By Dave Isaacs

You probably have a clear picture of what “production” means: the process of recording a song, and the musical and sonic decisions that go into it. This might be overseen in the studio by a producer and/or recording engineer, or created entirely by a single person in...

Contributed by songwriter/producer and musicprenuer, Seth Mosley

Here are my 4 key ingredients to a pro music production. These will help your tracks to be radio-ready and to get the attention of music industry professionals.



1. A great vocal performance. Do not skimp on this part. A lot of producers...

Congratulations to our Ole Chapter Challenge Winners! Your songs will go to the next round in which NSAI’s listening team will narrow down the top songs to send to Ole. The songs will be sent to Ole in mid-June and then the ball is in their court. This Chapter Challenge...

In light of this month’s sync theme, we’re featuring two pieces of advice for sync writers by multi-award winning songwriter/producer/publisher, Jeff Cohen. Jeff's songs have appeared in over 100 placements in tv/film including: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Stuart Little 2, Aquamarine, Grandma's Boy, The Exes (theme), Jack...

This blog post was contributed by Connie Harrington, Songwriter & Co-Owner of THis Music, Nashville, TN
 I’ve written songs since I was 13 and still sometimes I feel like I’m just starting to figure how to write lyrics. It evolves, music evolves - but for the most part...