If you are unable to attend this workshop in person, please note that it will NOT be streamed or re-distributed for later viewing.
If you are a member and would like to attend and simply observe, you are more than welcome!
ABOUT JACKSON KIGER:
Jackson Kiger is an Associate Creative Director at BMI. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he studied Music Industry at Oklahoma State University where he participated in various internships with Sony Music and Interscope Records before moving to Nashville. Being classically trained on the clarinet and saxophone, Jackson always had a passion for music growing up. After graduation, he moved to Nashville to intern for Sony Music Publishing where he got a crash course of what the publishing world entails. Shortly after beginning his internship, he became the receptionist at Sony and landed multiple cuts from the Sony catalog. In October of 2024, Jackson joined the BMI team and currently works on scouting new writers, live event planning, A&R work, and more creative services.
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 feedback!
We will play the first verse and first chorus of each song and the guest will provide comments/suggestions/feedback.
Up to 30 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 5:00pm, please join the line on our covered porch on the Roy Acuff side of building. Once doors open at 5:00pm 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.
