Nsai Coffee Break

About Cliff Goldmacher: In his years of songwriting, Cliff has built a catalog of over a thousand songs. He’s worked as a staff songwriter for a Nashville publisher and his songs have been cut by major label artists across genres from country, pop and jazz to classical crossover. Cliff’s songwriting collaborators include GRAMMY-winning artist, Keb’ Mo’, multi-platinum selling artists Ke$ha, Lisa Loeb, Chris Barron (Lead singer of the Spin Doctors) and Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart. His music has been used on NPR’s “This American Life” and in national advertising campaigns. Cliff’s co-write with artist, Spencer Day, “Till You Come To Me” went to #1 on the jazz charts. An experienced educator, Cliff has taught songwriting and music business workshops for BMI, ASCAP, NARAS, The Stanford Jazz Workshop, The Songwriter’s Guild of America, the Nashville Songwriter’s Association International, and The Durango Songwriter’s Expo. Cliff is also a contributing author at Lynda.com and has spoken on songwriting for T

About Jennifer Schott: Jennifer Schott is a songwriter at Parallel Music Publishing Nashville. Jenn was born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas. She does have a family background in music, specifically her grandfather who was the concert master violinist for the CBS orchestra including the Ed Sullivan show. Her father was a university professor of woodwinds, and her mother is a flutist. She is an alumna of Leadership Music and proudly sits on the Board of Directors for NSAI and Girls on the Run Nashville, which is how I met her. Jenn’s discography includes songs cut by The Eli Young Band, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Lucy Hale, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Tillis, Lonestar, Kelleigh Bannen, and Restless Heart. She also penned the title track of Tim McGraw's Grammy nominated album, "Two Lanes of Freedom," which was the namesake of McGraw's 2013 summer tour. Jenn co-wrote Mickey Guyton's debut single, "Better Than You Left Me," which was named one of Billboard's 10 Best Country Songs of 2015. And you can hear a special in-stud

Today’s episode features the ladies of NSAI’s Membership Team. Katie, Dana and Erin will be sharing their expertise and perspective on music business etiquette, publishing do’s and don’ts and projects they’re working on within the organization. If you are a member and need some guidance on how to utilize your membership, this is the episode for you. And if you are thinking about becoming a member, this episode will give you insight on what benefits you have as a member. If you’re neither the above and just love music and want to know more about the industry side of things, this is still a great listen. All three membership representatives are extremely well-versed in their publishing and personal branding tips. About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next!

Boy Named Banjo, described by Sonicbids as, "Tennessee's Americana apostles," is creating a lot of buzz in the southeastern music scene. The Nashville natives founded the group in 2011 and released their debut album, The Tanglewood Sessions, before graduating high school. Boy Named Banjo has since released its sophomore album, Long Story Short, performed at Bonnaroo, and received a nomination for "Best local Band (Nashville)" By The Tennesseean for the year 2015. Boy Named Banjo is currently touring behind its new EP - Lost on Main. To hear an extended version of this podcast with performances by Boy Named Banjo, visit nashvillesongwriters.com/nsaicoffeebreak! About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next!

Gordon Kennedy and Karla Davis share why they chose music to be their ultimate career path, the beginnings of working together and why being nice to everyone you meet just might "Change The World." To hear an extended version of this podcast with performances by Gordon and Karla, visit nashvillesongwriters.com/nsaicoffeebreak! About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next! Gordon Kennedy is a multi Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer, guitarist. Kennedy became nationally recognized when he won Song of the Year at the 1997 Grammys for Eric Clapton's No. 1 hit "Change the World,” co-written with Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims. Kennedy won a 2007 Best Pop Instrumental Album Grammy for co-producing Peter Frampton's Fingerprints album. Karla Davis is a soulful singer/songwriter f

In this second podcast edition of NSAI Presents: Coffee Break, Grammy nominated music icon, Kathy Sledge talks about the global impact of "We Are Family" her latest Dance/EDM projects and more! About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next! About Kathy Sledge: Grammy nominated artist Kathy Sledge -- the legendary voice (on lead) of the iconic "We Are Family," and formerly of Sister Sledge – just released her new EDM single with The Aristofreeks (Max Martire & Shanti Matkin), titled “Keep It Movin” which she wrote. Kathy's solo career and legacy as an original vocalist in the group Sister Sledge, includes stand-out lead vocals on some of pop music’s greatest moments on global anthems such as "We Are Family,” "He's the Greatest Dancer,” “Frankie,” and many more. Kathy’s accolades include char

In this first podcast edition of NSAI Presents: Coffee Break, Contemporary Christian artist/songwriter Lauren Daigle discusses what led her to the realization that music was her ultimate calling. About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next! About Lauren Daigle: Daigle is the fastest selling new artist in Contemporary Christian music in the past decade. In addition to this year’s Billboard Music Awards and GRAMMY® nominations, Lauren has won three Dove Awards (nominated for four) -- “New Artist of the Year,” “Song of the Year” (“How Can It Be”) and “Contemporary Song of the Year (“How Can It Be”),and won the 2015 K-LOVE Fan Award for “Worship Song of the Year.” Her debut album reached #1 on the iTunes Christian Gospel Top Albums Chart with more than 270,000 album sales and 730,000 track s