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1216 17th Ave S on Music Row

Private lessons on guitar, piano, and mandolin
The Guitar Circle: group guitar classes for strummers
Teaching: www.NashvilleGuitarGuru.com
Instructional video: www.youtube.com/nashvilleguitarguru
Performance video: www.youtube.com/daveisaacsmusic

Many great ideas have been generated across the country from workshops. One idea in particular that has created a lot of interest and provided a high degree of development for songwriters came from Cliff Nelson of the Orange County Songwriters group…”Write-Up” lessons.

This idea came out of a need expressed by one of their members who mentioned that “It’s one thing to get constructive critiques. That is very helpful. But, it would be even more helpful to learn certain rules and pathways as we are writing, instead of on the backend.” So the “Write-Up” lesson was born.

Started over 15 years ago, The Indie Bible has sold over 100,000 copies, helping thousands of independent artists to succeed. Having spent THOUSANDS of hours gathering this information we are confident that no matter what genre you fit into we can provide the information that will help you to reach your dreams.

The Indie Bible was created for independent artists by independent artists.

If you're trying to land a record deal, nothing works better than hitting the road, playing hundreds of gigs, and selling thousands of CDs from the trunk of your car.
If you're a songwriter, moving to Los Angeles, New York, or Nashville and "paying your dues" is often the best way to go.

But, can you just walk away from your life, your job, your family, and your mortgage payment? Okay, that might be tempting, but let's get real! You need a vehicle to help you get your music to the right people.

TAXI will help you do that no matter where you live.

Songwriters Resource Network is a trusted news and education resource for songwriters, lyricists and music composers everywhere.

The mission of Songwriters Resource Network is to empower songwriters with reliable information on all aspects of the songwriting process, including lyric writing, music composition and song publishing.

Songwriters Resource Network provides useful tips and how-to articles to help aspiring songwriters improve their craft, discover songwriting opportunities, network to find contacts, and ultimately succeed in today's music business.

4104 Hillsboro Rd, Nashville, TN 37212
615-383-1461
You may have seen this world-famous songwriters venue featured on the ABC series “Nashville.” Many top acts, including Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks and Faith Hill, have done showcases there that led to their record deals. Some of the top songwriters in Nashville, including Brett James, Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford, Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman, are regular performers.

NASHVILLE –A little more than eleven years after Doak Turner moved here, on October 15, 2002, hundreds of songwriters would find it almost unimaginable to work here without him.
Doak was awarded the NSAI Community Ambassador Award on September 17, 2012 at The World’s Largest #1 party. The award was presented at the afternoon ceremony in the Roundabout Plaza.