Education Center

by Ralph Murphy

I study all the number one records every year (both Pop and Country) and analyze the structures, first use of title, rhyme scheme, etc. I've had my share of number ones, but nobody cares about number twos or a lot of top tens. If it's not number...

By Kayleigh Shoemaker, Membership Representative

Hi everyone! We get a lot of questions about how our workshop nights operate, so I thought I’d go through each one so new members and out-of-town members know what to expect when they attend!

Unless otherwise noted, our workshops always take place at the...

Pro-Songwriter Roger Brown discusses the professional protocol for cancelling co-writing sessions.

Pro-Songwriter Roger Brown stresses the importance of being on-time for your co-writing sessions - at every level of your career.

As explained by Bart Herbison, NSAI Executive Director

The three ways songwriters generate royalty income:1.       Mechanical Royalties – If your song sells (is on a record or CD that sells or is part of a subscription music service), that royalty is called a mechanical royalty.a.       This law...

NSAI Executive Director, Bart Herbison, outlines the royalties and rights that songwriters should be aware of.