My time in Nashville was around 20 or so years and I could not begin to tell you how many boxes of songs where thrown in the trash. All of them mailed by someone whom believed they where hits. Sad but true. How where so many people so wrong? I have also heard writers say they wouldn't know a hit if it hit them in the face. I can tell you from the inside that some of the people listening wouldn't, but most would. What a sad expression of the truth.
So what is the solution for this ongoing problem? Well there is no perfect solution, instead there is a process that can increase your chances substantially. Before we get into the solution, lets do some soul searching and prepare for the process. You may be saying I don't need this crap. Let me know how that works for you, and ask yourself , how's it been working so far.
Lets begin with those who think all of there songs are hits, but haven't had a cut yet, and only believes a cut brings a band-aid. If you believe that's true then you certainly qualify for the group of living-room hit masters. If your not willing to listen to others critiques , then there is no point of going any further.
I'm going to make this short. You must get advisers, work with others, network, learn more about your craft from the pro's join pro groups and do lots of wood-shedding. Don't for one minute believe that after writing ten songs your a professional. It takes most people hundreds of songs before they even get close. The good news is you can get there if you do the work. So get with it.
Tri Chord Music Group would like to honor our military for the stellar job they have done in protecting our freedom, and all the lives lost we salute you!
Before you start drinking for Memorial Day, take a moment to learn the history behind the observance. It’s more than just a long weekend full of barbecue — it's a patriotic holiday intended to honor the Americans who have protected the country.
Memorial Day was started as a way to remember the more than 620,000 people who died in Civil War, which has been called the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. The first official Memorial Day observance took place in 1866 in Carbondale, Illinois, but the official “birthplace of Memorial Day” is Waterloo, New York, according to CNN. At the time, it was referred to as Decoration Day.
Over the years, the observance widened in scope to include all American casualties of war. It became a formal national holiday in 1971 and has been observed ever since.
“The Americans who rest beneath these beautiful hills, and in sacred ground across our country and around the world, they are why our nation endures,” President Barack Obama said in a speech commemorating Memorial Day last year. “Each simple stone marker, arranged in perfect military precision, signifies the cost of our blessings. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but it is a debt we will never stop trying to fully repay. By remaining a nation worthy of their sacrifice.”
With the recording industry already reeling from plummeting sales, termination rights claims could be another serious financial blow. Sales plunged from $14.6 billion to about $6.3 billion over the decade ending in 2009, in large part because of unauthorized downloading of music on the Internet. This has affected new releases especially, which has left record labels disproportionately dependent on sales of older recordings in their catalogs.
“This is a life-threatening change for them, the legal equivalent of Internet technology,” said Kenneth J. Abdo, a lawyer who leads a termination rights working group for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and has filed claims for some of his clients, who include Kool and the Gang. As a result the four major record companies — Universal, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner — have made it clear that they will not relinquish recordings they consider their property without a fight.
“We believe the termination right doesn’t apply to most sound recordings,” said Steven Marks, general counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America, a lobbying group in Washington that represents the interests of record labels. As the record companies see it, the master recordings belong to them in perpetuity, rather than to the artists who wrote and recorded the songs, because, the labels argue, the records are “works for hire,” compilations created not by independent performers but by musicians who are, in essence, their employees. Here again, greed rules the music industry!
Here's a letter from the Grammy's endorsing ICSG. We are now the Tri Chord Music Group. Our goal is to bring to you the same integrity and service as we have been noted for. We look forward to serving you.
As Senior Executive Director of The Recording Academy, a member based organization comprised of music professionals and music makers, I couldn’t be happier to learn about the International Christian Songwriters Guild.
While most are familiar with The Recording Academy because of its history celebrating music through the GRAMMY® Awards for over 50 years, The Recording Academy continues its rich legacy and ongoing growth as the premier outlet for honoring achievements in the recording arts and supporting the music community.
The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency, and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
But similar to the International Christian Songwriters Guild’s mission, The Recording Academy works within the music and recording communities addressing its needs through education, advocacy, professional development, and events. In addition, the Chapter serves as a conduit for other members to meet, network and tackle the concerns of the recording industry both nationally and locally.
We look forward to working closely with ICSG’s members and co-producing Professional Education and Networking Events with this esteemed group. Ultimately, as our membership reflects more inclusivity within this thriving music community, we can continue to grow the GRAMMY Awards categories in this genre. This is a very exciting time and the opportunities are endless.
We support the International Christian Songwriters Guild and extend an invitation to all of you to join our music family. The Recording Academy is the preeminent music organization for all music makers representing every style of music. Consider our organization - YOUR organization. One Community – One Voice.
I just met this new girl named music. She is drop dead gorgeous! I think I could marry her. I'm gonna ask her out and see what happens. So let me tell you how it went. Our first date could not have gone any better, it was off the chain. We did all of the things we both loved to do and it was nothing but fun and excitement. This incredible joy went on for months with out a hitch. Then one night I wanted to go to a football game but she wanted to go to an opera. You would have thought I had started world war three. Wow, this isn't as fun as when we first started dating. Sound familiar. I think you know where the story goes. There are two endings and two truths. Truth one, if you where really in love and was willing to do the work it takes to hold on to the love of your life, you could live happily ever-after. Truth two,,if it was only the romance and infatuation, it will all blow up and end in a train wreck. I have seen many break ups in the music business that ended in divorce , and never to find that love again. My point here is not a point of discouragement, but a point of encouragement! You see if you really love this business you will be willing to put in the work that is necessary to make it work. I promise there will be many trials and tribulations on this road but if your truly in love you will find a way to make it work. Don't quit before the miracle, it could be tomorrow.
Ten to fifteen years ago you had to have a huge space with millions of dollars of recording equipment to make an album/CD/ to compete in the commercial market. That day has disappeared along with dollar a gallon gas, and cavemen. Today's studios are smaller, less expensive with technology that rivals the imagination. The one thing that has not changed is you have to have the talent, producers, engineers and passion to make it happen.
Studio D owned by Gary Dibenidetto is exactly that, and more. With over thirty years of experience, as a studio musician, producer, and engineer in Nashville he can make it happen. Gary's attitude of perfection, and creativity is second to none in the music industry.
While having the studio, and the talent to make it happen is of utmost importance, there is much more that has to take place to make it happen. Gary is now Co - owner along with Grady Shuman in the Tri Chord Music Group. Tri Chord is a multi faceted music group that offers all of the pieces to put the puzzle together.
Grady has over twenty five years in Nashville, as well as the Atlanta music scene, writing, producing, as a musician. A&R, publishing, social media, Marketing, management, and more. Our team is ready to serve you. From building your song, to your website, and getting your project to the right people. We have all of the pieces you need to make it happen.
I will be setting behind this desk Tuesday working on a project at the world famous http://www.treesoundstudios.com/newtree/ in Atlanta Ga. Many grammies have happened here. I'm stoked!
Tri Chord Music Group is proud to announce it's newest member Kristin Brady. Over the last two years I have been observing Kristin singing at Heritage church, and have been amazed at the reaction of the members, and how her complete submission to glorifying God has touched so many lives throughout the Moultrie area. There's no doubt of her love for God, and her level of humility which is in direct proportion to her talent. Her new EP will be titled "Love Songs From God". We are so honored to have this amazing talent as a part of the Tri Chord family. If your interested in supporting Kristin and being a part of her ministry hit us back, and we will be glad to talk with you. God speed!
I was looking for a topic to blog on ; so I went to my trusty friend Facebook to solicit ideas. Someone said," write a blog on how to write a great song". I found the question very stimulating, as well as exhausting. How do you write a great song? This is not a rhetorical question, I'm asking you, how do you write a great song. I'm not sure if I even know what a great song is. I do know what an awful song is; I think?
I can tell you how to write a song, I teach that everyday. I have worked with new songwriters that have gone on to write a number of hits. I bet you none of them could tell you how to write a great song. However, I do think great songs come out of passion and experience, and when you express your ideas clearly great things can, and do come out of it.
Don't strive to write a great song. Strive to write an honest song, and great things can happen. If your striving to write hits, your striving for the wrong thing. If your striving to touch hearts, your heading in the right direction for great things to occur.
So my advice is; be honest, not contrived, learn your craft, and write , write write. My name is Grady and I approve this message.
Tri Chord Music Group is more than a studio, a publishing company or any of the other stuff you associate with a label. As one of the owners I am proud to share with you a Music Business pilot I created. We are all about educating you in all of things that must happen to be successful in this business. Please watch the following video, the guest are some of the top industry professionals in this business. You just might learn something.
So sad another part of history fades into the digital dust. I spent many years wondering around music row. Always bumping into to another connection making new friends, exchanging ideas. Sadly those days are gone. Check out the article below.
Nashville music industry shifting away from Music Row
By Jaquetta White, The (Nashville) Tennessean9:15p.m. EDT March 18, 2013
Cost, connectivity and communication are driving some to depart one of music's most prestigious neighborhoods.
NASHVILLE -- The house at the corner of 16th Avenue South and Tremont Street has served Mary Hilliard Harrington well for six years. From that post in the Music Row neighborhood, she has watched as her company, The Green Room PR, a music industry-focused public relations firm, has tripled in size and come to count Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley as clients.
But the little house has become restrictive as The Green Room has grown. So Harrington is trading in the quaint office space next month for a contrasting view of exposed brick, high ceilings and an open floor plan.
The move means giving up the firm's address in a neighborhood long favored by the music industry for a mailbox in the emerging SoBro neighborhood. Fifteen years ago, such a decision would have seemed to fly in the face of logic. Today, though, Harrington is on trend.
"I'm not concerned about moving off the Row at all," Harrington said. "I think a lot of the music business is spreading out."
From SoBro to Berry Hill and suburban Franklin, the physical presence of the Nashville music industry is shifting.
And while it is hardly time to write an obituary for Music Row — it still is at the heart of the music business -- the place no longer holds the cachet it once did as the aspirational neighborhood of music-related businesses in Nashville.
Back Row story
Music Row was birthed in the 1950s. The stretch's origin is traced to the opening of the Quonset Hut, a recording studio created by country music station WSM's band leader and music director Owen Bradley in 1958. Other studios soon followed, as did music publishers and record labels. A clustering of sorts began to take shape. In just a few years, and helped along by the success of such artists as Bob Dylan and Elvis who recorded there, the Music Row studios made Nashville a recording mecca.
Still, for a place that has served as home base for many of the leading decision makers in the music world, the landscape is unassuming. With the exception of a few companies such as BMI, which occupies a massive building on Music Square East, studios and management and public relations firms on the Row often are located in houses. If not for the signs out front, they easily could be mistaken for residences.
"A lot of folks view Music Row as somewhat of a campus environment," said Lisa Harless, senior vice president of the entertainment and sports division at Regions Bank. "For folks on the Row, it's not uncommon to walk from a board meeting at ASCAP to Regions to do your banking to a meeting with a business manager."
The reasons for the decentralization of that campus are as varied as the businesses themselves, which included major labels such as Universal Music Group, which left Music Square E
"I wanted the kind of environment where we could all see each other and bounce ideas off of each other," she said. "I really wanted a more creative-feeling environment for (employees) and my clients and anyone coming in for meetings. What we do here is creative, and I really wanted our space to reflect that."
Cliff O'Sullivan, general manager and senior vice president of Sugar Hill Records, said cyber connectivity makes being in close physical proximity to other music businesses less of a necessity.
"We're all on email 20 hours a day anyway," said O'Sullivan, who considered moving Sugar Hill to Music Row but has chosen to go to suburban Franklin instead. "We're a community in a much different way."
Tri Chord Music Group offers a suite of services you can only find at a major record label, without the control and financial strain. Everything from a full service studio, remote recording, publishing, development, A&R, consulting, social media, booking and much more.Grammy award winning players available upon request. With over fifty years of experience in the music industry in Nashville, it's partners are all about helping you find success, and honing your skills. We would love to hear from you!
Tri Chord Music group is rocking. We just had one group, "Acts Off Faith" get radio play on a 100 watt station on their first single. We're already working on their next release. We have several Artist we're getting ready to launch. Our new website is being built as we speak. Stay tuned! There's even rumor of a Tri Chord radio station I guess that would be WTMG?
We are a full service group, including live recording anywhere on the planet! Whether it's a choir,Band or conference we're your team. With over 50 years in the recording industry in Nashville . the team is ready to meet your needs. All you have do do is hit play, and we;re there for your music needs, and will come to you!
