My first day in Nashville…

Monday, February 13, 2012

It’s done. My first day in Nashville. And it was a helluva day. I started out with a writing session over at Anchor Down Entertainment on Music Row. Pretty much every house along the street (and it’s a long street) is a publishing house. I nerded out a bit in the car and then got it together (mostly) for my session.

I had a very warm welcome from Anthony at Anchor Down and headed into my session with Billy Joe Walker Jr. All over and outside his room were records he’d produced or worked on in some way, including Travis Tritt, Bryan White, Faith Hill and more. I went in ready to write a song for one of those types of artists…but Billy Joe got my style right away after I played him “Love Me Too” and I ended up coming out of there with a song for myself. That’s never happened before with a co-writer, so very cool!

We then went to hang out with some of Sarah’s friends, both talented artists in their own right, and extremely well connected locally. Within an hour, they had a gig for me on my first night in Nashville! First we went to Foobar to watch The Voice with a couple of the competitors of this season, then they took us to a bar called Winners, where I played what’s called The Whisky Jam. This famous night is often home to special guests like Ryan Tedder (One Republic) and Taylor Swift. Tons of fun!

I will definitely be posting some photos in the next few days, as soon as I track down a special USB cable for my camera! In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a beautiful Nashville sunset, taken from the plane as we landed on Sunday.

Yeeha!

~Nat