You must be an active NSAI member to participate.

LOCATION:1710 Roy Acuff Pl. Nashville, TN 37203

TIME: Doors will open at 5:15pm 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 Alana Morgan:

Alana Morgan is a creative coordinator at Big Yellow Dog Music, specializing in pitching songs to international markets and fostering global connections within the music industry. A recent graduate of Belmont University with a bachelor’s degree in Music Business, Alana has honed her analytical skills and industry knowledge to identify and promote emerging talent. During her time at Big Yellow Dog, she has pursued her passion for supporting Nashville writers working in pop, R&B, and K-Pop. When she’s not chasing down A&Rs worldwide, Ala

ABOUT Big Yellow Dog Music:

Big Yellow Dog Music is an independent music publishing and artist development company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Over our 25 years of experience, our artist-writers have won 10 GRAMMYs (including Best New Artist and all-genre Song of the Year, “Need You Now”) and received an additional 19 GRAMMY nominations. Other accolades include 41 number one songs, four Song of the Year awards (ACM, BMI, and two ASCAP), an ASCAP Global Award, five ASCAP/BMI Pop awards, and many more. Our catalog includes songs performed by Meghan Trainor, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Pentatonix, Little Big Town, DVBBS, The Jonas Brothers, MUNA, Lady A, Patrick Droney, Demi Lovato, Luke Bryan, Hozier, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, GAYLE, Dierks Bentley, Briston Maroney, Josh Turner, Avery Anna, K.Flay and more.Our creative sync licensing division has procured numerous syncs in film, television, trailers, and brands including HBO Max, Toyota, ABC, Target, Apple, T-Mobile, Starbucks, Pepsi, XBOX, Grey’s Anatomy, and many 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 5:15pm. 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.