Education Center

It's that time of year again to set goals for the New Year! We recently  hosted a workshop with our Membership Team, inviting members to discuss and collaborate on their aspriations going forward. We talked about how short-term goals aid in finishing long-term goals and the motivation behind them both. Here are...

In this video, songwriter/artist Jamie Floyd talks about how to build a story from a song idea when writing alone, with a co-writer, and/or for film and tv.

NSAI hosted a special Lunch workshop on December 4 featuring publishers Trevor Mathiesen, Noreen Prunier, and Nicole Sherrill!. This "Pick A Publisher's Brain" panel was moderated by the Membership Team and focused on the most common questions about co-writes, publishing deals, pitching, etc. - with plenty of opportunities for audience Q&A!

Hit Songwriter Craig Wiseman shares his wisdom on writing hit songs, ways to elevate your storytelling in the country genre, the pitch process, co-writing, and more! This excellent overview of songwriting should inspire you to push your songwriting to the next level!

NSAI Member Claire Kelly is celebrating a sync placement in TV drama, Station 19! The song "Out of the Dark" was written by Claire Kelly, Wilson Harwood and Jason Zerbin. Placed in Station 19 Season 2 Episode 6 in the final scene of the show. Read the writeup below to...

One thing I feel like people always ask me when I say, “yes, I am an artist” is- “So, like what is your thing?”

By thing- they mean branding. It took me a while to figure that out. They are really asking is, "What makes you unique, different from everyone else...