Songwriters
10Feb
10 Feb 2021
Meet NSAI’s Song Winner, Matt Soileau
Earlier this year, NSAI released the names of the top 10 writers who would go on to the final round of judging in the organization’s annual song contest presented by CMT and Martin Guitars. While many of the writers that were selected came from Nashville, former Louisianan-now-Texas resident Matthew Soileau stood out as one of the few selected who […]
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22May
Podcast: Interview with songwriter Caitlyn Smith
Not many writers can claim they have cuts with Garth Brooks, Meghan Trainor, Dolly Parton, AND John Legend. Caitlyn can claim all that and more. Take a listen to her journey of how she became a staff writer, how she started writing with Meghan Trainor after hearing demos of her voice (before Meghan was famous), […]
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16Apr
16 Apr 2019
An Interview with William “Mickey” Stevenson
Our friends Paul and Scott over at Songcraft sat down with Mickey Stevenson, the songwriter known for building the Motown sound and launching Marvin Gaye’s career. While young Marvin was determined on pursuing a career in Jazz music, Marvin was able to persuade the stubborn artist to record vocals on Gospel and R&B demos so Marvin could hear his […]
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24Mar
24 Mar 2019
Tin Pan South Parking – Finding a Spot at the World’s Largest Songwriter Festival
(2019 Edition) Tin Pan South is AWESOME. Every time we go, we’re inspired by the legendary writers and the stories behind their songs. The parking situation is, however… not so inspirational. The locals blame it on Nashville’s growth, since 100 people a day moved here last year (according to The Tennessean). With all the extra people, plus the world’s […]
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21Mar
21 Mar 2019
An interview with David Gamson
We’re proud to partner with Songcraft to bring you this conversation with David Gamson, the co-writer behind Kelly Clarkson’s, “Stronger.” Gamson has had songs cut by Kesha, Adam Lambert, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis, Nick Lachey, and more. David shares about meeting his heroes, how a “cute” demo got cut, and which artist passed on “Stronger” before [...]
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19Feb
19 Feb 2019
An interview with Smokey Robinson
In honor of Motown’s 60th anniversary this year, our friends Paul & Scott sat down with the LEGENDARY Smokey Robinson and chatted about the stories behind his songs, how he got started songwriting, and the song that took five years to write! Listen for free below.
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