Songwriters Workshop
Palm Coast Songwriters Workshop
The Palm Coast Songwriters takes place Saturday the 25th, from 1pm to 3pm.
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It will cover songwriting basics, how to get your songs to publishers, and even your legal questions. The seminar will be lead by hit songwriter Thom Shepherd, Warner Chappell Music's BJ Hill, and music business attorney Chris Carlton.
Thom's BIO:
A veteran of Nashville’s Music Row, Thom Shepherd is the writer of five #1 singles including “Redneck Yacht Club,” “Riding with Private Malone,” and “My Texas.” He’s written over 10 radio singles, two Grammy nominated songs, and has had over 100 songs recorded by Blake Shelton, George Jones, Pat Green, Kevin Fowler, Easton Corbin, Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, Colt Ford, and many more.
He is currently a songwriter and content creator at 8 Track Entertainment in Nashville.
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BJ's BIO:
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, BJ Hill came up playing drums in jazz and blues bands, but he got the bug for country music while in high school and moved to Tennessee. After studying recording at MTSU he eventually found his way to the dream job he didn’t know he wanted, working with songwriters. BJ is now Sr. VP of A&R for Warner Chappell Music and except for one-year working in A&R at Universal Records, BJ has been with Warner Chappell since 2002.
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Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Wendell Mobley, Laura Veltz, Bailey Zimmerman and Matt Ramsey are a few of the multi-#1 hit songwriters that he’s had the pleasure of signing or working closely along with many other talented artists and writers. Some of his other signings include Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan+Shay, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady A. He’s also secured outside cuts and singles on records by Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Lee Ann Womack, Lonestar, Martina McBride, Lee Brice, Trace Adkins, Eli Young Band, Montgomery Gentry and others.
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​Chris's BIO:
Chris Carlton has been a practicing attorney for 30 years in Nashville. Her late husband was a well-known independent music publisher and her son, Robert Carlton, is currently the President of SMACK Songs, a publishing/management company founded by Grammy award winner Shane McAnally. Semi-retired, she still enjoys working with songwriters and traveling to live music venues in her spare time.​
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 25 @ Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater
545 Colbert Lane, Palm Coast FL
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WORKSHOP ADMISSION is SEPARATE from the SONGWRITERS MUSIC FESTIVAL.
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