We’re getting ready for the 3rd annual Date With a Publisher Contest, which provides independent songwriters with the opportunity to have the full attention of some of Country Music’s most influential publishers and pitch their songs. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the event, we have a recap of how it went for last years winners.

Enter the 3rd annual Date With a Publisher Contest

Read what last years winners had to say about their experience at the 2nd annual Date with a Publisher:

“Enter next year! I'm so glad to be associated with Broadjam as a primo member - I'm grateful and excited for how their opportunities are enhancing and helping me grow my writing career. What they offer us is truly helpful and unique. Thanks again Roy and staff!”

-Tina Dod

“Nobody gets the undivided attention of music publishers like that, and to have them all in one room and anxious to meet us all was truly amazing. Did I get some offers? Like they say ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’ so I can't really get more specific right now............but WOW - Thank You Broadjam! This has opened doors for me that might have never opened without your support.”

-Ed Williams

“Thank you to Roy and all of the rest of the Broadjam staff that went to Vegas. It was a fantastic weekend. Meeting with Roy at dinner the night before the pitch to the publishers day was quite an experience. He's got hours and hours of cool stories. It's amazing that a CEO of a big music company can be so down to earth and personable. Plus, he really wants to help broadjammers succeed.”

-Jim Bennet

“It was amazing - thank you Roy and Broadjam for putting together an incredible weekend. It's kind of cool to be able to impress some of Nashville's finest with your music on Saturday morning and then be blown away by pretty much hanging out around the stage while Keith Urban is up there rockin' the house on Saturday night.”

-Claire Ulanoff

“Big shout out to Roy and the Broadjam team for creating a wonderful, wild time for the five of us. It was a blast to meet the other writers. All that talent in one room! I could hardly contain myself. A few of us have been emailing for awhile, so to meet face to face was a real treat. The publishers, along with Tim and Edgar, were encouraging and informative. Although one publisher didn't like it at all, I signed my favorite new song right there with another! Each publisher had different things to say. Priceless!”

-Liz Miller

Down and Above submitted their song "Shark Attack" to a Broadjam Opportunity and it was used in an episode of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island.

Read what David Young from the band Down and Above had to say about their recent placement…

I watched "The Island" and saw the episode where they used 86 seconds of our song "Shark Attack" - that was so cool to see!

I could see that the music director really listened to the lyrics and edited this song in a really creative way to help propel the storyline of the episode - and it ended up taking on new meanings that hadn't even been intended for the song. I thought that was so cool!

So, just wanted to say thanks to Broadjam, and I'd also like to pass on our thanks to the guy @ MTV who fit this whole thing together, really well done!

David Young

Down and Above