REMINDER: ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE ONLINE PITCH EVENTS THAT OPEN EACH MONTH, YOU MAY ONLY REGISTER FOR ONE. IF YOU SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE, YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE DELETED.
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-HAVE YOUR MP3 AND LYRIC FILE READY TO UPLOAD-
This is an online event. Once you provide your song, the session with the pro will be recorded and distributed within 3 weeks to the email on your account.
You must be a songwriter on the song you are submitting. 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.
About Sarah Hudspeth
Sarah Hudspeth is originally from Springfield, IL and moved to Nashville in 2019 to attend Belmont University, where she received a BBA in Music Business. She began her career in the industry interning at various companies that ultimately landed her at Black River Entertainment in 2021, where she began as an Intern, then Office Coordinator, and currently holds the position of Publishing Creative Coordinator. In this role Hudspeth oversees a roster of songwriters, with the creative team, where she fosters the careers of new and existing songwriters.
About Black River Publishing
Underneath the Black River Entertainment umbrella is a family of state-of-the-art recording studios, a multi-GRAMMY award-winning publishing company, a management company, and a record label. Black River Records' roster of artists includes Kelsea Ballerini, Pryor Baird, Scotty Hasting, and MaRynn Taylor.
Black River Publishing is home to many talented songwriters and artists and has received numerous awards and accolades in the twelve years since its inception. These accolades include 36 No. 1 songs, six of which are certified gold, ten certified platinum, six double platinum, four triple platinum, one certified six-times platinum, and two GRAMMY awards: Best Country Song with Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go 'Round" (2013) and Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song with for KING & COUNTRY's "God Only Knows" (2019). Black River Publishing's roster includes Black River recording artists: Pryor Baird and MaRynn Taylor; Artist-Writers: McCall Chapin, Hannah Kerr, and Bryan Simpson; songwriter/producers: Dan Wilson, and Jason Earley; songwriter/producer/artist Blake Ruby; and the GRAMMY-winning songwriter/producer/artist Josh Kerr. Additionally, Black River's catalogs include hit-songwriter/Black River recording artist Kelsea Ballerini; artist-writers Abby Anderson, Josh Wilson, and Anna Vaus; hit songwriters Doug Johnson, Forest Glen Whitehead, Jacob Davis, and GRAMMY-winning songwriter Josh Osborne. For more information about Black River Publishing, please visit blackriverent.com/publishing and follow them on socials.
Owned and operated by Black River Entertainment, the historic Sound Stage and Ronnie's Place studios are located on Nashville's famous Music Row. These studios have set the standard that legendary artists/musicians/producers have appreciated since the late 1960s. Artists from multiple genres have cut hits in these studios, including Kelsea Ballerini, Lee Brice, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Alice Cooper, Rodney Crowell, Casting Crowns, 50 Cent, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Sam Hunt, KC and The Sunshine Band, Korn, Miranda Lambert, Jelly Roll, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Craig Morgan, Kacey Musgraves, Dolly Parton, PHISH, Kid Rock, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Taylor Swift, The Cadillac Three, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young and more.
