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ONLINE DIRECTORY NSAI Honors Top Writers by. Wiseman will also host the 5th annual Subscribers will find the Stars For Second Harvest benefit concert The Nashville Songwriters Association directory at Sept. 29 at the Ryman. The acoustic style International (NSAI) celebrated the year's www.musicrow.com/ event will include acts such as Rodney directory. If you haven't top songwriters at the NSAI World's Largest Atkins, Phil Vassar, Heidi Newfield, Luke already created a new No. 1 Party September 21. NSAI Executive password for the directory, Bryan, Joey & Rory, Jeffrey Steele, Tony Director Bart Herbison and NSAI President, please email Mullins and comedian Gary Mule Deer. [email protected]. Grammy-nominated songwriter Steve Bogard began the ceremony with three ROWFAX POLICY special organizational awards. Phil Goldbert Copyright Connections Respect Intellectual received the Stephen Foster Award (in While accepting an Property. Sharing your recognition of generous support for and NSAI Award subscription with others is prohibited. RowFax is for dedication to songwriters, the music industry honoring her multi- professional use only and and NSAI). The Maggie Cavendar Award of week No. 1 co-write does not guarantee song Service (in recognition of extraordinary on Jason Aldean's pitching access. It is up to service to the songwriting community) was "She's Country," the subscriber to use their own resources and given to Roger Sovine; and Neil Portnow Bridgette Tatum contacts to submit received the NSAI’s President’s Choice Award had the opportunity material. RowFax is (in recognition of outstanding contributions Tatum and Clinton to meet legend intended for information to the protection and betterment of the George Clinton. Tatum was celebrating with only and is not responsible for business transactions or songwriting profession). Bobby Pinson and co-writer Danny Myrick and publishing misadventures resulting Ashley Gorley took home the most company, Root 49 Music. Tatum recently from use of this songwriter awards. For photos and more signed with Root 49 Records as their flagship information. RowFax never details, please refer to the Sept. 23 issue of artist. The label plans to release an album by gets involved in the process of pitching, @MusicRow, available to MusicRow Tatum in early 2010. reviewing, listening to or subscribers only. owning songs. RowFax listing descriptions do not necessarily reflect the Drive-Thru Canned opinions of RowFax and/or Music Row Food Donation Communications, LLC. Tomorrow Music Row Craig Wiseman has Communications, LLC announced the first ever Music 1231 17th Ave. S. Nashville, TN 37212 Row Rally to celebrate the 5 615-321-3617 year mark of the annual Stars [email protected] for Second Harvest benefit. A www.musicrow.com drive-thru donation collection ©2009 Music Row will be staged at both ends of Communications, LLC Music Row on September 25, Nothing may be reproduced without the the Friday before the highly written permission of the anticipated benefit concert. publisher. Wiseman and the Big Loud Shirt gang, the Second Harvest staff, and a few special surprise guests will be stationed at the ASCAP writer/artist Luke Brown recently signed a publishing Row roundabout and the 17th agreement with Brentwood Benson Music Publishing. Pictured L-R: St./Wedgewood intersection, Front Row:ASCAP's Connie Bradley, Luke Brown and Brentwood from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm Benson Music Publishing's Stacey Willbur Back Row: Brentwood collecting monetary and canned Benson Music Publishing's Eric Hurt, Dale Mathews & John Andrade food donations from cars driving and ASCAP's Mike Sistad.

BMI has announced the promotion of that is marketable in today's industry; Kay Clary to Senior Director, Media www.pauljcummings.com • CDs to Paul Cummings Relations. Clary will continue to be based Entertainment, 5 Marway Circle (Suite 5), Rochester, NY in Nashville, but will report directly to 14624 BMI Assistant VP, Corporate & Media Relations Hanna Pantle, who is based in Los Angeles. Cutting Edge—Large & Mid-Size Labels by Michelle Stephens New Listings—Just In Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, by Michelle Stephens producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ DESCRIPTION Lady Antebellum/Capitol/Paul Worley/Oct. 7-9 Deanna Moore/independent/Dave Tough/Now Through City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Dec Hit songs with Lady A feel; duet/harmony potential; male or City: Cane Ridge, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: female [email protected] Considering hits in the style of Patty Griffin, Mindy Smith, Little Big Town/Capitol/Wayne Kirkpatrick/October Beth Orton; contemporary and alternative folk. No City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs traditional or pop country; www.myspace.com/ Hit songs; radio smashes deannamooremusic • MP3s to Dave Tough Trace Adkins/Capitol/Frank Rogers/October Lou Reid and Carolina/Rural Rhythm/Lou Reid/Dec. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Trace smashes Bluegrass, gospel/acapella, country; Darius Rucker/Capitol/Frank ww.loureidandcarolina.com • CDs to Rogers/Nov. 23-24 and Dec. 14-15 Lou Reid, POB 133, Union Grove, City: Nashville, TN Pitch NC 28689 Preference: CDs Hit country songs Sherry Lynn/Steal Heart, Probability Records/Ted Hewitt/ Walker Hayes/Capitol/Marshall October Altman/TBD City: Sewell, NJ Pitch Preference: City: Nashville, TN Pitch CDs Only Contact: Preference: CDs [email protected] Hit songs with a groove Looking for hit potential power ballads • CDs to Sherry Lynn LeAnn Rimes/Curb/Dann Huff/ Project; c/o Springbarrel, 1008 TBD 17th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Seldom Scene/Sugar Hill/Seldom Hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Scene/Early 2010 Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb City: Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Bluegrass, gospel and country; Songs Big Tractor Music has signed tunesmith Jason Matthews, www.seldomscene.com • CDs to who has writing credits on songs such as Billy Lou Reid, POB 133, Union Grove, Heidi Newfield/Curb/Blake Currington’s “Must Be Doin’ Something Right” and Luke Chancey/Fall NC 28689 Bryan’s “Country Man.” Even before he earned Music Row’s 2006 Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year honor, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Paul Cummings/TBA/TBD/Nov- Matthews was building a catalog of hits, including cuts Preference: CDs Only March for Julie Roberts (’Break Down Here’), Kevin Denney CDs to John Ozier, Doug Johnson City: Rochester, NY Pitch (’That’s Just Jesse’), Tammy Cochran (’Life Happened’), and/or Kelly Lynn at Curb Preference: CDs Only Contact: Dusty Drake (’One Last Time’), Roxie Dean (’Remind [email protected] Me’), and James Otto (’The Ball’), among others. Big Rodney Atkins/Curb/Ted Modern traditional country; radio Tractor Music also signed Wade Kirby and Jennifer Hewitt/Fall Zuffinetti earlier this year. (L-R): Jason Krupek/Big ready songs. Label to be City: Nashville, TN Pitch Tractor General Manager; Jason Matthews; Cynthia announced in the next 30-60 days. Preference: CDs Only Anderson/Big Tractor Creative Director; Photo credit: Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John We really need top notch material Steven C. Knapp / Knapp Time Creative

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Ashley Gearing/Curb/Byron Gallimore/TBD Eli Young Band/Universal South/Mike Wrucke/Late Sept. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Young lyric; career songs • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Mid up-tempo radio hits Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb and Byron Gallimore Randy Houser/Universal South/Mark Wright, Cliff ••••••••••••••••••••• Audretch III/Fall The Issacs/Sony (demo deal)**/Blake Chancey/Sept. 28 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Great country songs! Straight ahead, great country songs; a la Dixie Chicks and Patty Loveless Jason Jones/WB/Brett Beavers/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Jypsi/Sony**/Nathan Chapman/TBD Cutting second round ASAP • CDs to Brett Beavers, contact City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Greg Mangum Great songs; a la “Cowboy Take Me Away;” musical, young, attitude The Dirt Drifters/WB/Justin Neibank/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Sara Evans/Sony**/Nathan Chapman (Producer), Matt Visit www.myspace.com/thedirtdrifters for details • CDs to Evans (Associate Producer)/October Warner Bros. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Incredible songs; tempo a la “Born To Fly” and “Real Fine Blake Shelton/WB/Scott Hendricks/TBA Place” City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Cutting ASAP • CDs to Warner Bros. Kenny Chesney/Sony**/Buddy Cannon/ASAP City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs The JaneDear Girls/WB/John Rich/TBD Looking for Kenny’s first single; NO beach songs, island, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only margarita, sand, etc. Just incredible songs, ballads and Looking for potential singles; already cut one round • CDs mids or uptempo. Prefer CDs to be dropped at front desk at to Warner Bros. Sony

Chuck Wicks/Sony**/TBD/Sept City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Great songs Cutting Edge—Smaller Labels by Michelle Stephens Adam Brand/Sony**/Richard Landis/Fall Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send Sexy, edgy, a la country meets Bruce Springsteen MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. Danny Gokey/Sony**/Mark Bright/End Sept. ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ Need uptempos a la Life Is A Highway. Powerful, soulful, big DESCRIPTION range; hit songs. Cutting five sides at the end of September. Braden Gray/ATP Records/Gary Sadker/Oct City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does [email protected] not accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to 23-year-old male artist. Has a very wide range, so rangy submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a songs are welcome. A good power ballad love song as well service for our professional publisher clients only. Do NOT as a swampy, uptempo rocker in the vein of Jerry Reed's send any submissions to the producer. "Amos Moses." Anything you could hear Ronnie Dunn ••••••••••••••••••••• singing would also be a nice fit. • CDs to 1208 16th Ave. S., Lower Lobby 1, Nashville, TN 37212 Randy Rogers Band/UMG/Paul Worley/November City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Martin Sims/Cupit/Jerry Cupit/ASAP CDs to UMG A&R City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Traditional country; www.cupitmusic.com; Request Julianne Hough/UMG/Dann Huff/Oct 6-7 permission before sending • CDs to Cupit Music, POB City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only 121904, Nashville, TN 37212 CDs to UMG A&R or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs Red State Rockers /DM Records/Watson Bros./ASAP Ashton Shepherd/UMG/Buddy Cannon/Fall City: Boca Raton, FL Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only [email protected] Seeking great American patriotic song, a la "God Bless the Lee Ann Womack/UMG/Tony Brown/Fall U.S.A." Must be smash hit single quality. Prefer mp3s or City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only links; www.redstaterockers.com • [email protected]

Epic-sounding R&B Christian; www.myspace.com/ Jeff Best/Dream Records/TBA/Dec alexadinsdale • Prefers MP3s City: Boardman, OH Pitch Preference: MP3-CDs Contact: [email protected] Amber Shalene/TBD/Teddy Gentry/Ongoing Adult Contemporary tunes in the style of James Ingram, City: Brentwood, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Jeffrey Osborne, Richard Marx, Lionel Ritchie. Positive Anthems for women; specify artist; cross between CCR and upbeat tunes, and some great power ballads. • CDs to 7110 Wynonna, sprinkle with Bonnie Raitt; uptempos only; Vineland Place, Boardman, OH 44512 or email mp3 www.ambershalene.com • CDs to PG Productions, Attn: Preshias Harris, 7106 Crossroads Blvd., Suite #215, RT 107 /IMM/Larry Belvins/Fall/Winter 09 Brentwood, TN 37027 or email [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: [email protected] T. Barbay/TBD/Neal James/TBA Bluegrass, no astroturf! • CDs to Mary Thomas PO Box 983, City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: Damascus, VA 24236-9998 [email protected] Strong male pop/soul material; pop material with an R&B Kimberly Thomas/Lamon Records Nashville/Dave Moody/ groove. NO Country. Songs a la Don Henley, Michael Bolton, Fall Delbert McClinton; No MP3s • CDs to Neal James City: M. Juliet, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: Productions, Attn: Barbay Project, PO Box 121626, [email protected] Nashville, TN 37212 Contemporary Christian, praise and worship; www.lamonrecords.com • CDs to Dave Moody, Lamon Kate Liz/TBD/Michele Rodgers/Mid November Records Nashville, PO Box 1907, Mt Juliet, TN 37121 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Both Tempo and ballads. She's 19 and we're looking for Ashton Harrell/Lamon Records Nashville/Dave Moody/Fall fresh, strong lyrics. Send only your top 1 to 3 songs. Songs City: M. Juliet, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: a la Dixie Chicks • CDs to MCR Music, 9 Music Sq. South. [email protected] Suite 317, Nashville, TN 37203 Teen Male Pop Rocker; Think Nickelback, David Cook • CDs to Dave Moody, Lamon Records Nashville, PO Box 1907, Mt Juliet, TN 37121

Mark Cooke/TBD/J. Gary Smith/Late October City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Contact: [email protected] Good aggressive country From Dierks to Jason. • CDs to Music Mountain Productions, 7675 Sawyer Brown Rd., Nashville, TN 37221 Alexa /TBD/Brent Milligan/ASAP City: Palm Harbor, FL Pitch Preference: MP3 Contact: [email protected]