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Vince Melamed

There are a few songwriters that can legitimately claim the title, "Songwriter of the Year," but with one listen to the songs he has written, you'll know why Vince Melamed is one of the few who can. He is a powerful BMI Award-winning songwriter with a catalog of hit songs, as well as being a five-time BMI Million-Performance recipient.

Vince, who currently lives in Nashville, has a resume of hits including Music Row Magazine's Song Of The Year and Billboard's No. 1 song, "What Mattered Most" (Ty Herndon), "She'd Give Anything" (Boy Howdy) which peeked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart and received a BMI Million Air Award, "Tell Me What You Dream"(Restless Heart) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard AC for three weeks, "Games"(Tina Turner) and "I'll Take That As A Yes"(Phil Vassar) which peaked in the top 10 on R&R, among others.

Besides songwriting, Vince has played, toured and recorded with Jimmy Buffett, the Eagles' Hotel California Tour and Live album, Bob Dylan's Knocked Out Loaded Tour and Empire Burlesque albums. He has also shared the stage as a keyboardist for such notable acts as American soul singer David Ruffin, The Temptations, Dan Fogelberg and Rosanne Cash.
Born in the Big Apple and reared in Los Angeles, Vince always had an ear for music. By the time he was 15, he started playing in bands up and down the Sunset Strip and received a record deal with Mike Curb a year later. Vince studied music in college, but with musical influences like Ottis Redding, Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane, it is safe to say that he writes from the heart.
Vince's down-to-earth personality and brilliant sense of humor, teamed with a sincere love for music, makes him a genuine songwriter for years to come.



Craig Monday

Craig Monday with his pure country voice and down-home sense of humor, may have taken the long way to reach this point in his music career, but with cuts by Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, Mark Wills, Amy Grant, Diamond Rio, and others there is no doubt that he is exactly where he's meant to be. Craig signed to Adroit Records in April 2008 and couldn't be happier.

Born and raised in Luttrell, Tenn., Craig first picked up a guitar in the 6th grade. From the guitar, he has transitioned to nearly every stringed instrument including the banjo and mandolin. At age 16, after listening to his share of rock music, he was inspired to begin the songwriting process.

Making the move to Music City in 1996 to pursue his music, Craig shared the stage with some of country music's greatest songwriters and vocalists including Grammy Award-winner Linda Davis, and his tunesmith icon Tony Lane. Craig has also been featured at the 2003 ASCAP Country Music Awards and performed his apropos tune "This Song Ain't Free" before Congress.

Don't be fooled by Craig's youthful charm, he has an extensive hit catalog including the Kenny Chesney cut, "Got a Little Crazy," which is from his Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates album. Other successful cuts include Diamond Rio's "The Power of a Song," Mark Wills "My Second 16," Jamey Johnson's "Lead Me Home," as well as the tracks on the Roy Lewis, Earl Scruggs and Lizzy Long collaborative project.

Lisa Carver

Describing Lisa Carver to someone who has never seen her perform is like trying to describe the Grand Canyon to someone who has never seen it. There just doesn't seem to be enough adjectives or superlatives.

Carver is one of the most respected and revered writers in Nashville. A lot of that has to do with the fact that not only can she write a hit for other artists, but she also writes absolutely astonishing songs from her heart and soul with not even the slightest nod to commercial viability. But that is what makes an artist an artist. Lisa Carver has harnessed and mastered the power of crafting a song that can hold an audience in awe with only a smoky sultry voice and an acoustic guitar.

Disillusioned with the formulaic norm on the commercial Nashville music scene, Carver was happy working and writing on the fringes while honing her songwriting craft.
Over the years, Carver has developed an enormous respect and deep gratitude for the experiences that being a writer in Nashville has brought her. "To sit in a room with writers like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Jonathan Long and Don Schlitz has made a tremendous impact on my artistic path," reflects Carver. Adding, "Every day is another chance to get up and possibly write my own 'Sunday Morning Coming Down.'"

Carver is a storyteller who breathes life in and out of the characters that inhabit her songs of love, heartache, longing, cheating and murder. She is one of the lucky ones getting to earn a living writing songs on Nashville's famed Music Row. Carver has had songs cut by Jewel, Julie Roberts, Shelly Fairchild, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Tanya Tucker and Willie Nelson.