CHECK OUT THIS YEAR'S FEATURED SEGMENTS!
In addition to our featured guest panels, Q&A moments, and key speakers, Seminar will offer the incredible opportunity for each attendee to participate in a live Pitch to Publisher session. We will have 9 rooms, each with two guest publishers, and attendees will share the first verse and chorus of two songs! Explore the publishers below to learn more. When you register you will select your preferred room, space is limited per room, so the sooner the better!
Throughout our two-day event dozens of industry professionals will be joining us. Explore more about our guests below with EVEN MORE guests to be announced soon!!
Seminar attendees who register (and at least partially paid) by March 3rd have the opportunity to submit one original song for the chance to play in a Tin Pan South round. On March 3rd, 2025, the song submission opportunity closes, and all submitted songs go through a first round of judging by the NSAI Creative Team. This process narrows eligible submissions to a “Top 24”. On March 7th, 2025, voting opens to choose the "Top 12 Best Of Seminar" songs. ONLY 2025 SEMINAR ATTENDEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. Sending the voting link to non-attendees could disqualify your entry. The writers of the Top 12 songs will have the opportunity to play their song during the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Saturday, April 6th! Please address all questions to [email protected] See below for more details. *Dates subject to change.
What Do I Need to Submit a Song for “Best Of”?
Only registered attendees are eligible to submit ONE ORIGINAL SONG for 'Best Of'. Upload your song (Mp3) and lyric sheet by March 3rd, 2025. ONE entry per person, only.
*Keep in mind, the song you submit will be the only song eligible to be played in the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival “Best Of” round, should your song be chosen. *Please only submit if you are comfortable performing live. If your song is chosen to be performed in the “Best Of” round but you need someone else to sing it because you are non-performing, that is totally fine, but you will need to provide this vocalist and make ALL necessary arrangements. Same goes for accompanist - NSAI will not provide anyone an accompanist. You are welcome to provide your OWN accompanist/vocalist. A keyboard will be provided if needed. Additionally, if your song is chosen to be performed, it must be performed - we will not allow anyone to play a track.
How Will My Song Be Judged?
Lyric/Melody/Structure/Content/Originality/Theme/etc. We do not judge on vocals and do not necessarily judge on quality of the demo - so if all you can afford is to record your song on your iPhone, do it & submit. I say “necessarily” because although we don’t judge on the quality, a “good demo”, whether it have all the bells & whistles from a studio or is just an iPhone recording, is still necessary for proper judgment. ONLY 2025 SEMINAR ATTENDEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. Sending the voting link to non-attendees could disqualify your entry. The writers of the Top 12 songs will have the opportunity to play their song during the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Tuesday (March 25th) evening! Please address all questions to [email protected]
Voting Guidelines:
- Select up to 12 songs (it can be less). If more than 12 songs are selected, all votes will be marked void
- 1 vote per song, per attendee (Cast all your votes at the same time. You will not be able to come back to the page and vote again. All additional voting attempts and/or double votes will be marked void.)
- DO NOT SHARE LINK - voting is for 2025 seminar attendees ONLY. Any other vote cast will NOT be considered.
- Enter the name and email address you used to sign up for seminar.
- Voting will END March 17, 2025 at 5:00pm central standard time.
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