10th Annual Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row: Registration Is Open!
The 10th Annual Nashville SongWriters Festival is several music happenings in one! Find your place in the mix.
It's part live original music festival, part music conference, part networking opportunity and part gathering of old friends held June 1-3, 2012. The live performances, education and Open House are concurrently running events. Attendees can take in all or parts and “Play it by ear!†It's 3 Days of Live Original Music from all genres on multiple stages, classes, Open House and gathering of friends held at the top of Music Row in Nashville, TN representing the past, present and future of songwriting.
Songwriters of all genres share their music on multiple stages and open sing rings. The fest is open to all forms of songwriting, from the novice to the professional. There are no pre qualifications to play or attend. Everyone is encouraged to come as they are. All attendees will have the opportunity to share their words or music and find their place in the mix.
While at the fest, writers can also attend the Speciality Music Rooms on over 18 Industry Topics, Q & A sessions and gather other personal tid bits, all about the craft and business of songwriting.
An Open House is held by participating recording studios, publishers, song pluggers and other music related businesses where writers can drop by without an appointment to ask questions, exchange samples or discuss what part they play in the business of Music. Register your music related music business for the Open House or if you're a festival attendee, stop by and check out some of the industry.
For registered and non performing writers there will be a “Writer's Area†provided by the Fest near the Info Booth. At the display table attendees can deposit their CD'S and the fest staff will take inquiries or make sales for participants. Also drop off a copy of your songs in the Fest Drop Box where your materials can be checked out by the fest or forwarded to others.
Performing and Non performing songwriters, music related business, volunteers and the public wishing to participate in the June 1-3, 2012 activities can visit http://www.SongWritersFestival.org or call 615-424-1491.
Come Play!
Music people and volunteers that represent the past, present and future of songwriting.
All walks of the industry, representing all genres are gathering this June 1-3, 2012 for our 10th family reunion.
Here's a short YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqIgUr1PSnA&feature=youtu.be
More videos here... www.SongWritersFestival.org
Milan Bogdan Life Time Achievement Award 2012
Come see Milan, chat with and play at the main stage Saturday night 8 PM!
You've heard the saying, "It's the cook in the kitchen." We'll mixers, producers and mastering plays a vital role in bringing a song to life. The little UMPHS! and letting a song BREATH can make the difference in a chart topper or something "common." Well Milan has been influencing songs and the direction of music for most his life a little tweeking at a time. Having been actively involved in the music business as a player, producer, engineer and songwriter doctor he has been involved in over 200 gold & platinum records, projects spanning several musical genres including disco, pop R&B, and country. (Album credits listed below.)
Milan started his career in Detroit at the age of sixteen working as an audio engineer for the historical and legendary Motown Records. Leaving Detroit in 1977 to be in Miami, FL. to work with KC and the Sunshine band and tour the world as KC's live sound engineer. During the five years working with KC & the Sunshine band, he designed the first indoor 150,000 watt sound system in the world. After moveing to Nashville he became a consultant on several NBC and CBS television Network Specials.
Milans career continued to flourish, adding more gold and platinum records to his list of credits. In 1983 he became General Manager of Emerald Studios and managed to increase sales by a factor of 4.5 times. In 1999 he became the General Manager of East Iris Studios, working on such acts as Elton John, Match Box Twenty, and Barenaked Ladies.
Currently Milan is the owner and Chief Operating Officer of Intellectual Music Group, along with partners Paul Zamek, Kevin Wayne, David LaChance and currently sit on the Board of Directors for "The Wayne Show". Milan is still available for Producing, Engineering, Mastering, and Consulting. You can contact him thru the link at the end of this article.
Milans has worked quietly and influentially behind the sceens on the following projects...
Producer, Master Tape Preparation
Deep Shadows:Best of Kent Ballads Various Artists
Love in Your Life Lathan Moore
Love in Your Life Lathan Moore
1962 Sentimentally Yours Patsy Cline
1962 Sentimentally Yours Patsy Cline
1963 Patsy Cline Story Patsy Cline
1963 Patsy Cline Story Patsy Cline
1965 Here's Patsy Cline Patsy Cline
1968 Greatest Hits Loretta Lynn
1968 SRC SRC
1968 SRC SRC
1969 Country Great Patsy Cline
1969 Songwriter's Tribute Patsy Cline
1970 Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow [Bonus Tracks] Funkadelic
1970 Rationals The Rationals
1971 Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn
1973 Love Sign The Counts
1973 Ripple Ripple
1973 Rodeo Songs "Old & New" Chris LeDoux
1974 Creative Source Creative Source
1974 Rock Your Baby [TK] George McCrae
1974 Rodeo & Living Free Chris LeDoux
1975 KC and the Sunshine Band KC & The Sunshine Band
1975 Life as a Rodeo Man Chris LeDoux
1976 Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Conway Twitty
1976 Good High Brick
1976 Part 3 KC & The Sunshine Band
1976 Part 3...And More KC & The Sunshine Band
1977 Another Mother Further Mother's Finest
1977 On My Way Hamilton Bohannon
1977 Singer of Songs -- Teller of Tales Paul Davis
1978 Greatest Hits [MCA] Tanya Tucker
1978 My Name Is Caroline Caroline Crawford
1978 Rose Colored Glasses John Conlee
1978 T.N.T. Tanya Tucker
1978 T.N.T. Tanya Tucker
1978 Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys
1979 Best of Barbara Mandrell [MCA] Barbara Mandrell
1979 Best of Barbara Mandrell [MCA] Barbara Mandrell
1979 Do You Wanna Party? KC & The Sunshine Band
1979 Serving 190 Proof Merle Haggard
1979 Very Best of Loretta and Conway Loretta Lynn
1979 Have Arrived The Oak Ridge Boys
1980 Back to the Barrooms Merle Haggard
1980 Christmas Time Down South Charlie Daniels
1980 Greatest Hits [EMI America] Kenny Rogers
1980 Greatest Hits [Intersound] Gatlin Brothers
1980 Way I Am Merle Haggard
1981 Rainbow Stew: Live at Anaheim Stadium Merle Haggard
1981 Strait Country George Strait
1982 Best of Tanya Tucker [Universal] Tanya Tucker
1982 Cowboy Way Riders in the Sky
1982 Elvis Christmas Classics Elvis Presley
1982 Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits Merle Haggard
1982 Strait from the Heart George Strait
1982 Strait from the Heart George Strait
1982 Bobbie Sue The Oak Ridge Boys
1983 Right or Wrong George Strait
1984 Christmas at Our House Barbara Mandrell
1984 Just a Little Love Reba McEntire
1984 Meant for Each Other Barbara Mandrell
1985 Born & Raised in Black & White Mark Collie
1985 Greatest Hits Barbara Mandrell
1985 Have I Got a Deal for You Reba McEntire
1985 His Best Merle Haggard
1985 Last Sessions Patsy Cline
1985 Last Sessions Patsy Cline
1985 Life's Highway Steve Wariner
1985 Streamline Lee Greenwood
1985 Sweet Dreams Patsy Cline
1985 Today's Country Classics Various Artists
1985 Will the Wolf Survive? Waylon Jennings
1985 Step on Out The Oak Ridge Boys
1986 Annual Waltz John Hartford
1986 Greatest Hits [MCA] Gene Watson
1986 Greatest Hits [MCA] Gene Watson
1986 Guitar Town Steve Earle
1986 Legends [MCA] Various Artists
1986 Something Constructive John Jarvis
1986 T Bone Burnett T-Bone Burnett
1986 T Bone Burnett T-Bone Burnett
1986 Today's Country Classics, Vol. 2 Various Artists
1986 Wunjo Giles Reaves
1986 Shakin' Sawyer Brown
1987 80's Ladies K.T. Oslin
1987 All American Various Artists
1987 Angel Band Emmylou Harris
1987 Blue Skies Again John Anderson
1987 Country Rap The Bellamy Brothers
1987 Crackin' Up Ray Stevens
1987 Exit 0 Steve Earle
1987 Greatest Hits John Schneider
1987 Greatest Hits The Whites
1987 Greatest Hits [MCA] Ray Stevens
1987 Greatest Hits [MCA] Ray Stevens
1987 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 George Strait
1987 Hangin' Tough Waylon Jennings
1987 Last One to Know Reba McEntire
1987 Last One to Know Reba McEntire
1987 Master Series Spring Sampler '87 Various Artists
1987 MCA Master Series Fall Sampler '87 Various Artists
1987 Merry Christmas to You [1993] Reba McEntire
1987 Red Dust & Spanish Lace Acoustic Alchemy
1987 Greatest Hits [MCA] Steve Wariner
1987 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Ray Stevens
1987 Man Called Hoss Waylon Jennings
1988 12 Greatest Hits Patsy Cline
1988 20 Greatest Hits Loretta Lynn
1988 Best of Don Williams, Vol. 2 Don Williams
1988 Classic Clower Jerry Clower
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 10 (1987) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 12 (1987-1988) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 3 (1984-1985) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 5 (1985-1986) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 6 (1985-1986) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 7 (1986-1987) Various Artists
1988 Country Classics, Vol. 8 (1986-1987) Various Artists
1988 Honky Tonk Angel Patty Loveless
1988 If My Heart Had Windows Patty Loveless
1988 If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') George Strait
1988 Live Alabama
1988 Live at the Opry Patsy Cline
1988 Love Attack Isaac Hayes
1988 Master Series Sampler '88, Vol. 2 Various Artists
1988 MCA Records 30 Years of Hits (1958-1988) Various Artists
1988 Natural Elements Acoustic Alchemy
1988 Nothing Is Lost Giles Reaves
1988 Number One Hits of the 80's, Vol. 1 Various Artists
1988 Number One Hits of the 80's, Vol. 2 Various Artists
1988 Running Desert Rose Band
1988 Still in Your Dreams Conway Twitty
1988 Woman to Woman, Vol. 1 Various Artists
1988 Woman to Woman, Vol. 2 Various Artists
1988 Little Love Affairs Nanci Griffith
1988 Little Love Affairs Nanci Griffith
1988 Little Love Affairs Nanci Griffith
1988 Reba Reba McEntire
1988 Riders Radio Theater Riders in the Sky
1988 Monongahela The Oak Ridge Boys
1988 Christmas in the Country [Universal] Various Artists
1988 One Fair Summer Evening Nanci Griffith
1989 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Lee Greenwood
1989 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Bellamy Brothers
1989 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Oak Ridge Boys
1989 Hillbilly Rock Marty Stuart
1989 House on Old Lonesome Road Conway Twitty
1989 I've Learned to Live Dean Dillon
1989 If Only for One Night Lee Greenwood
1989 Janice & Jayne J.J. White
1989 Killin' Time Clint Black
1989 Reba Live Reba McEntire
1989 Sweet Sixteen Reba McEntire
1989 Telluride Sessions Strength in Numbers
1989 Universal Master Series Various Artists
1989 When I Call Your Name Vince Gill
1989 Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn
1989 Beyond the Blue Neon George Strait
1989 Boys Are Back Sawyer Brown
1990 16 Top Country Hits, Vol. 1 Various Artists
1990 16 Top Country Hits, Vol. 2 Various Artists
1990 Burnin' up the Road Terry McBride
1990 Crazy from the Heart The Bellamy Brothers
1990 Crazy in Love Conway Twitty
1990 Crazy in Love Conway Twitty
1990 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 [MCA] Conway Twitty
1990 Hard Times for an Honest Man James House
1990 Hardin County Line Mark Collie
1990 I'm with You Delbert McClinton
1990 Interiors Rosanne Cash
1990 Interiors [Bonus Tracks] Rosanne Cash
1990 Light at the End of the Tunnel B.B. Watson
1990 Pages of Life Desert Rose Band
1990 Powder River Chris LeDoux
1990 Rumor Has It Reba McEntire
1990 Rumor Has It Reba McEntire
1990 Silver Anniversary Collection Conway Twitty
1990 Silver Anniversary Collection Conway Twitty
1990 Tell Me Why Jann Browne
1990 Too Cold at Home Mark Chesnutt
1990 Too Tough to Tame John Anderson
1990 Trader-Price [1990] Trader-Price
1990 Young Man Billy Dean
1990 Livin' It Up George Strait
1990 On Down the Line Patty Loveless
1990 Goin' Uptown Images
1990 Greatest Hits Sawyer Brown
1990 Rising to the Top Phalon
1990 16 Top Country Hits, Vol. 4 Various Artists
1990 Greatest Hits [RCA] Kenny Rogers
1990 Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1990 Live at Liberty Lunch Joe Ely
1990 Live at Liberty Lunch Joe Ely
1991 #1 with a Bullet Ray Stevens
1991 Always Patsy Cline
1991 Bang Bang Kelly Willis
1991 Big God The Imperials
1991 Early Dan Seals Dan Seals
1991 Even Now Conway Twitty
1991 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Ronnie Milsap
1991 Nashville Andy Williams
1991 Pocket Full of Gold Vince Gill
1991 Renegade Charlie Daniels
1991 Soft Talk Shelby Lynne
1991 Sticks and Stones Tracy Lawrence
1991 Tony Toliver Tony Toliver
1991 Up Against My Heart Patty Loveless
1991 You've Got to Stand for Something Aaron Tippin
1991 Your Precious Love Ronnie McDowell
1991 Buick Sawyer Brown
1991 Texas State of Mind Various Artists
1991 Gulf Stream Dreamin' Wayland Patton
1991 Opry Legends Various Artists
1991 Rest of the Dream The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1991 Lend Me Your Ears Ray Stevens
1991 Country Christmas Classics [Capitol] Various Artists
1991 Heart of Christmas Tennessee Ernie Ford
1991 Chris Ledoux and the Saddle Boogie Band Chris LeDoux
1991 Gold Buckle Dreams Chris LeDoux
1991 Ten Strait Hits George Strait
1992 American Patriot Lee Greenwood
1992 Cousins, Cattle & Other Love Stories Pinkard & Bowden
1992 Holding My Own George Strait
1992 Longnecks & Short Stories Mark Chesnutt
1992 Pure Country George Strait
1992 Pure Country George Strait
1992 Three Good Reasons Crystal Gayle
1992 Walls Can Fall George Jones
1992 Walls Can Fall George Jones
1992 Where Forever Begins Neal McCoy
1992 Classics Collection, Vol. 2 Roger Whittaker
1992 Dirt Road Sawyer Brown
1992 First Time for Everything Little Texas
1992 Collection The Oak Ridge Boys
1992 Elvis: Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
1993 Fire in the Dark Billy Dean
1993 Gonna Have a Party...Live Alabama
1993 Out of Left Field Hank Williams, Jr.
1993 Premiere Collection 1 Various Artists
1993 Tim McGraw Tim McGraw
1993 Collection [MCA] Ray Stevens
1993 Collection [MCA] Ray Stevens
1993 Only What I Feel Patty Loveless
1993 Greatest Hits Patty Loveless
1993 True Believer Ronnie Milsap
1993 Written In the Stars Rhonda Vincent
1994 Rite Hand Kieran Halpin
1994 Sincerely Gatlin Brothers
1995 Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby George McCrae
1995 Starting Now Rob Crosby
1996 Country Classics, Vol. 11 (1987-1988) Various Artists
1996 Hotlanta Soul of Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway
1996 Hotlanta Soul of Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway
1996 It's What's in the Groove The Counts
1996 It's What's in the Groove The Counts
1996 Symphonic Elvis Ettore Stratta
1996 Symphonic Elvis Ettore Stratta
1996 Country Classics, Vol. 2 [MCA] Various Artists
1997 ...And More Creative Source
1997 ...And More Creative Source
1997 Blue Skies Floyd Cramer
1997 Very Best of Mother's Finest: Not Yer Mother's Funk Mother's Finest
1997 Very Best of Mother's Finest: Not Yer Mother's Funk Mother's Finest
1997 Clinton River Clinton River
1999 Pavane for a Dead Princess Mario Peralta
1999 25th Anniversary Edition KC & The Sunshine Band
1999 Christmas with the Gatlin Brothers [Lightyear] Gatlin Brothers
2001 Lexi...And That's the Way It Is Lexi
2001 Stranger Larry Saunders
2002 Capitol Collection: 1990-2000 Chris LeDoux
2002 All in Blue Time Jay Patten
2003 Brave New Girls Teresa
2003 Run Karen Shayne
2003 Tommy Stewart Tommy Stewart
2004 25th Anniversary Memorial Greatest Hits Mel Street
2004 Greatest Collection Reba McEntire
2004 Greatest Collection [2004] George Strait
2005 Greatest Collection Conway Twitty
2005 Greatest Collection [2005] George Strait
2005 Chronicles George Strait
2005 Chronicles George Strait
2005 Country Christmas: George Strait/Reba McEntire/Kenny Rogers Various Artists
2005 Livin' It Up/If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')/#7 George Strait
2005 Men of Country, Vol. 2: Kenny Chesney/Clint Black Various Artists
2005 Whoever's in New England/Sweet Sixteen/What Am I Gonna Do About You Reba McEntire
2005 Chronicles Steve Earle
2006 Ultimate Collection [Madacy 3 Disc] George Strait
2006 Ultimate Collection [Madacy 2 Disc] George Strait
2008 Everything Changes Jim Murphy
2008 I'm with You/Never Been Rocked Enough Delbert McClinton
2008 Christmas & Hits Duos Jimmy Buffett
2009 Think Rational! The Rationals
2009 Think Rational! The Rationals
2009 TK Years KC & The Sunshine Band
2009 Love, Romance & Respect Willie Clayton
2010 Voice Willie Clayton
2011 Burns & Poe Burns & Poe
And for those who think myspace isn't cool enough anymore. That's where you'll find our "King Of Cool". So don't abandon your myspace accounts yet in this fickle industry of music meets internet. http://www.myspace.com/milanbogdan
Get your names in the hat June 1-3 www.SongWritersFestival.org
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