Friday night, January 18th, 2013 / DOUGLAS CORNER - Hit songwriter round including Deric Ruttan ( "What Was I Thinkin'" - Dierks Bentley and "Hell On The Heart" - Eric Church)
Saturday, January 19th, 2013:
9:15 Registration at 1704 Charlotte Ave. Nashville TN 37203
9:50 "Networking in the Music Business" - Doak Turner
10:00 Songwriters panel discussion with hit songwriters including Tim Nichols (Live Like You We're Dyin' - Tim McGraw) advice, stories of how they got their first cuts and stories behind their hit songs. Also "In The Middle" - how to keep going when you've written those songs and you do not have any major cuts yet!
12:00 Lunch Break
1:30 Publisher panel Rusty Gaston of This Music, Mike Molinar of Big Machine Publishing, and Tim Hunze of Parallel Music
Topics covered:
- What do publishers look for in a songwriter
- Best things to do when you do not have a publishing deal - from in town and out-of town
- Do's and don'ts of a songwriter
- Listening session of participant's songs
3:45 Break
4:00 Q & A session for songwriters and artists
4:15 Closing inspiration