You must be an active NSAI member to pitch.
TIME: Doors will open at 5:00pm CT / Event will begin at 5:45pm CT
PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY - SPOTS ARE LIMITED AND FILL UP QUICKLY!
If you are unable to attend this workshop in person, please note that it will NOT be streamed or-distributed for later viewing.
ABOUT Adam Epstein:
Adam Epstein, of Staten Island New York, has 25 years of music industry experience including publishing, performing rights, marketing and artist management. Prior to Demolition Music, he served as A&R Director at Concord Music where he was involved in client relations for its roster including Mark Ronson, Daft Punk, John Shanks and The Piano Guys. He also held several positions in publishing with stints at Universal Music Publishing, Peer Music, Deston Songs and BMI, where he worked closely with Desmond Child, Lady Antebellum, Maroon 5, Tricky Stewart, Ester Dean and David Foster.
“We were so lucky to find Adam when we did,” said Demolition Music President, Jon D’Agostino. “He and I are a couple of New Yorkers with a love of great music and building relationships. His knowledge, experience, passion, and street savvy bring some exciting ingredients to the Demolition brand, and fits our mission perfectly.”
Epstein will focus on artist development, catalog exploitation and new strategic opportunities for the Demolition Music team. He will be based in Nashville but will be covering multiple territories including Los Angeles, New York and some international markets.
ABOUT Demolition Music:
Demolition Music is an independent publishing company located in the heart of Nashville, TN. What began as a small shop of 3 staff writers, focusing primarily in country music has boomed into a multi-genre entity working and creating in Nashville, NY, LA and around the world.
From the beginning, President, Jon D’Agostino envisioned a company that would quickly break down walls and make noise with two main ingredients: exceptional people and exceptional songs. In a few short years Demolition has been home to a team of many diverse writers working in country, pop, K-pop, J-pop, rock, EDM, hip-hop, tv/film, and more.
Demolition Music currently represents full-time staff writers - Jon D’Agostino, Michael August, Evan Coffman, Josh Ronen, Jason Saenz, Skip Black, and Landon Wall.
The roster boasts cuts from Roddy Ricch, Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton, Blessing Offor, Tim McGraw, Lee Brice, Iggy Azalea, Keb’ Mo’, Craig Morgan, Forest Blakk, TWICE, Erin Kinsey, High Valley, Dillon Carmichael as well as placements with Target, Toyota, Citizens Bank, Grey’s Anatomy, ESPN, Disney+, Showtime, MTV, HBO, XBOX, Netflix, Snapchat, BET, and many more.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
You must be an NSAI Member to fully participate in pitch / feedback workshops.
Bring an MP3 version of your song that you can easily play from your phone, along with two lyric sheets for the song you chose.(Cassette tapes will not be accepted.)
*Members are more than welcome to attend and simply observe the event even if they do not want to submit a song for pitch!
We will play the first verse and first chorus of each song and the guest will "pass" or "take a copy".
Up to 50 members can participate and will be played in order of arrival -Members traveling greater than 75 miles or 2 hours from Davidson County will be given priority to participate.*
If you arrive earlier than 5:15pm, please join the line on our covered porch on the Roy Acuff side of building. Once doors open you will sign in and submit your lyrics sheets of the song you chose, to the receptionist for the event.
Song submission must be the original work of the Songwriter without use of any artificial intelligence, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity,or be otherwise contrary to applicable laws and regulations.
*ATTENTION OUT-OF-TOWN MEMBERS:
Members traveling greater than 75 miles or 2 hours from Davidson County are considered "out-of-town". You must be in the Priority Line prior to the time that doors open at 5:00pm. If you arrive after 5:15pm, you will be asked to join the end of the "Nashville/Local Line". At that point, there is no guarantee that you will be able to participate.
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*NSAI does not require you to wear a mask, but we encourage you to do what feels most comfortable.
GUEST ATTENDEES:
NSAI non-members are permitted to observe two workshops prior to joining to experience what NSAI is about. If you have attended more than two workshops as a non-member, you will be asked to join NSAI as a member to fully benefit from membership and attend future events.
PARKING:
Limited parking will be available in the NSAI parking lot.
Additional parking is available on the street and in neighboring paid lots.
