Next month is our member Show and Tell! Think about your songwriting and things that have helped you. We would love you to share ideas on equipment, tool, technique or software etc that you find useful in your songwriting. Your presentation can be as short as a few lines or up to 15 minutes. Please [...]
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July 18, 2010July Meeting Tomorrow Night!
July 12, 2010Just a reminder that we have our July meeting tomorrow night (see Meetings page for details). This month’s main topic is a digest of Odie Blackmon’s recent webcast topic “What the Artist Needs Out of Your Song.” While not all of us endeavor to be commercial writers, Odie brings to light several great perspectives many [...]
June Meeting Topic: Nashville Number System
June 7, 2010Come and join us for an interesting lesson. Learn why so many songwriters find it really helpful to understand the Nashville numbering system. It helps with writing and communicating with co-writers and demo studios. We’ll review what it is and how it is used and how bands use it daily. We have several announcements and [...]
Right Rhyme for the Time!
January 15, 2010We had the privilege of honoring Steve Simpson at our first meeting of 2010. Aside from being a world class writer, Steve is a wonderful person who so effectively served as coordinator for the Charlotte chapter for over 5-years. During the meeting, the group brainstormed on what Steve means to us, using snips from his [...]
Join us for July’s Meeting!
July 10, 2009At this month’s Charlotte NSAI meeting this coming Tuesday night (July 14th), our main topic will be “Indie Music Success Stories,” presented by our good friend Brian Hartzog, a local indie artist with two solo CDs under his belt, and who has had great success in getting his music played worldwide. Brian’s presentation will include [...]
June Meeting Update
June 8, 2009At this month’s Charlotte NSAI meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 9th), we’ll be watching the taped presentation Ralph Murphy made last month at NSAI Nashville’s Pro Teacher’s night. Ralph’s presentation is on “Business Basics for Songwriters. “ About Ralph Murphy Born in England and raised in Canada, the well-traveled Ralph Murphy has worked extensively on [...]
May Meeting Main Session
May 5, 2009During our May meeting we will be visited by this years winners of the CMT songwriting contest! David and Mary Beth have agreed to visit with us via the wonders of the Internet and Skype. They will share their story and advice on going from beginner to winner. They will also dissect their song and [...]
Next Monthly Meeting April 14th
April 5, 2009Hi… quick reminder our next meeting is on Tuesday, April 14th, which might seem out of sync, but March 31st was on Tuesday, blame it on the moon or something. In our annual planning meeting in February, y’all indicated that you would like to dedicate one of our monthly meetings to learning how to record [...]
Song Finishers Tomorrow Night!
March 23, 2009Song Finishers co-writing as usual, from 7 to 10 PM on Tuesday, March 24th at The Well. Gather to play the new songs to each other AND share some of our favorites from the past. If you were at the NSAI meeting this month and did not get a chance to present your song, come [...]
Blast Off!
January 14, 2009Wow, what a great start for NSAI Charlotte’s 2009! Thanks to Fiona for getting Hugh to us, to Bruce and Greg for the techincal support, and to all our members, new and old for showing up in force and making it a great meeting! Information for the Craig Bickhardt workshop will be posted later tonight [...]
