Hello everyone. I have two more panelists signed on for the Pigeon Forge seminar and we're very lucky they are taking the time to come and spend the day with us!

Sean Locke says that music isn't really a choice for him …it's just a way of life. The writer scored with Pin Monkey's breakthrough hit for RCA, "Barbed Wire and Roses," which he co-wrote. He has also had cuts by Gary Allan, Bruce Robison, Kieran Kane and others, and has also recorded the Harlan Howard classic, "Bye Bye Baby Blues," for the film The Messengers. Hit writer Kieran Kane says  "In a musical world of posture, smoke and mirrors, Sean is reality."  Born and raised in the small town of ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Iola, Kansas in southeastern corner of the state, Locke grew up with his grandparents whom he credits for his passion for country music.  Influenced by the "usual suspects" Locke spent his childhood years listening to the music his grandparents loved;  Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and The Wilburn Brothers, evident when listening to his songs today.

Ken Franzetta has experienced the gamut of the music business, from touring with artists to writing and performing his songs. He owned a demo studio in Nashville, and has been bandleader for Stella Parton and worked with Becky Hobbs, Darrell Clanton and songwriter Roger Brown. He also worked on many different sessions while he lived in Nashville as both a player and producer. Ken now lives in Orlando, FL where he continues to ply his craft. Franzetta is amazing at finding his niche wherever he happens to be. He's now co-writing with several artists in Florida as well as performing his compositions several nights a week in local establishments. Not only can he write and sing, he's an awesome musician. He plays fretted and fretless electric( both 4 and 5 string) bass, pedal steel, lap steel,  dobro,  electric and acoustic guitars. One can see the advantage of hiring Ken to do demos – he's literally a one-man band!