DAY - 228

I was doing some research today on events in Nashville and a stumbled across a cool article about ASCAP Nashville's "New Crew Writer's Round".  Basically, its a show in which serious, up and coming, writer's sit in a circle and perform new songs and tell stories to an audience of fans, friends, other writer's and industry folks a like.  The article I read was about a writer who was recently picked up by Big Yellow Dog Publishing (an awesome music publisher that I was trying to connect with) after performing in one of these ASCAP writer's rounds.  Soooo...of course, my wheels started turning...

I immediately contacted J Fred Knobloch to see if he might be able to help get me involved.  Fred has a great relationship with the reps over at ASCAP Nashville and let me know that he thought he could definitely help!  Actually, his words were, "its a no brainer" :)  Cool beans!  Its a quarterly event so I'll have to make plans for another trip in the Fall to get on the next bill.  Fred is seriously the man.  I know I've said that before, but I'll say it again. Not only has he been a songwriting/music biz mentor to me, but he truly goes above and beyond in every aspect to help.  In an industry filled with liars and crooks, people like J Fred are priceless.

Here's more info on the "New Crew Wrier's Round":

The ASCAP New Crew Writers Round is a fresh and exciting quarterly event that showcases up-and-coming singer-songwriters who have created a buzz and their own following. Singer-songwriters are hand-picked by the talented ASCAP Creative staff to perform on the show. Whether you're a publisher, record-label executive, booking agent, manager or just an avid music fan, this showcase is an opportunity to see some of the best new talent that ASCAP Nashville is excited about. This show is equally beneficial for both the writer and music exec, as it provides the opportunity to perform in front of Nashville's hottest tastemakers and functions as a platform for industry decision makers to find some of the best, undiscovered talent before anyone else.