Tonight's Songwriters Have Written Songs For:

• Jon Pardi
• Tyler Farr
• The Band Perry
• Kenny Chesney
• Cody Johnson
• And More!

Colton Venner:

Colton Venner is a Fort Worth, Texas–bred songwriter who signed a publishing deal with Concord in 2022.

His songs have been recorded by artists including Jon Pardi, Luke Grimes, Corey Kent, Larry Fleet, McCoy Moore, Tyler Farr, Vincent Mason, and Tyler Halverson. Some recent radio singles include “Never Call Again” by Gavin Adcock and “Psychological” by The Band Perry.

Beyond the writing room, Venner releases his own brand of Red Dirt country — raw, reflective songs rooted in hometown grit and real-life experience.

Connect with Colton HERE

Joseph Patton:

Joseph was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Joseph moved back home and began working in the corporate world. Over the next decade Joseph worked in commercial printing, talent booking, and for 4 years as a high school English teacher. During this time He wrote songs and honed his craft. Joseph left teaching and signed his first publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing in 2018. Since then he has had songs featured in Billboard and American Songwriter Magazine, and has enjoyed cuts with artists like Ben Rector, Jamie Lawson, Larry Fleet, Colt Ford, Frank Ray, Jonathan Hutcherson, Chrissy Metz, Sacha, Brandon Ratcliff, and many more. Joseph loves helping other artists tell their own stories. When he is not writing, Joseph is enjoying the world around him with his wife and 3 boys.

Adam James:

Adam James was raised on a farm in central Illinois. As a child of 90s country radio, he always dreamed of making music in Music City. Now, Adam currently writes for Universal Music Publishing Group and his songs have been recorded by Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Cody Johnson and Jelly Roll, just to name a few. He has four songs on Johnson’s new album “Leather” and recently achieved his first #1 hit with Chesney’s “Knowing You”, which was also nominated for ACM Song Of The Year.

Connect with Adam HERE