One Day Workshop: Elevate Your Craft, Amplify Your Songwriting Career

How do you make the leap from an independent songwriter to having your songs recorded by artists? Join us for a one-day workshop where Nancy Deckant shares her insider knowledge, proven strategies, and expert tips to help you navigate the music industry and unlock your full potential as a songwriter.

Nancy Deckant is the co-author of The Songwriter’s Guide to Protecting Your Songs and Collecting Your Money. As a successful songwriter, Nancy understands the challenges and triumphs of the craft firsthand, making her an invaluable resource for aspiring songwriters seeking guidance.

Whether you're a budding songwriter or seeking to elevate your existing career, this event will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to move forward in today's music industry.

Arrival 9:15 - 10am

Morning Session: 10-1130am

Advancing Your Career as a Songwriter: Delve into steps needed to advance your career, from writing better songs to networking effectively within the industry.

The Power of Co-Writers: Discover how collaborative songwriting can catalyze your songwriting growth. Learn the dynamics of co-writing partnerships and how to find compatible collaborators.

Do You Need to Live in Nashville?: Explore the question of whether relocating to music hubs like Nashville is necessary for success. Learn how to navigate remote collaboration and periodic travel to key industry centers.

Q&A

Lunch

1-2pm Songwriting Business Basics: Discuss the business side of songwriting, from understanding Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) to navigating royalty collection systems like The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC). What to do when an artist wants to cut your song.

Q&A

Break

2:45-4pm Song Feedback Session

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Nancy Deckant  Passion and dedication are woven into everything Nancy Deckant has done throughout her 20-year career in the music industry. She is a music publisher and songwriter with two decades of invaluable music industry experience.

Her songwriting achievements include top 40 Billboard hits like "Princess" by Dallas Remington and "Hangin’ Moons" by Cody Clayton Eagle, amassing millions of streams, Trinity Wiseman’s “Little Too Late” and “Ghosting”, “Roots” by Jason Campbell and many more. Her song “We Are The Stars”, co-written with Anelda Spence, won the Independent International Songwriters Competition, Pop Category.

Nancy is the Founder and CEO of Discover Sooner.com a platform designed to facilitate connections between career-focused songwriters and publishers. Since its inception, the company has successfully introduced over a thousand songwriters to music industry professionals.

In her adopted hometown of Pittsburgh PA, Nancy was the Workshop Co-coordinator for the Pittsburgh Chapter of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). She moved to Nashville in 2013, wrote songs and gained experience as an independent song plugger for hit songwriters.

Find Nancy 

Nashville Cool! https://www.nashvillecool.com/

Discover Sooner https://www.discoversooner.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nancydeckant

https://www.instagram.com/nancydeckant