elite interned with Capitol misadventures resulting group of tunesmiths is celebrating its 10th Nashville while finishing from use of this Anniversary. The occasion will be highlighted information. RowFax never school at the University of by a concert and CD release party at 3rd & gets involved in the Alabama. Howard has process of pitching, Lindsley on Nov. 9 at 7 PM, featuring several been with BMI since 1997 Beth Mason reviewing, listening to or Nashville Underground artists including when he joined the company’s owning songs. RowFax Marshall Chapman, Gary Nicholson, listing descriptions do not TV Operations department, before moving Chuck Jones and Cannon. Details at necessarily reflect the into the Writer/Publisher department in 1999. opinions of RowFax and/or www.nashvilleunderground.com and www. He is a Nashville native and a graduate of Music Row 3rdandlindsley.com. Communications, LLC. Belmont University.

Music Row Marcia Kautz has Communications, LLC joined 615 Music as 1231 17th Ave. S. Nashville, TN 37212 Accounting Manager, 615-321-3617 where she will oversee [email protected] all accounting systems www.musicrow.com and manage the day- ©2009 Music Row to-day bookkeeping of Communications, LLC the company. 615 has Nothing may be reproduced without the also announced the written permission of the hiring of Rusty Reid to publisher. the Publishing Director position. In this role, Reid will be working with domestic PROs as well as foreign affiliates to promote the 615 "There's probably a lot of people in this town more deserving of being honored," Music Library and said Valory Music artist Justin Moore, "but no one that will appreciate it more Custom divisions. He than me." Moore was the guest of honor at a BMI gathering Oct. 26 to celebrate will also oversee the his first No. 1 single, "Small Town USA" which he co-wrote with Brian Maher and publishing his producer Jeremy Stover. Numerous plaques were presented and after the administration of the speeches, Moore took the stage with his band to perform. "Small Town USA" entire 615 Music became a two-week No. 1 on MusicRow's CountryBreakout chart. (L-R): BMI’s Beth catalog. Mason, Big Picture Publishing’s Keith Stegall, Maher, BMI’s Jody Williams, Stover, Moore, Big Machine/Valory Music’s Scott Borchetta, Universal Music Publishing’s Pat Higdon and Valory Music’s John Loba. Photo: Drew Maynard

City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs New Listings—Just In Pop country with some soul; nothing too bouncy or chirpy; Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, relates to all ages producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send LeAnn Rimes/Curb/Dann Huff/TBD MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE Hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Johnson, and/or John Ozier CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION at Curb or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs Heidi Newfield/Curb/Blake Chancey/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Ashley Gearing/Curb/Byron Gallimore/TBD CDs to John Ozier, Doug Johnson and/or Kelly Lynn at Curb City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Young lyric; career songs • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Rodney Atkins/Curb/Ted Hewitt/Nov. Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb and Byron Gallimore City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John Ozier and Kelly Lynn at ••••••••••••••••••••• Curb The Issacs/Sony (demo deal)**/Blake Chancey/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Danny Gokey/Sony**/Mark Bright/Nov. 3-4 Straight ahead, great country songs; a la Dixie Chicks and City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Patty Loveless Need mids and uptempos; story songs and fun grooves; songs about sports, dancing, party songs; NO songs about Jypsi/Sony**/Nathan Chapman/TBD drinking or rural country (ex. riding in pick up trucks); NO City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs ballads; NO religious/God message songs; NO MP3s Great songs; a la “Cowboy Take Me Away;” musical, young, ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not attitude 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 Sara Evans/Sony**/Nathan Chapman (Producer), Matt to the producer. Evans (Associate Producer)/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Blake Shelton/WB/Scott Hendricks/Oct 29-30 Incredible songs; tempo a la “Born To Fly” and “Real Fine City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Place” Cutting ASAP • CDs to Warner Bros. Kenny Chesney/Sony**/Buddy Cannon/TBD Shane Wooten/3 Legged Dog Records/TBD/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Contact: NO beach songs, island, margarita, sand, etc. Just [email protected] incredible songs. Prefer CDs to be dropped at front desk at Hit songs Sony

Nash Street/TBD/Gary Earl/Dec/Jan Chuck Wicks/Sony**/TBD/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs [email protected] Great songs Looking for great songs for contemporary country band; young lyrics a la Taylor Swift meets Little Big Town, Gloriana, Love and Theft. Both male and female leads, radio hits; robinearl.com • CDs to Robin Earl, 1005 Blythe Court West, Nashville, TN 37221

Cutting Edge—Large & Mid-Size Labels Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ DESCRIPTION Little Big Town/Capitol/Wayne Kirkpatrick/ October, November ASCAP recently hosted a No. 1 Party for Kenny Chesney's "Out Last Night" co- written by Chesney & Brett James and produced by Buddy Cannon. Pictured (L-R):Morris City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Management Group Exec. VP Clint Higham, Dale Morris & Associates President Dale Hit songs; radio smashes Morris, Producer Cannon, Chesney, James, Sony ATV President/CEO Troy Tomlinson, ASCAP's Sr. VP Connie Bradley and Stage Three Music's GM Tim Hunze. Photo Credit: Jennette McCurdy/Capitol/TBD/TBD Ed Rode

@2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS ROW FAX page 4 Thursday, October 29, 2009 Adam Brand/Sony**/Richard Landis/Fall Traditional country; www.cupitmusic.com; Request City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs permission before sending • CDs to Cupit Music, POB Sexy, edgy, a la country meets Bruce Springsteen 121904, Nashville, TN 37212

Joanna Smith (demo deal)/Sony**/Keith Stegall/Nov. Dave Russell/Cupit Music/Jerry Cupit/ASAP City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Hip, traditional, young, female country Today’s Country; www.cupitmusic.com • CDs to Cupit Records, POB 121904, Nashville, TN 37212 ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to submit Timmy Rivers/Dream Music Group/C. Kim Shrum/Nov. material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a service for our City: Franklin, TN Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Contact: professional publisher clients only. Do NOT send any submissions [email protected] to the producer. Young, light, energetic, positive Rock. Think Jet, Sublime, ••••••••••••••••••••• Switchfoot, Jack Johnson; www.timmyrivers.com • CDs to Dream Music Group/Timmy Rivers Project PO Box 682655 Randy Rogers Band/UMG/Paul Worley/November Franklin, TN 37068 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only CDs to UMG A&R RT 107 /IMM/Larry Belvins/Fall/Winter 09 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: Julianne Hough/UMG/Dann Huff/December [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Bluegrass, no astroturf! • CDs to Mary Thomas PO Box 983, CDs to UMG A&R or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs Damascus, VA 24236-9998 Ashton Shepherd/UMG/Buddy Cannon/Fall Amy Taylor/independent/Gene Lesage/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: [email protected] Randy Montana/UMG/Jay Joyce/Nov. 2-3 Outlaw country a la Miranda Lambert, Shelly Fairchild, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Gretchen Wilson; all tempos; www.myspace.com/ amytaylormusic Eli Young Band/Universal South/Mike Wrucke/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Amber Shalene/TBD/Teddy Gentry/Ongoing Mid up-tempo radio hits City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Anthems for women; specify artist; cross between CCR and Randy Houser/Universal South/Mark Wright, Cliff Wynonna, sprinkle with Bonnie Raitt; uptempos only; Audretch III/Fall www.ambershalene.com • CDs to PG Productions, Attn: City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Preshias Harris, 7106 Crossroads Blvd., Suite #215, Great country songs! Brentwood, TN 37027 or email [email protected] Jason Jones/WB/Brett Beavers/TBD Kate Liz/TBD/Michele Rodgers/Mid November City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Cutting second round ASAP • CDs to Brett Beavers, contact Both Tempo and ballads. She's 19 and we're looking for Greg Mangum fresh, strong lyrics. Send only your top 1 to 3 songs. Songs a la Dixie Chicks • CDs to MCR Music, 9 Music Sq. South. The Dirt Drifters/WB/Justin Neibank/TBD Suite 317, Nashville, TN 37203 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Visit www.myspace.com/thedirtdrifters for details • CDs to Leslie McClain/TBD/TBD/TBD Warner Bros. City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Think songs that you would give to Patsy Cline or Tammy The JaneDear Girls/WB/John Rich/TBD Wynette; Leslie has a sprinkle of Sara Evans but we are City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only looking for traditional country • CDs to PG Productions, Looking for potential singles; already cut one round • CDs Attn: Preshias Harris/Molly Smith, 7106 Crossroads Blvd., to Warner Bros. Suite #215, Brentwood, TN 37027

Stella Parton/TBD/TBD/Early 2010 Cutting Edge—Smaller Labels City: White House, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, Contact: [email protected] producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request Country Christian, Southern Gospel; www.plateaumusic.com permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send • CDs to Tony Mantor, POB 947, White House, TN 37188 MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE Chris Hurt/TBD/Jim Allison/Now-Nov. 15 CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/DESCRIPTION City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs-MP3-Links Martin Sims/Cupit/Jerry Cupit/ASAP Contact: [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Soulful Southern rockin’ Country; radio hits; songs a la Jason Aldean to James Otto • CDs to Chris Hurt, POB 292978, Nashville, TN 37229