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Songwriter/singer/producer Brett James (Jesus Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood, When the Sun Goes Down by Kenny Chesney + more) leads an NSAI workshop on lyric writing.

Grammy Award-Winning Drummer, Steve Grossman, discusses why he failed in the music business and how not to follow in his footsteps. He reveals the 8 reasons why he believes most songwriters and artists fail to have a long term career in the music industry, and teaches some practical business lessons...

Hit Songwriter Wood Newton shares some ways for you to come up with new song ideas!

Hit Songwriter James Dean Hicks discusses why it's important for songwriters to seek out constructive creative criticism about their songs.

Roxy Dean talks about the importance of developing a practice for writing and developing ideas.

What do publishers want from songwriters? Thom Shepherd sits down with songwriters during a workshop at NSAI to share ways you can think like a publisher as a songwriter.