5 reasons to attend Larry's songwriting workshop this Saturday:
1. Examine the #1 songs of 2014 & 2015 to see what makes them work.
2. Submit a song to be included in the presentation.
3. Get a lesson on the Nashville Number System.
4. Get an easy guitar lesson on 2 different tunings where you can make chords with 1 finger.
5. Register for a chance to win a $625 recording!
Click here for more information.
Hope to see ya Saturday!
Well here it is!
The new Willie Nelson / Merle Haggard duet album, Django and Jimmie has been released. And it debuted at the top of the charts!
Two songs that we recorded as demos have been upgraded to Master status and released on this record. The album is #1 on the Country Album Chart and #7 on the Billboard Top 200 - (the chart for ALL genres)!
When you buy this album, please take a special listen to "our" 2 songs, "Where Dreams Come to Die" and "Alice in Hulaland".
We'd like to thank producer Buddy Cannon for trusting us to record these two musical tracks here at Beaird Music Group. (Vocals were recorded in Texas.)
We're honored to be a part of this magical teaming of two legendary country artists!
All the best!
Arranging the Hit Nashville
In 2014, Larry Beaird presented his Arranging the Hit workshop in 9 U.S. cities. Now, for the first time, writers are invited to attend the workshop in Nashville!
To check out some reviews, click here.
For 2015, Larry has charted and researched every #1 song of 2014 and 2015 (from Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart). In his workshop, Larry utilizes this research to talk with writers about how they can write more commercial songs.
For a full description of the workshop, please click here.
The Nashville workshop will be expanded to 6 hours (from its regular 3-hr format), and each writer will be able to submit one song to be included in the presentation. Along with discussing the #1 songs, Larry will play each writer's song for the group, make a number chart of it, and offer arrangement ideas.
Arranging the Hit in Nashville will take place at Beaird Music Group on Saturday, July 18, 2015 (10:00am - 5:00pm with a 1-hour lunch break).
Beaird Music Group will be giving away a free Premier Demo to one lucky attendee! (a $625 value) All writers in attendance will be offered a 10% discount on a Premier Demo (good for 30 days).
This workshop will be limited to 15 writers. For information about registering, please contact Aaron at 615-279-8030 or aaron@beairdmusicgroup.com. The cost is $250 for the day ($220 if registered by July 1st).
The video above is based on a small portion of Larry's research of the #1 songs. It's titled, The #1 Thing Aspiring Songwriters Need to Know.
We hope to see you here on July 18.
All the best with your music!
We are honored to have tracked 2 songs for the upcoming Willie Nelson / Merle Haggard duet album! The album is titled Django & Jimmie. Congratulations to our friends Jimmy Melton and Jeff Prince for writing the title cut!
"Alice in Hulaland" and "Where Dreams Come to Die" were both tracked at Beaird Music Group. They were originally recorded as demos and then upgraded to masters for the record. (The vocals were recorded in Texas.) We offer up a big thank you to producer Buddy Cannon for allowing us to be a part of this project!
The musicians who played on the tracks recorded here are:
Eli Beaird - bass, Lonnie Wilson - drums, Bobby Terry - electric guitar, Tony Harrell - piano, Dan Dugmore - steel, Larry Beaird - acoustic guitar.
The album is set to be released June 2, 2015. We'll be sure to remind you so you can get a copy!
Click below to see an article and credits for the album:
Thanks for recording at Beaird Music Group!
Something caught my eye at Cracker Barrel this morning - music recorded at Beaird Music Group! We tracked 10 of the songs on this fantastic CD for Joey + Rory, and I personally recommend that you rush down to Cracker Barrel for a Double Meat Breakfast (my personal favorite) and a heapin' helpin' of Joey + Rory!
Also, Joey + Rory are about to produce a full length movie. If you'd like to get in on their Kickstarter project, click below:
Can't wait to see Josephine!
All the best,
Larry B
Pictured: Larry Beaird, Tom Shapiro, Marty Dodson
We're honored to host the April SongTown Songwriting Retreat here at Beaird Music Group. Six different rooms in our studios are filled with co-writers creating new music. It's always great to see Saturday's featured speaker, Tom Shapiro!
Be sure to check out www.songtown.com. Marty Dodson and Clay Mills have written numerous #1 songs, and they love to share their knowledge of songwriting with others.
We can't wait to hear the new songs being created this weekend!
Larry recently received this nice email:
"Don't know if you heard the good news, but you're the co-producer of a #1 single! Jessie Lee's current single, "Behind Your Back," is the #1 song on the International Country Chart (Ramgatie Top 40).
Congrats -- and thanks, again, for all your help on her Let Your Country Out album; so far, it's yielded three consecutive Top-10s in Europe (two of which, "Scotland" and "Let Your Country Out," actually climbed to the Top-5 on the HotDisc Chart), and a global #1. Not a bad performance! ;)
Looking forward to working with you on JLC's next album in the future."
All the best,
Vincent Bonvissuto
Eli and Larry enjoyed recording some cool tunes with Nora Collins today! Fun times in the music biz!
It's official! John Durkin, mayor of Roslyn NY, has proclaimed today, March 25, 2015 as Beaird Music Group Day. We're honored!
Happy Beaird Music Group Day everybody!
We're honored to have Doug Johnson and Nick Sturms in the studio. Doug is a world-class producer, record executive and songwriter, who along with Kim Williams penned Three Wooden Crosses, a CMA and ACM song of the year. The Randy Travis recording of this song is my favorite record to have ever played on. Nick is a fantastic new country artist and songwriter who has opened for acts such as Chris Young, Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, Jerrod Neimann, Justin Moore, and Keith Urban.
Larry B
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