A special opportunity extended to SAW members, courtesy of NSAI:
An Evening with
Jeff Cohen and Roger Brown
Mid-Atlantic Area Songwriters! Kick this new year off right!
Join us on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 (6:30 PM – 8:30 PM) for a FREE Songwriters Workshop in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), this workshop will feature hit Nashville songwriters/artists Jeff Cohen and Roger Brown and will be hosted by NSAI Executive Director, Bart Herbison. This powerhouse pair of Nashville pro-writers will be available for a brief panel discussion, Q and A, a “mini guitar pull”, and to “just hang out” during an informal gathering at the Gibson Guitar Showroom Loft in Washington, DC.
Members of S.A.W. and W.A.M.A. are most welcome, even if not also members of NSAI.
Please RSVP to NSAI Washington DC Chapter Coordinator,
Bob Klein, at rdk@wlekn.com
LOCATION:
Gibson Guitar Showroom Loft
709 G Street, NW
# 400
Washington, DC 20001
Jeff Cohen:
Jeff Cohen is an multi-award winning songwriter/producer/publisher based in Nashville and New York whose songs have appeared on over 20 million albums sold, over 10 million video games and over 100 placements in tv/film... Songs recorded by Sugarland, Josh Groban, Evan and Jaron (Hit single/BMI award - Crazy For This Girl), Big and Rich (Hit single/BMI award - Holy Water), The Band Perry (Hit single/BMI Award - Postcard From Paris), Laura Bell Bundy (Hit single - Giddy On Up), Richie MacDonald (Hit single - Turn To You), Teitur, Macy Gray, Nick Lachey, Mandy Moore, Marc Broussard, Spin Doctors, Tiffany Thornton (Sonny With A Chance), Ilse DeLange (Hit single - Beautiful Distraction), Waylon (Hit single - Hey) , Doc Watson (Hit single - "Put It Into Drive"), Cho Yong-Pil (multi-platinum South Korea), Tina Dico, Ben's Brother, Nolwenn Leroy, Luz Casal, Hanne Sorvaag, Christine Anu, Dianna Corcoran, Harmut Engler, Charlotte Perelli, Toby Lightman, Mark Haze, Amie Miriello, Caroline Kole, Mickey Guyton and many more... Songs featured in movies Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Stuart Little 2, Aquamarine, Grandma's Boy… TV shows such as - The Exes (theme), Jack and Jill (theme), I Married A Princess (theme), Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, One Tree Hill, Ed, Reba, Smallville, The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live... He is also founder and songwriter of the critically acclaimed band Pancho's Lament... In a previous life Jeff was a music executive at BMI working with such talent as Jeff Buckley, Kara DioGuardi, Lisa Loeb, Joan Osborne, Ani DiFranco, Spin Doctors, Hugh Prestwood and many more.
Roger Brown:
A Texas native, Roger Brown serves on the Legislative Committee, has lobbied with NSAI in Washington, D.C., and was instrumental in securing private health insurance for songwriters. Roger also serves as NSAI’s liaison to the Texas Songwriters Association. His songwriting credits include Trace Adkins’ “All Hat, No Cattle,” Kenny Chesney’s “She Gets That Way,” Randy Travis’ “That’s Where I Draw The Line,” Tanya Tucker’s “Fool, Fool Heart,” Nanci Griffith’s “I Knew Love,” Barbara Streisand’s “We Must Be Loving Right,” Gary Allan’s “Adobe Walls,” Patty Loveless’ “Born Again Fool” and George Strait’s “Need I Say More” and “We Must Be Loving Right.”
