Tonight's Songwriters Have Written Songs For:

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Keith Urban
• RaeLynn
• Chris Young
• Rascal Flatts
• And More!

Jason Duke:

Jason Duke is a singer-songwriter from Hendersonville, TN. A graduate of MTSU, Duke started his journey in songwriting as a song-plugger. Jason made the transition to full time writer has previously landed publishing deals with Dan Hodges Music and then BMG Nashville. Duke reached the top of the charts as a co-writer of the Kelsea Ballerini platinum selling #1 hit “Dibs”. He has also celebrated cuts by Keith Urban (Platinum selling “RIPCord” album) Chris Bandi (Gold selling single “Man Enough Now”), Luke Bryan, Chris Young, Ryan Griffin, Hannah Ellis, Meghan Patrick, RaeLynn, LoCash, Troy Cartwright, Naomi Cooke Johnson, Andrew Jannakos, Alexandra Kay, Mac Powell, and more! Also, he has had some Australian success, with #1’s by Travis Collins, and The Wolfe Brothers. Jason currently writes for Chris DeStefano’s WinSongs.

Connect with Jason HERE

Keesy Timmer:

A gifted storyteller with a heart for country music, Keesy Timmer (Pronounced Casey) is a songwriter’s songwriter. His Nashville journey began back in 2004 when he made the move from his hometown in Washington State. Since his arrival in Music City, Keesy has co-written thousands of songs with some of the finest that Nashville has to offer. His first major taste of success came in 2017 after co-writing the Hit Song “Yeah Boy” by Kelsea Ballerini that reached top five status on the Billboard Country chart and sold over a million copies worldwide. His brand of country music comes from all styles and is designed to hit the listeners right where it counts, in the feels. His energy is contagious, his laugh has been known to cross time zones, but his understanding of love and heartbreak is what connects him to the songs he writes. Keesy’s recent releases include “Cheap” by Chris Janson and “Smoke On My Jacket” by Zach John King.

Connect with Keesy HERE

Chris Sligh:

Chris Sligh is an award-winning, Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter and producer from Springfield, TN, right outside of Nashville. His love of country music runs deep, starting with Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves and Marty Robbins as a kid. He has had over 150 cuts as a songwriter, close to as many as a producer and from 2001 till 2012, he released 7 albums of original material, either as a solo artist or with his former band, Half Past Forever. As a solo artist he had 6 Billboard Top 30s from 2008-2011 plus he wrote the 2009 Country Number One, "Here Comes Goodbye" for the band Rascal Flatts. He retired from music in 2011 until 2020 when he returned to Nashville, mainly writing for other artists. Since his return, he's had over 100 cuts, including a Gold Record with Nate Smith, another single closing in on Gold with Bailey Zimmerman, plus cuts with artists like Josh Ross, Austin Giorgio, Eddie & the Getaway and Jillian Steele. Chris is in the process of rolling out a very personal EP, “White Picket Fences” that will release in full in May 2024.

Connect with Chris HERE