DAY - 237-239

This past week I began a new chapter.  For the first time in my life, I have a boss. (Well, technically, a principle)  That's right, I have accepted a position to teach music at a middle school in Nashville, TN.
My program will consist of teaching piano, songwriting/composition, recording arts and chorus to 5th-8th middle schoolers.  I'm feeling anxious, scared, nervous, overwhelmed, excited, and a whole other host of emotions all at once.

Being able to teach these content areas is an amazing opportunity.  It's also a BIG commitment.  Full-time.  For the first time, my schedule is not totally under my control and that freaks me out!  I've been asked on numerous occasions lately, "How are you going to keep up with songwriting???"  My answer... really long hours!  I'm prepared to take on the responsibility of 2 full-time jobs... as well as being a husband, owning a home, and starting a potential future family.  How? You ask.  One day at a time. Lol!   My motivation, drive, time-management, and ability to multi-task will be tested at a whole other level.  I have no doubt that I will rise to the occasion, but not without a struggle.

For Sue and I, this opportunity gives us the means to purchase a home, pay off college debt, and do some things we've been wanting to do for a while.  As scary as it is to enter this new chapter, it is exciting.  Time to take it up another notch.  Wish me luck!!

Back to business...

The end of last week was spent working on new song demos.  Co-writer, Vanessa Branson sang vocals on the song we wrote with Kirk Penney.  I worked on a demo of the song I wrote with Jen Armstrong from the UK.   I also sent some follow emails to a few publishers.

New Music!!  Here's #4 of the 5 new demos I promised.  It's called DIE HAPPY.   It's a fun summer song with a cool storyline and a great beat.  Seems appropriate at the moment. ;)   Written with Jon D'Agostino & James Breedwell.  That's Daniel Mason on the lead vocals and me singing harmonies.  Track by Jason Garner.  

DAY - 235+236

Took a BIG swing and pitched Carrie Underwood's team!  Yesterday, I pitched her producer and this morning I pitched her A&R.  I got word that she's starting to look for her next project.  Obviously, Carrie and her team have the pick of the litter.  They probably get thousands of songs.  There is STRONG potential my emails will go straight in the trash.

However!! You never know who might be in a particularly good mood one day and decide to say, "Hey, why not?  I'll take a listen to what this Michael August character sent."   As always, we shall see.  Fingers crossed, and prayers said.

I sent over Break (written with J Fred Knobloch) and Happily Ever Over (written with Jon D'Agostino and Adam Searan)


FYI - Tip Sheets
If you're interested in finding out artists who are looking for music, check out RowFax.  RowFax will give you all up to date info on who is looking and the names of their team.  Sometimes it will offer contact info but most of the time you'll have to do some digging!

DAY - 233+234

Beautiful Saturday morning here in Music City and I'm looking back at a great week.  

The demo session on Wednesday at Jason Garner Productions went fantastic!  The song sounds amazing and Jason Eustice did a phenomenal job with the vocals.  I'll be posting next week!

Speaking of new music!  Here's #3 of the 5 new demos.  I'm really proud of the way this one came out. It's honestly one of my favorites since moving Nashville. Hope you enjoy.

 "Happily Ever Over"
Written with Jon D'Agostino and Adam Searan from Demolition Music Publishing.  Track produced by Jason Garner.  Adam Searan on the vocals.  

Oh btw...This is one of the songs we wrote while literally riding mopeds around the island of Key West during the BMI songwriter's festival.  :)

Yesterday, I had a great writing session with a bright, young artist/songwriter by the name of Madi White.  Jon from Demolition Music set it up because he thought it'd be a cool collaboration.  He was right!  Madi is only 16 years old, but she has the professionalism of a 25 year old!  She also happens to have an amazing voice.  We wrote an idea that Madi brought to the table and it came out really cool!  Looking forward to working with her again.  If you want to hear some of Madi's music you can check out her album HERE

Have a great weekend!

DAY - 230-232

New Music:  Here's #2 of the 5 new demos I promised!  Brand New Love Song

Written with Jon D'Agostino and Jason Eustice.  Track produced by Jason Garner.  That's Jason Eustice on the lead vocals and Taryn Papa on the backgrounds. 
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I think I may have posted earlier that my wife, Susan and I have begun house hunting for our first home.  As exciting as it is, it is equally frustrating!  The housing market in Nashville is booming. Yes, that is a great thing. However, it makes it extremely hard to actually ink a deal.  So much competition.  If the house doesn't sell before it hits the market then it's gone the first day!  I find myself saying, "oh well, on to the next!" Way more than I'd I'd like.

The past few days have been a blast.  Monday night, I had a skype session with co-writer, Bill Gue. We finished up a killer new song and started discussing demo options.

My student from NJ has been in town to record her first official Nashville demo!   Her name is Samantha Chambers. (write that down because you might be hearing it all over one day)  We've been working together for a couple years now and she is truly coming into her own.  Her dream (ever since she was a little kid) is to become a country music star.  I have to say, in that recording studio yesterday, she proved she has what it takes!  Only 16 years old, she worked the microphone like a seasoned pro!  Can't wait to post the song.

Last night, Sue and I went to The Building to see our friend, Brandon Alan.  Great show!  Brandon is an awesome country singer as well as an insane guitarist.  Very cool stuff.  Look out for his song "Different Way" playing on 80+ radio stations around the country!

Today, it's back to Jason Garner Productions.  I'm demoing a new song with Jason Eustice and Tammy Jacobs.  Jason's publishing company, Demolition Music loved the song when Jason submitted it and decided to demo it with Jason Garner Productions.  Sweeettt!  Looking forward to another music filled day!

DAY 228+229

Yesterday, I had back to back writing sessions that resulted in 2 brand new songs!!

Looonnnggg Day....
In the morning, I got together again with grammy winning songwriter, Scot Sax for our weekly write and cranked out yet another tune.  I think we're 4 for 4! (knock on wood)   Scot and I wrapped up around 1pm. From Scot's studio it was off to Music Row for a writing session at Demolition Music Publishing with Jon D'Agostino and Jason Eustice.  After a quick 2 hour writer, I taught some lessons at School Of Rock.  After teaching, Sue met me for dinner with the Demolition Music Publishing team as well as their family and significant others.  Amazing night with great friends.  What a day!

As promised, here's the first of 5 new demos...  BREAK

"Break" was written with J Fred Knobloch.  We recorded the song at Fred's studio.  The drums we're recorded by the AMAZING Rob Griffith at his studio in CT.  Rob is the drummer for Bronze Radio Return. (If you haven't heard their music on TV yet check them out!!)  He also happens to do amazing studio drum work and we've begun working together on some songs.  Rob also had his friend Adam Clark lay down some bass.  The vocals we're recorded by none other than the fabulous Molly Hunt! Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for more!!

DAY - 226+227

Checked out a brand new place on 12 South yesterday with some friends called, The Flipside.  The owner is the same guy that started all the Tin Roof venues around the country!  Wide-open atmosphere, big windows, great view, and killer food.  Check it out!

What an awesome couple of days!! Got a email from co-writer, Bill Gue that Washington Street Publishing wants to sign our song "IM4U" to a single-song publishing deal.  Fantastic news!  Then less than 12 hours later I got an email from Crucial Music Publishing letting me know they also want to sign the same song!!!  Crazy coincidence!  Since both agreements are "non-exclusive" we're going to be able to sign with both companies.  Rock n'roll!!  Fingers crossed, they secure us some placements.

If you haven't heard "IM4U" you can take a listen HERE.  (written with Bill Gue, Liv Devine. Molly Hunt singing the lead vocals)

Tonight, after teaching at School of Rock, I'm going to meet my wife, Sue and some friends at the Listening Room to check out a writer's night.  Some great writer's playing tonight.  Looking forward to hanging and hopefully meeting some new people.

Tomorrow I'll be posting some new music so stay tuned!!

DAY - 223-225

This past weekend my wife and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary.  Crazy how time flies!  It's hard to believe it's already been a year since we moved to Nashville and got married.  This past year has been incredibly busy and every month that passes brings new stresses and more run-around.  Such is life... and it's all great stuff!  But, I never thought I'd say it but, spending true quality time is a challenge.  This anniversary reminded me how lucky I am to have such a beautiful, smart, funny and supportive wife.  I couldn't being doing any of this without her.

Last Thursday and Friday are a blur.  Thursday, I spent time following up with other writers, a few publishers, and an A&R rep.  I heard back from Warner Bros A&R rep, Rebekah Gordon regarding the Blake Shelton pitch. (refer to Day - 223)  Unfortunately, Blake is totally done cutting for his upcoming project.  Oh well.  We'll get him next round!!

Friday, I spent literally 5 hours in the studio at Jason Garner Productions.  First, I laid down harmonies on a song,  then Taryn Papa came in and recorded a female harmony part on another song and finally my co-writer, Adam Searan came in and sang vocals for another song.  All 3 songs written with the fantastic team at Demolition Music Publishing.  (Jon D'Agostino, Jason Eustice, Adam Searan)  Can't wait for you to hear this new batch of tunes.  A lot of time and energy went into making these songs happen.  I'm really proud of each one!

Today, I reached out to John Ozier from Ole Music Publishing to follow up on the songs I sent about a week ago (refer to Day - 218).  Hoping he dug them!  We shall see.

DAY - 221-223

The past three days have been killer.  Kicked off the week with two back to back writing sessions, resulting in 2 new songs!  Monday, I wrote with Jason Eustice and Tammy Jacobs.  The last song we wrote went over great with Jason and Tammy's publishers. (Actually demoing it in 2 weeks!)  Our first writing session was fantastic and this was no different.  What an awesome team!!  Jason came in with some inside info.  He heard from a little birdie that a HUGE artist (who has to remain nameless...for now) is looking for one more song to close out the record.  Soooo... we decided to take a crack at writing something for the project.  Whether we make the record or not, we came out with a great new song!

Tuesday, I wrote with Nashville hit songwriter, Scot Sax.  We're 3 for 3!  Three writes, three fully finished new songs.  Scot actually began demoing the last one a few weeks ago and we started demoing this one right after we wrote it.  Very cool new stuff.  Look forward to posting.

Other than writing, I've been working on scheduling demo sessions.  I have one this Friday, one next week, and another the following week for a total of 6 brand new songs! This has totally been the summer of new music.  I've been working harder than ever, writing tons of new music and I'm so excited to be demoing as much music as I am.  Feeling so blessed to be working with such amazing people!  

Today, I pitched a song to Rebekah Gordon for consideration on Blake Shelton's new project.  Fingers crossed, prayers being said.  Stay tuned!

DAY - 219+220

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you're enjoying a day off and some beautiful weather where ever you are.  The sun is shining and there's a cool breeze blowing here in Music City.  We couldn't ask for a better 4th.  Can't wait to catch some fireworks tonight with the wife and mother-in-law.

I had a great week.  On Wednesday, I spent the afternoon at Jason Garner Productions demoing 2 out of 3 new songs.  I met a fantastic singer by the name of Daniel from the band Amber's Drive.  Check them out...they sound really cool.  Daniel sang the vocals for one of my new tunes!  I'm pumped to get everything done so I can post and start pitching!  Later that night, I met my wife and some friends out at a really sweet spot called Pinewood Social.  As the night progressed, we were joined by an A&R rep, a manager, David Nail's tour manager, someone who works at Atlantic Records, someone who works at BMI and an up and coming country artist. (all friends of friends) I know I've said it before but seriously...ONLY in Nashville!!  Great drinks, delicious food, amazing views, and awesome people.  Here's a pic from the outdoor patio....

Sunday night I'm playing my 3rd Sunday Writer's Night at Bluebird Cafe!  If you're in town come hang!!  Hoping to get a night of my own soon :) 

Stay tuned! 

DAY - 217+218

I'm back!  What a relaxing break.  The wife and I took off for the Outer Banks on Friday morning for a week of sun, sand and great seafood!  Mission accomplished.  We stayed in a beautiful beach cottage (thanks to my amazing aunt and uncle) in the quite town of Salvo, NC. One of the highlights of the getaway was a day trip to Ocracoke Island. Beautiful!  If you ever get the chance, check it out!  

After a week of relaxing and filling our stomach's with fresh tuna and mahi mahi, I woke up this morning recharged and ready to rock!

I reached out to the GM of Creative at Ole Music Publishing, John Ozier.  Ole is a very successful music publisher with offices around the globe.  They handle all genres of music.  I've been trying to get a foot in the door for a while now.  John was so kind to get right back to me and asked me to send over some songs.  Needless to say, I did.  Fingers crossed he digs what I sent! :)

Let me back up a little bit... before we left for the OBX, Sue and I went to killer writer's night at The Basement.  We saw Brett Tyler, Maren Morris and Chase McGill perform their songs with a full band backing them up.  Killer show!  Great songs!  I was totally impressed. Afterwards, we ended up hanging out at the Tin Roof with our friends and the writer's.  Not only awesome writer's but great folks as well!

Looking ahead... BIG week of demos!! 4 new songs on the press this week!!  Can't wait to post.

Stay tuned!

Short break!

On vacation in the Outer Banks with the wifey!  Be back July 1st. Stay tuned!

DAY - 214-216

Good week so far.  I had a great writing session yesterday with Cheyenne Medders.  We finished up the song we started a few weeks ago.  I LOVE how it turned it out.  The song has a unique title, ton of fresh imagery in the lyrics and is set to some non-stop energetic music and melodies.  Cheyenne is a super-talented writer/artist and he happens to be a pretty bad ass producer so he's going to be demoing the song at his studio here in Nashville.  Can't wait!

Over the past couple days, I've decided to start follow ups.  I've met a bunch of fantastic music professionals since I've been living here and I need to make sure I stay on their radars.  Monday, I reached out to VP at ASCAP LeAnn Phelan.  I asked LeAnn for a meeting to come by and play her some new music!  Yesterday, I reached out to Jeff Skaggs at Kobalt Music Publishing.  I told Jeff about the recent Chase Likens cut. (Caught In A Storm)  I said, I have a ton of new music and I'd like to play a few songs for him.  We shall see.

Today, I'm going to J Fred Knobloch's studio to mix our new song!

Lesson learned:  Every now and then I'll post a lesson I've learned along the journey.  It may not be helpful for everyone, but this is something I found really helps me.

I've begun to treat my writing sessions like a sporting event...

First, what does every athlete do before he hits the field?  Warm-up!  I've started doing the same.  Before every session, I do what I like to call "pre-writing".  What does that mean?  For me, pre-writing is like writing exercises.  For example, I'll pick a topic at random and start writing about it using all the five senses.  Every sentence I write I'll try to describe what I see using fresh imagery. To make it even harder, I'll try to rhyme every sentence or every other sentence. (I didn't make that one up, google Brent Baxter "Diving In") Another exercise I'll do is with the guitar.  I'll start playing a chord progression and making up melody and lyrics on the spot.  No over thinking...just let it rip!   This exercise helps me open up the channels of creative flow. (I did create that one) There's another exercise I like that Brent Baxter has on his blog manvsrow.com called word prompts.  He posts a new one every Thursday.  Check it out!  If the writing session I'm going to is to finish up a song that has already been started, I will do all the things above, then take out the song, re-fresh and start building new ideas to bring to the session.  

Second,  No athlete goes onto the field and sits there like a lump.  They run out, fired up and raring to go!  Likewise, I make sure I bring a ton of energy to each session.  I'm pumped to be doing what I love.  I'm excited to have a writing session and work with talented people to create something from scratch.  I'm going to show it!  I'm bringing energy in the room.  Even if my day sucks up to that point, I'm leaving the worries at the door and bringing the positive vibes into the room.  Even if I come away with a crappy song, I'm gonna have a blast writing it!

Cheers!

DAY - 212+213

Happy Friday the 13th!  I hear there's going to be a full moon tonight as well. :)

Two great back to back writing sessions to close out the week.   Yesterday,  I was at Demolition Music Publishing writing with Jon D'Agostino and new co-writer, James Breedwell.  Jon and I started a new idea about a week ago and decided to show James.  James loved the chorus immediately and we ended up banging out the whole thing in less than 3 hours.  Looking forward to making some final tweaks on this and seeing where it goes!   After the session, I gave Jon a lift around music row as he dropped off pitch CDs to A&R reps at various major labels.  Totally awesome because at least 2 or 3 of the songs we wrote together were on those CDs!  Fingers crossed!!

Today, I met Randy Finchum at SESAC.  We finished up the song we started last week and did a quick recording.  Randy has a friend who was just signed to a record deal at Average Joe Records.  I can't remember the artist's name but he is currently looking for songs and Randy thinks our tune would make a great pitch.  Once again...fingers crossed!

Just got word this morning that "Caught In a Storm" is starting to climb the charts!  It got picked up by a bunch of new stations this week and has really begun gaining momentum.  Please do me a favor and request, Chase Likens - Caught In A Storm at your local country station!!  More to come...stay tuned!

Have a great weekend!

DAY - 209-212

I have to start by apologizing for the delay in posts.  I thank God for how busy I am lately, but I'm realizing I need to do a better job of time management.  So here I am, sitting at the kitchen table at 7am, getting caught up.  Ahead of me is another busy day.  Starting off writing at Demolition Music Publishing with Jon D'Agostino and Adam Searan,  then off to another writing session with new co-writer and country artist, Derek Frank, then teaching lessons at School of Rock until 8pm.

The past 3 days have been a fantastic musical blur.  I've been tying up loose ends on songs,  producing a new demo,  and writing new stuff that I'm really excited about.  All the while, keeping up and making new connections.  

Monday, I wrote with Vince Constantino.  This was our second writing session and we totally knocked one out of the park!  It's a female pop or even pop/country song that just sticks like glue the minute you hear it.  I'm really looking forward to demoing this one.   What a great way to kick off the week!

And to follow it up, I had another killer session yesterday with Tammy Jacobs and Jason Eustice.  Tammy writes for AWMG publishing and Jason writes for Demolition Music publishing and they're both super-talented songwriters and great people!  I had the idea to set up this session about a month ago.  Tammy is a fantastic lyricist and Jason has killer melody ideas so I knew the three of us would collaborate on something special.  We did!  We wrote a fully finished, well-developed, up tempo, love song with a twist... in about 2 hours!  Then, gave ourselves a pat on the back and scheduled another session for next week. :)

Last night, my wife Sue and I met Vince Constantino and 4 other songwriter/artists out for dinner. We picked the spot (The Smiling Elephant) and Vince got a crew of really cool folks together.   Great times talking music and music business over Pad Thai and steamed dumplings.   After dinner, we were off to Midtown where we met up with our good friends from Bronze Radio Return.  They got into town last night and have a few days off before playing Tennessee's biggest music festival, Bonnaroo!   If you're going to be at Bonnaroo, check these guys out.  They're an amazing band with totally awesome music that makes you want to get up and shake your ass!  This year alone, they've had 50+ songs on TV and Film.  Including major adds like Behr Paint, Blue Moon, Olive Garden, PGA Tour, etc.  Trust me, catch these guys before they're so big you can't get tickets!  www.bronzeradioreturn.com

That's all for now, I have to get moving to my first session.  Cheers!

DAY - 207+208

Two great writing sessions back to back!  Yesterday, I wrote with first time co-writer, Randy Finchum and today I wrote with Cheyenne Medders.

Randy and I were introduced by through Jon D'Agostino.  Jon suggested we write together because he thought it'd be a good collaboration.  He was right!  Randy and I got together at SESAC on music row.  We connected immediately and hit one out of the park!  We're a few lines short of a future hit so we scheduled another session at SESAC to finish.

I've worked with Cheyenne a few times and every session I'm impressed with his talent and ability.  We started a really kick ass idea that he brought to the table today and scheduled another session to finish it up.  Looking forward to it!

As promised, here's 3 new demos that I've just started pitching this week!

My Happy Hour:  written by Michael August and Jon D'Agostino

I Could Write A Book:  written by Michael August and Scot Sax

Young & Stupid:  written by Michael August, Jon D'Agostino and Adam Searan

Hope you enjoy!

DAY - 206

Last night, Sue and I went to Whiskey Jam to kick off CMA week here in Nashville!  Some great bands and artists performed.  My favorite of the night was a new act called, Brothers Osborne.  Check out their latest single, "Rum".  I also really dug Jukebox Mafia.  Looking forward to catching some more shows this week as Music City lives up to its name!

Got my musical fill for the day.  I had an AMAZING writing session with Scot and Suzie Sax.  We started and finished a beautiful song this morning/afternoon.  The best part is, this song literally came out of no where.  We started with one idea and wrote our way into something totally different and special.  Not only did we finish a new song, but Scot surprised me with a brand new demo of the song we wrote a few weeks ago.  He had the incredible, Becky Bliss from the band, Barnaby Bright sing the demo.  She absolutely nailed it and Scot totally captured the simple magic of the song with his production.  What a way to start the day!  (I'll post this demo with a couple other new ones this week)

To top it off, just got an email from co-writer, Jon D'Agostino in which he forwarded me an email from a radio program director in Iowa.  Here's what it said...

Chase Likens – Caught In A Storm – There are some songs that jump up and say “I’m a big ol’ hit, “Caught In A Storm” is one of them.  

 

Drew Kirby

Program Director/ Morning Show

101.7 The Bull - (KBKB-FM) Burlington, Ia

Host / Producer/ Program Director

Hook and Hunt Radio

Woo hoo!  Let's hope he's right!!

DAY - 204+205

Hope you had a great weekend! Sue and I had an awesome time on Saturday celebrating her birthday.  Being that we are total foodies, I decided that I'd take her on a surprise Nashville food crawl!  I planned the crawl based on new local hot spots that we haven't tried.  I also picked places that are locally famous for something specific.  We went to 8 places starting at 3pm and finished around 11pm.  We had a blast and yes, we're totally stuffed by the end of the tour.  If you're in Nashville or coming to Nashville here's a list of the places we went.  They were all incredible!  

Well - Coffee House 

Hattie B's -  Hot Chicken 

Samurai Sushi - Sushi  

Jackalope  - Nashville brewery 

Legato Gelato - Gelato

Smiling Elephant - Thai *best Pad Thai I've ever had!!

Pinewood Social - *tried the Coffee Soda

Husk - Southern 

 

   

 Friday was pretty relaxed day.  Did a little pitching and started working on a new song idea I'm writing with Jon D'Agostino.  Today, I had a final mix session at Jason Garner Productions for 2 new songs!  I'll be posting this week so stay tuned! 

DAY- 201-203

Fantastic couple of days!  Check out Chase Likens' lyric video for "Caught In A Storm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoK35zZsBYc  The song is being picked up and played by stations all over the country.  Everyday I hear about another station that's starting to play it.  Fingers crossed I hear it randomly in the car one day.  I've always fantasized about that moment...the one in which you hear your song on a major radio station for the first time while driving in the car.  Have you ever seen "That Thing You Do" with Tom Hanks!?  There's a scene in that movie that depicts exactly what I'm talking about.  Even if I'm not the artist singing the song, it's just as special for me to know a song I wrote is touching so many other people.

Brief overview of the week...

Had a KILLER demo session at Jason Garner productions yesterday.  AJ Engstrom came in to sing a song I wrote with Jon D'Agostino and Adam Searan of Demolition Music Publishing.  Jon, Adam and I wrote the song in Key West, literally while hanging on the beach, riding scooters, and getting ready in the room.  I'm not kidding about writing while riding scooters.  We seriously we're writing at every stoplight we hit. Lol!

Today, I'm heading over to hit songwriter, J Fred Knobloch's studio to record vocals on a new song we wrote.  It's a tug-on-your-heart-strings, love in jeopardy,  type song in the vein of Cassadee Pope's "Wasting All These Tears".  We're having the super-talented, Molly Hunt record the vocals.  Can't wait!

I'm heading right now.  Stay tuned for more!

DAY - 200

What an awesome week!  I capped it off with a writing session in the heart of music row at Demolition Music Publishing.  The session was with writer and president, Jon D'Agostino and for the first time, Jason Eustice.  Jason was one of the first writer's signed to Demolition.  He's an incredible singer and a fantastic songwriter.  If you ever get the chance to check him out... do it!   In no time at all, we made some great head way on a killer new song.  Good feeling about this one.  

The show at Belcourt Taps last night was amazing!  Big props to Shane Barrett Music LLC and Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue for organizing the event!   Scot and Suzie Sax, Thomas Tillman, Jason Eustice, Adam Searan and Jane Bach played to a packed house and shared some killer new music.  

Can't unveil too many details, but I got the word last night that a couple of my new songs are being pitched to some major artists.  Fingers crossed we get some BIG bites.   Stay tuned!

Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!   

Cheers!

DAY - 197-199

The past few days have been a whirlwind of meeting new people and making new music!  On Tuesday, I wrote a new song with Kirk Penney and Vanessa Bransan.  Yesterday, I wrote another one by myself and this morning I finished a killer new pop song with Molly Hunt and Cheyenne Medders.  Definitely a productive week so far!

The writer's night on Monday was a blast! (Refer to DAY - 196)  It was the first time I played Belcourt Taps.  It's really cool little venue with good drinks and great sound!   It was awesome to play along side Alex Seier, Justing Trimble and Lance Carpenter. (who all shared some amazing songs)   Not to mention, we had a sweet crowd who came out to catch the show!  Here are some pics...

Speaking of Belcourt Taps, that's exactly where I'll be tonight!   I'm not playing tonight, but I'm going to support the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue Benefit.  The night will be hosted by Nashville song plugger/publisher, Shane Barrett Music and a lot of my co-writers will be performing including, Scot Sax, Adam Searan, and Jason Eustice.  Also performing tonight is Scot's wife Suzie Sax,  hit songwriter, Jane Bach as well as Thomas Tillman of SB21 Music.  Definitely going to be a great night of music and networking.

More to come.  Stay tuned!!