To View this week’s February 23, 2009 edition of Nashville Muse - click on http://www.nashvillemuse.com/museframe.htm

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:

February 23rd Songwriter of the week is Byron Hill – celebrating his 30th year in Nashville with his new CD, Stay A While.

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THIS week it's the Music City Corporate Band Challenge Preliminaries, and and Nashville Muse is a sponsor of the events. Free Admission!

Tuesday – Tin Roof on Demonbreun
Wednesday – Dan McGuiness on Demonbreun
Thursday – the Blue Room
--Doak

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Doak

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Is Your Brand On Your Customers Menu? .... Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:10 AM CST.... .. .. My friend Doak Turner runs a songwriters group in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />....Nashville.... called the Nashville Muse www.nashvillemuse.com.  He sends out a weekly e-zine to 10,000 readers in the music business.  He has also created a place where established and new songwriters can hang, try out their stuff, and feed creativity to each other.  As with all songwriters, they also like to eat.  One of their favorite meals is Doak’s Taco Soup or Songwriters Soup.  So popular that Doak brought this and a couple other favorite foods to The Listening Room Cafe www.listeningroomcafe.com a popular ....Nashville.... restaurant that caters to the music community and songwriters. They now have a few items on the menu with the Nashville Muse  brand name on it.  Twenty-five cents from every bowl of Nashville Muse Taco Chili goes to local songwriter charities. .... Why am I writing about this?  Doak is creating branding.  He knows that the best way to market his product is to create brand awareness.  ....Nashville.... has more songwriters then any other city in this country.  Doak has created a niche that fits that demo.  He wants his brand to be on the mind of every songwriter in ....Nashville......... He doesn’t have the marketing budgets to promote his brand in a traditional way.  He is always thinking outside the box.  Getting his name on menu items at a popular restaurant is a fantastic way to market.  He uses the power of the web and email to get his brand message out.  Doak makes sure he is always out in the music community.  He has networking down to a science.  He doesn’t give them the hard sell.  He is always offering his help (many times pro bono).  He gives songwriters a brand they feel comfortable with.  But the most important part of all is that Doak loves what he does.  That is what will drive his brand to success.  Think about this as you market your next show or event.....  ....        .... ....

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To View this week’s February 1, 2009 edition of Nashville Muse - click on http://www.nashvillemuse.com/museframe.htm

February 2009 celebrates 6 years of the Nashville Muse! This e-zine and site started in February of 2003. Thanks to those of you who were there in the beginning and those of you who continue to make The Nashville Muse possible – Sponsors, Subscribers, those who send the listings, host the rounds and attend the events.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:

NEW CONTEST! REGISTER HERE TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AT THE RYMAN ON THURSDAY, FEB 26!
Monday 2/2
Wildhorse Saloon
7:00 Dolly Parton, Ronnie Dunn, Keith Anderson, Kellie Pickler are featured for The 2nd Annual “Gift of Music” Concert presented by the Dustin J. Wells Foundation to benefit the W.O. Smith Nashville Community School.
Listening Room
6:00 Benefit for CJ Watson with Chris Wallin, Rivers Rutherford, Tony Lane, Walt Aldridge, Lisa Carver, Thom Shepherd and many others.
Tuesday 3/3
Bluebird Café
9:00 – benefit for Gilda’s Club with Deanna Bryant, Walt Aldridge, Chas Sandford, Benita Hill, Jerry Flowers, Kirsti Manna, Lorna Flowers, Dave Gibson, Daisy Dern
Thursday 2/5
Limelight
5:00 Benefit for Sammy Harp with Jeffrey Steele, Doug Johnson, Kim Williams, Aaron Barker, Mark Stephen Jones, Bobby Terry, Brother Trouble, Martin/Ramey, Michael Peterson, Chip Davis, Anthony Smith, Coles Whalen, Deanna Bryant, Marc-Alan Barnette, Scott Southworth, Matthew Burgess, Sammy Harp and Amanda Williams
Mercy Lounge
7:00 Vince Gill, Lorrie Morgan, Tracy Byrd Lawrence, Joe Diffie, Jessie Whitley in a benefit for musician Chris Kent.

New Solo CD by Canada's Cathy-Anne McClintock now available on 37 Records. This folk Americana work features duets with folk legend Tim O'Brien and Celtic rocker Alan Doyle from Great Big Sea. www.cathyannemcclintock.com or www.37records.com
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville presents Music City Corporate Band Challenge. Visit www.musiccitycorporatebandchallenge.com for details. Grand prizes will include $1,500.00 and your chance to perform at the CMA Fanfest in June – start rehearsing with the people in your company right now! Nashville Muse is a sponsor of the event.
--Doak

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Sign up – class starts Next Monday – a great investment in your career! Sign up – forward this info! Note is from Deanna Walker – who teaches this great class!Thanks!Doak

Hey friends! Happy new year! Here's almost our final lineup for class, which starts MONDAY (Jan. 12)!! Also, please send the info about our class to anyone and everyone you think might be interested in taking the class or passing the info along--I need your help!! And appreciate it!!..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

SThe fabulous BLAIR HIT SONGWRITER SERIES resumes NEXT Monday, Jan. 12 from 7-9 PM. The many guests will include Michael Peterson (Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie), Mark D. Sanders (I Hope You Dance), Jenny Gill (ZMG Publishing), Rand Bishop (My List), Don Henry (Where've You Been, Grammy winning song!), Chuck Jones (Your Love Amazes Me), Anastasia Brown (Nashville Star), Rick Beresford (If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me), Anthony Smith (award winning writer and producer), Susan Tucker/Kim Copeland (The Soul of a Writer), Cliff Audretch (Sr. VP A&R Universal South), Melanie Howard (Melanie Howard Music), and Wood Newton (Riding With Private Malone). The class meets for 15 weeks and has the best songwriters and music industry insiders in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Nashville as guests every week. Fees for the class are $290 plus a $40 registration fee. You can sign up the first day of class, or you can contact Trisha Johns and register anytime between now and then (trisha.johns@vanderbilt.edu).

Check us out at www.myspace.com/blairhitsongwriterseries "Attending The Blair songwriting class several years ago was the most helpful and insightful experience I've ever had in my own work as a songwriter. The passionate and delightful Ms. Walker brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help each student discover how to tap into their own unique creativity and understand the craft of the art of songwriting. Presenting an array of amazingly talented successful guest speakers from every facet of the music industry each week is priceless in scope and depth. Simply inspiring. I highly recommend immersing yourself in this class. It will change your life." -- Jim Stephens Hey Deanna, Last semester was my first in the class. I enjoyed it tremendously. Writing songs is new to me, comely late - in mid-life. The guests have helped me to get a grip on this mysterious thing of inspiration. Each guest brought a unique insight into the craft and the business of songwriting. Deanna's great questions drew out their knowledge and experience in a very helpful way. Thanks for making this class available!! Libby Shipp. Deanna Walker's songwriting class at Vanderbilt is phenomenal. I recommend everyone take it. No matter what level songwriter you are, you are sure to benefit greatly, as I have, from her techniques and from the incredible guest speakers she brings into the class. It's definitely worth the money over any other class.-Sage Keffer. THIS Class is one of the best investments Ive made in my songwriting journey Doak ****