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 The Play Schedule will be posted
online, emailed to you and press released May 15th. |
Writers pick up their passes when they
arrive by checking in at the Fest Info Booth. The
booth is located near the main outdoor stage.
If you are coming as a Performing
Songwriter you will be scheduled on specific stages to play 2-3 songs on
2-3 different days that you are attending the Fest.
You may stand or use chairs
onstage.
There are multiple
stages. |
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Please check in near the sound
board at the stage you are scheduled to play at 30 minutes in advance of
your slot. Either the sound man or the stage manager will have the
Play
Schedule. Find them. If you are late for your slot a substitution
may be made by the stage manager or move up to the next scheduled writer
in line. Check in and hang around. Don't leave and come back. Get ready
and be ready.
You can also play unscheduled in
Sing
Rings or
Create-A-Rounds. You are also allowed to start a Sing Ring most
anywhere you like, anytime. |
Writers are
responsible for providing their own instruments. |
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If you are a Non Performing
Songwriter you can display your CD's at the
Writer's
Table, participate in the
"Open House", etc., with all the benefits and
privileges of a performing songwriter. Plus if you change your mind and
want to play, you can join in the
Create-A-Rounds |
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On stage, registered performing
writers can play solo, duo or with other registered writers to get your
message out.
Their will be 4 mics and 4 plug
ins. The stages are designed to plug and play.
Each stage will have a sound person. To
save time you may just introduce yourself and start jamming. |
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Small band units are
welcome. If you must have percussion, you have only one mic. Use bongos,
brushes on a suit case, single snare, etc. (get quick and creative.) No
drum kits, special amps, etc.
The fest is more about the song and the
writer. It's Plug into the sound board via a direct box and play." |
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Everybody has their own style and creative
process. So you may....personally perform solo playing an instrument
or.... have a friend play for you while you sing or.....have someone
else perform your original song for you.... or sing it acapella.... or
give a reading of your lyrics or.... sing to your own original
tracks. The choice is yours.
If you are a registered writer and have
someone accompanying you, they will need to have a general admissions
pass. For Bands, One Writers Pass and general admission passes for each
band member will be required. If everyone wants their own slots then
they will need to obtain separate writers passes. |
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The Fest is open to all forms of songwriting
and genres of music. Nashville has a broad based music industry that
includes rock, contemporary Christian/Gospel and all other types of
genres, not just country. |
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It's more about the
song and the writer. Come to be
yourself,
relax and get back to that first feeling
of why you ever wanted to write. The rest will take care of itself. Most
music magic happens off stage.
Have a stage question?
Email it here. |
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