NIKKI HORNSBY

over 30 days ago

PS: Those song releases CJP-NHRecords were in 2020 as my first LIVE recorded released songs. Also there are interviews of that time too found online at YouTube too.

NIKKI HORNSBY

over 30 days ago

I've known Marty Rifkin for many years as he was from back East coast as I was if you read wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Hornsby biography or go to CJP-NHRecords story page. The business I founded and licensed is still active but I'm in the phase everyone who knows businesses of phasing out since the time arrives for each of us to "Travel On". Also as a professional charted released songwriter there are many opportunities to continue ones God given gifts forever. I learned a great deal from exposure to the professional side of the business as a child but went through college with NO intent of making it my career but seems I had to finally accept the task when Union Agents and School Deans would send me out to sing and play. Even my first concert in VA a boyfriend booked for me since I didn't believe in myself but believed in the music. I still do as I know the value of it to all of mankind as a talent given if you listen to "Music Is The Only Thing" I wrote and released as Pop not long ago. Yes, Marty mastered that one too. There are technical points on the web if you need to know the details too. Now I have the office in Europe waiting on the line but stay in touch as I'm still alive and still writing plus doing ProReviews for BJ anytime they are submitted. I've been a judge nationally and international for talent but I LOVE discovering new talents for our music recording industry. Take care and stay healthy!

Margie & Art Corey

over 30 days ago

Dear NIKKI HORNSBY, great to hear back from you! I haven't worked with Marty in several years, but I send him emails now and then! Marty is a great producer and musician, but I wanted to try other genres and try producing our music with the help of other Producers & Gifted Musicians!
Yes, Marty produced our CD,"Tales of the New West" songs of the Corey's/sung by Buddy Jewell. The CD was picked up for Nation Distribution, but was stopped when Loeb & Loeb put a stop to our project! Very Long story, but we did make some pretty Good Bucks for about 72 hours!!! Hee Hee!

Love you to hear some of our recent material, Oh, just go to Broad Jam and look up Margie & Art Corey Songwriter's. We have recently composed a song,
"She Thinks She's a Vampire" and believe it could work in a T. V. series, but we are finding it impossible to connect with the right Music Producers for the Show, "What We do in The Shadows". If you have any suggestions, we will pay you for your suggestions, we are that disparate!!!
Toodles,
Art & Margie Corey/BMI

NIKKI HORNSBY

over 30 days ago

Right now I'm sorry I can't help off the top of my head ... but let my brain engage since I have two or legal things to get through holding my priority and then some licensing agreements overseas for another one of my original songs - as a cover and I have a BMI issue as well... I've got a lot of stuff besides in marketing etc ... are you with ASCAP or BMI? I really do miss the studio work a lot needless to say as most songwriter musician singers do... but I trust Marty's engineering work a lot and would hire him if you can book a block of time anytime for any project. If he produced your work then he has connections with some outstanding musicians that would help your session out plus he comes from back east where I too grew up. Also many musicians are moving out of CA and returning there as things in LA aren't like they use to be. The internet solves that problem too not having to be there to add as a musician to any project.
FYI- I closed CJP-NHRecords in LA a few years ago and moved it down in San Diego County even though people are exiting where I owned my home by music $ income for 23 years and was not far from beach... now friends are telling me too many people have 'drank the cool-aide' and even moved to Idaho... lol... That's a bit extreme to me but back home in VA I think is still ok if I was the running away kind. I love the blue ridge mountains of VA more than most and wrote a dobro & guitar piece when up there with my ClassA RV years ago called "Mathews Arms" playing it live even down to TX with great live responses, but I never got to record that one recorded either. Seems I had investment acquisitions and NARAS voting plus more in doctors isolating me from Covid-19 past everyone else's lock down but I'm still alive happily also alone too. At least for now.
I'll try to get back on BJ to hear your work as only time I'm able to get here is to Pro Review submissions. Then I have still some consulting I give for a few with my reviews plus I am trying to keep people unknowingly taken advantage of by some bad folks in this world. It is like sharks swimming around the ocean of innocent songwriters around the world. Bugs me when they aren't aware of the process from A to Z and profiting from hard work. It's just that I have a reason God gave me the good ears and heart to help people although my accountants and CPAs of my past use to get very upset that my fee of $265 one hour wasn't demanded. Yeah, the money was not my goal but it was to help.
Therefore, in conclusion let me think about the biz for your work... as my company is trying to do for my own multiple hundreds of songs in the catalogue of songs (they hold all property intellectual rights since 2008). I was the founder of this licensed biz that still is alive too! Now stay in touch and email cjpnh@hotmail.com if there's a follow up question I can help you with if I'm not back here for awhile. ok? Ciao ciao

NIKKI HORNSBY

over 30 days ago

Randall, The message to the song is, was, and should always be true to those who love the USA. It takes believing and glad you think the song is good. Thank you!

Randall Mark

over 30 days ago

Yes, God help our country.

NIKKI HORNSBY

over 30 days ago

The lyrics always put off the Europeans who heard our USA Pride and seems the awesome Lady who was in politics that the song was written for just passed away in 2020 which reminds me that 2021 also is a short time for our love of God, country, and family I was raised with hopefully continues. The one good thing about the word HOPE that if you change only one letter it spells an active way to survive "COPE" and we all must for we were born for a reason. Take care of those gifts we are given to share with others when we learn what they are from the simplest to the most profound. Take care especially if you believe the lyrics of "This IS America" as Joan Milke Flores who inspired that song did! Wikipedia.org her name if you'd like to know more about a friend I know had to "Travel On" too.