Where: Houghton Hall Arts 22 East 30th St NYC - 7pm EST in person
EVERY YEAR, THE NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (NSAI) ARRANGES THE "NSAI CHAPTER CHALLENGE." THIS EVENT ALLOWS NSAI MEMBERS IN LOCAL CHAPTERS AROUND THE WORLD TO SUBMIT ONE PRE-RECORDED SONG AT THEIR LOCAL CHAPTER MEETING. TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST BE A CURRENT NSAI MEMBER AND AFFILIATED WITH THE CHAPTER YOU PLAN TO COMPETE IN BY THEIR MAY MEETING DATE. BEING AFFILIATED MEANS YOU HAVE JOINED A LOCAL NSAI CHAPTER, RECEIVE INFORMATION, AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT CHAPTER'S ACTIVITIES. THE CHAPTER COORDINATORS WILL FACILITATE THE CHAPTER CHALLENGE MEETING, DURING WHICH MEMBERS WILL LISTEN TO ALL THE SONGS SUBMITTED. AFTER THE LAST SONG IS PLAYED, FELLOW MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THE SONG THEY THINK DESERVES TO MAKE IT TO ROUND 2 OF THE CHAPTER CHALLENGE.
EACH MEMBER CAN SUBMIT ONLY ONE SONG. IF YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH MULTIPLE CHAPTERS, YOU MAY ONLY SUBMIT ONE SONG TO ONE CHAPTER. SUBMITTING MULTIPLE ENTRIES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. COORDINATORS ARE PRESENT TO FACILITATE THE VOTING PROCESS, AND AS A THANK YOU, EACH COORDINATOR WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC SONG SUBMISSION FOR ROUND 2 FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND TIME AS A CHAPTER COORDINATOR VOLUNTEER. NEXT, NSAI HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE THAT WILL LISTEN TO ALL SONGS ENTERED INTO ROUND 2. THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE AND CHOOSE THE TOP 20 SONG SUBMISSIONS COLLECTIVELY FROM BOTH THE WINNING MEMBER SONGS AND COORDINATOR ENTRIES. TOP FINALISTS PRIZE PACKAGE BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED FROM THE COMMITTEE, THERE WILL BE ONE NSAI MEMBER AND ONE NSAI COORDINATOR CHOSEN AS A WINNER FROM THE TOP 20. THE WINNING NSAI MEMBER AND THE WINNING NSAI COORDINATOR WHOSE SONGS ARE CHOSEN WILL EACH RECEIVE: • A CURATED NASHVILLE, MUSIC ROW EXPERIENCE - EXCLUSIVELY CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH WINNING WRITER, SPECIFIC TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENT, INSPIRATIONS, AND GOALS INCLUDING: MEETING WITH PUBLISHER WHO IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WRITER’S UNIQUE STYLE. LUNCH WITH NSAI STAFF - ONE (1) ROUNDTRIP FLIGHT ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, OFFICIAL AIRLINE PARTNER OF NSAI § WINNERS WILL RECEIVE FLIGHT VOUCHERS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BOOK THEIR OWN FLIGHTS. § FLIGHT VOUCHERS EXPIRE ON MAY 1, 2026. § LIMITED TO TRAVEL ONLY IN CITIES SERVICED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. o TWO (2) NIGHT HOTEL STAY AT NSAI PARTNER HOTEL IN NASHVILLE § EXCLUDING PREDETERMINED BLACKOUT DATES AND UPON AVAILABILITY. § HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS CANNOT BE SCHEDULED DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH OR SEPTEMBER § NOTE: TRAVEL IS FOR TWO (2) DAYS AND TWO (2) NIGHTS (EXCLUSIONS FOR DATES OF TRAVEL APPLY). THE TRIP MUST BE BOOKED AT LEAST TWO (2) MONTHS IN ADVANCE AND SCHEDULED BETWEEN MONDAY-THURSDAY. AND MORE! TOP 20 CHAPTER CHALLENGE FINALISTS PRIZE PACKAGE • IN DEPTH SONG FEEDBACK BY PRO WRITER & NSAI TEAM • EXCLUSIVE ONLINE PITCH WITH A MUSIC ROW PUBLISHER • RECOGNITION ON NSAI SOCIALS • TOP 20 PLAYLIST FEATURED ON NSAI WEBSITE
We will be sending an email out on how to participate and where to load your song and lyrics. You must load your song and lyric up before the day of the event. NSAI NYC also encourages you to bring your own printed lyric sheets to the meeting (15-20 is recommended) so that people can read your lyrics when they listen.
Good luck and see you on Thursday May 1st 7pm.
