Learn the step-by-step process it takes to get your songs heard and ultimately recorded. Discover how far along you are in that process, where you need to go, and how to get there!
Please check back frequently for updates about when the authors will be speaking or leading a workshop near you.
Where we'll be:
| Date | City | Description |
Where we've been:
| Date | City | Description |
| Nov. 23, 2007 | Nashville, TN | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Jerry Vandiver & Friends at the Bluebird Cafe for their annual traditional post-Thanksgiving performance! Visit the link to make reservations over the Internet. For more info, contact The Bluebird Cafe 615-383-1461. |
| Nov. 18, 2007 | News Radio, 1510 WLAC | Jerry and Gracie will be the in-studio guests on The Music Row Show, which is broadcast live on Sundays from 7 pm to 9 pm CST - talking about the music business, giving away a free copy of "Your First Cut," and even playing a song live! For more info, please visit The Music Row Show and tune in on November 18th! |
| Oct. 2, 2007 | Nashville, TN | 6:00 pm Jerry Vandiver, Jason Fitz and Friends at the Bluebird Cafe. No cover at the door but reservations are recommended if you wish to sit at a table. Click here to visit the Bluebird Cafe's website for reservations. For more info, contact Bluebird Cafe 615-383-1461. |
| Sep. 27, 2007 | Nashville, TN | A fun, informative workshop of 20 building blocks to help you climb closer to your goal of getting your song recorded by a major label artist and hearing it on the radio. You will leave with a deeper understanding of the music industry machinery and very specific steps you can take to navigate your way to the top.
Click here to visit NSAI's website. For more info, contact NSAI. |
| Sep. 25, 2007 | Nashville, TN | A fun, informative workshop of 20 building blocks to help you climb closer to your goal of getting your song recorded by a major label artist and hearing it on the radio. You will leave with a deeper understanding of the music industry machinery and very specific steps you can take to navigate your way to the top.
Click here to visit NSAI's website. For more info, contact NSAI 615-256-3354. |
| Sep. 9, 2007 | Nashville, TN | Jerry Vandiver is the Featured Writer at the Bluebird Cafe. Come hear Jerry play some of his hit songs and tell the stories behind them. For more info, contact Bluebird Cafe 615-383-1461. |
| June 18, 2005 | Omaha, NE | Workshop sponsored by NSAi's Omaha, Nebraska Regional Workshop. |
| June 11, 2005 | Rochester, NY | Workshop sponsored by Spiriteast, Big Dog Country 103.5, ASCAP, House of Guitars and GFI Productions. |
| May 20, 2005 - May 22, 2005 |
Grand Marais, MN | A weekend songwriting camp/retreat in beautiful Northern Minnesota, held at YMCA Camp Menogyn located on W. Bearskin Lake 30 miles NW of Grand Marais, MN. The retreat will focus on creativity/inspiration for the aspects of songwriting. |
| May 14, 2005 | Green Bay, WI | Workshop sponsored by NSAI and Songwriters of Wisconsin |
| Feb. 24, 2005 | Nashville, TN | NSAI "Thursday Night Workshop", 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Musician's Union. For more info, contact Nashville Songwriters Assoc. Int. 800-321-6008. |
| Nov. 6, 2004 | Greenville, SC | Workshop 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Sponsored by NSAI's Greenville, SC Regional Workshop. |
| Oct. 9, 2004 | St. Louis, MO | Workshop sponsored by NSAI's St. Louis, MO Regional Workshop. |
| Aug. 9, 2004 | Nashville, TN | ASCAP presents "Music Business 101" 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Open to the public. |
| May 8, 2004 | Chicago, IL | Workshop 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Sponsored by NSAI's Chicago Regional Workshop. |
| Mar. 6, 2004 | Dayton / Cincinnati Area, OH | Workshop Sponsored by The Songwriters Workshop at Southbrook, the Dayton/Cincinnati Chapter of NSAI. |
| Feb. 27, 2004 | Nashville, TN | Tunesmith Songwriting Seminar. |
| Feb. 26, 2004 | Nashville, TN | NSAI "Thursday Night Workshop", 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Musician's Union. |
| Jan. 31, 2004 | Tampa, FL | Springboard Musician's Association Launch Expo |
| Oct. 14, 2003 | Nashville, TN | Nashville Tech Community College Advanced Songwriting Class |
| Oct. 4, 2003 | New Brunswick, NJ | Workshop 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Sponsored by Dream Guitars at the Ramada Inn. |
| Sep. 13, 2003 | Minneapolis, MN | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Workshop. |
| Sep. 12, 2003 | St. Paul, MN | 12:30 pm - 2:20 pm Music Tech College |
| Aug. 9, 2003 | Seattle, WA |
Workshop 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Sponsored by Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and Seattle Songwriters. |
| Aug. 8, 2003 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 7:30 pm Concert at Island Center Hall |
| Aug. 7, 2003 | Portland, OR | Workshop 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Sponsored by Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and Portland Songwriters Association. |
| Aug. 3, 2003 - Aug. 5, 2003 |
Nashville, TN | NSAI SongCamp 102 |
| Aug. 1, 2003 | Nashville, TN | Tunesmith Songwriting Seminar. |
| June 22, 2003 | Nashville, TN | "Songwriter Survivor" Contest Judging, 7:00 p.m. at Bongo Java After Hours Theatre. |
| June 17, 2003 | Nashville, TN | ASCAP presents "Music Business 101" 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Open to the public. |
| June 14, 2003 | Dickson, TN | PineyFest |
| Apr. 26, 2003 | Nashville, TN | In-Store Performance and Book Signing at 7:00 p.m., Borders Books, 2525 West End Avenue. |
| Mar. 31, 2003 | Nashville, TN | News Channel 5 "Talk of The Town". |
| Mar. 6, 2003 | Nashville, TN | NSAI "Thursday Night Workshop", 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Musician's Union. |
| Feb. 23, 2003 | Memphis, TN | Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) Presents "Building a Songwriting Career". |
| Feb. 21, 2003 | Nashville, TN | Tunesmith Songwriting Seminar. |
| Feb. 16, 2003 - Feb. 16, 2003 |
Atlanta, GA | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Atlanta Regional Workshop. |
| Feb. 10, 2003 | Nashville, TN | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's MTSU Student Chapter. |
| Jan. 27, 2003 | Nashville, TN | Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University For more info, contact Carol Fisher 615-322-7659. |
| Nov. 7, 2002 - Nov. 10, 2002 |
Los Angeles, CA | TAXI Road Rally |
| Oct. 30, 2002 | Nashville, TN | Presentation at Belmont University School of Music. |
| Oct. 26, 2002 | Boston, MA | Workshop Sponsored by Berklee College of Music and NSAI's Boston Regional Workshop. |
| Oct. 26, 2002 | Boston, MA | 7:30 p.m. Performance at the Nameless Coffeehouse in Harvard Square. |
| Oct. 25, 2002 | Boston, MA | Presentation at Berklee College of Music. |
| Oct. 19, 2002 | Kansas City, MO | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Kansas City Regional Workshop. |
| Oct. 12, 2002 | Nashville, TN | Nashville New Music Conference |
| Oct. 8, 2002 - Oct. 9, 2002 |
Los Angeles, CA | Your First Cut presentation and booksigning at West L.A. Music. |
| Oct. 5, 2002 | San Diego, CA | Workshop sponsored by NSAI's San Diego Regional Workshop. |
| Sep. 25, 2002 | Nashville, TN | Workshop 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by Tennessee Songwriters Association International at Belmont University. |
| Sep. 22, 2002 | Austin, TX | Workshop 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at The Mercury. Sponsored by ASCAP and Austin Songwriters Group. |
| Sep. 21, 2002 | Houston, TX | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Houston Regional Workshop. |
| Sep. 14, 2002 | Indianapolis, IN | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Indianapolis Regional Workshop. |
| Sep. 7, 2002 | Green Bay, WI | Workshop Sponsored by Songwriters of Wisconsin (SOWI) and NSAI's Green Bay Regional Workshop. |
| Aug. 24, 2002 | Memphis, TN | Workshop 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sponsored by the Memphis Songwriters Association at the Memphis Arts Council. |
| Aug. 24, 2002 | Memphis, TN | Performance 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Gibson Guitar Lounge. |
| Aug. 13, 2002 | Nashville, TN | ASCAP presents "Music Business 101" 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Open to the public. |
| Aug. 5, 2002 - Aug. 6, 2002 |
Montgomery Bell State Park, TN | Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) "Song Camp 102". For more info, contact NSAI 800-321-6008. |
| Aug. 4, 2002 | Tucson, AZ | Workshop Sponsored By NSAI's Tucson Regional Workshop. |
| Aug. 3, 2002 | Phoenix, AZ | Workshop 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sponsored by the Arizona Songwriters Association at Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse. |
| July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002 |
Nashville, TN | Tunesmith Songwriting Seminar. |
| June 29, 2002 | Perdido Key, FL | "Nashville Hit Writers Share Tricks of the Trade" featuring Jerry Vandiver, Chris Wallin, Barbara Cloyd and Gracie Hollombe, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm, Orleans Restaurant. |
| June 28, 2002 - June 29, 2002 |
Perdido Key, FL | Performance featuring Jerry Vandiver, Chris Wallin and Barbara Cloyd, 7:00 pm, Orleans Restaurant. |
| June 27, 2002 | Nashville, TN | NSAI "Thursday Night Workshop", 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Musician's Union. |
| June 22, 2002 | Los Angeles, CA | Workshop 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Kulak's Woodshed, No. Hollywood. Sponsored by NSAI's Los Angeles Regional Workshop.
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| June 22, 2002 | Los Angeles, CA | Performance featuring Jerry Vandiver, Gracie Hollombe, Harriet Schock and John Townsend. Kulak's Woodshed, No. Hollywood. For more info, contact Kulak's Woodshed 818-766-9913. |
| June 15, 2002 | Johnson City, TN | Workshop 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Sponsored by NSAI's Johnson City Regional Workshop. |
| June 9, 2002 | Greenville, SC | Workshop Sponsored by NSAI's Greenville Regional Workshop. |
| June 8, 2002 | Charlotte, NC | Workshop 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Sponsored by NSAI's Charlotte Regional Workshop. |
| June 7, 2002 | Charlotte, NC | Peformance 9:30 pm, The Evening Muse. |
| Apr. 5, 2002 | Nashville, TN | Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Spring Symposium, "Music Row 2002". |
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