THE THURSDAY THANG--Me and my gang are at Belcourt Taps and Tapas (2117 Belcourt Ave., Nashville) EVERY THURSDAY...all day long...live music like it isn't done anywhere else in Nashville with a great audience. Things start shakin' at 11:30 AM--songwriters, musicians, producers, publishers, managers, and just plain music civilians.  Wanna play?--NO signup sheets--we wing it...see me in person. We want YOU to be part of our attempt to break the world's record for the most co-writers on a song,…

Your Life, Your Intention, Your Power!

Do you know how powerful you are?

Do you find yourself over-committed, exhausted and unfulfilled?

Burning the candle at both ends, I had to stop my own little hamster wheel and get off! Realizing I wasn't getting anywhere of any significance, I had to take my life back and create…

I am playing drums for Megan Ellis at the Full Moon Saloon on Broadway, Nashville TN monday Aug 29th from 1030pm-2am... come out and jam with us if you are not busy...

                       So it turns out there is now a hurricane headed straight for me. What have I done to Mother Nature to piss Her off so much??  I have planted trees,, had several gardens,, and even pro-created. What more could She want from a simpleton like myself. All in all, I must remind myself that I am a survivor and that I have overcome natural disasters before. The Nashville ice storm of '93, an…

Change is hard. And change is especially hard if you’ve been doing something the same way for 20+ years. But change is the new normal… especially in technology and in the music business.

A recent article in The Tennessean caught my eye. It was an interview with Mike Snider, co-head of Paradigm Talent Agency (Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Toby Keith, Aerosmith). He was asked…

Just thought I’d come up for air and check in to see what’s happening at NMP after being away from it for what seems to be 2 or 3 years. I knew Bret was onto something when he created NMP several years back but had no idea it would become the “place to hang” that it has…..KUDOS Brett. After years of working with so many of my friends and heroes, I went through a time of frustration as the Music Business (as I knew it) began to dwindle. I found myself working with budgets that made it…

Hip Kitty will PACK the Whippoorwill house once again Saturday, August 20th in Gallatin, TN @ 9:00 pm. - 118 N. Water St.

ALL AGES show so bring the whole family!!!

The band continues to support Cell Phones for Soldiers so be sure to bring ANY OLD or USED Cell Phones to send to our troops overseas so they can call home.

Sponsored by: LOTUS ENERGY DRINK

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Check out the New Artist Spotlight just released from Sony…

It’s been a while since I posted a diary entry.  Forgive me.  It’s been a crazy summer so far, and it’s only getting crazier! 

Every week from Monday to Thursday, I co-write songs and produce and sing demos for pitching in Nashville, where I work full time as a staff songwriter for BMG Chrysalis Publishing.  Then I spend Fridays flying to Canada, Saturdays performing at various summer festivals, and Sundays flying home to Nashville. 

In June, I had the chance…