VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter:  BRIAN WHITE Musician:  RODNEY ATKINS Video:  “Watching You” Brian White is a passionate songwriter. As a writer his songs have earned him 14 Number 1 songs, two Dove Awards for Song of the Year (Michael English & The Martins), SESAC Country Song of the Year & Billboard’s Most Played Song of the Year (Rodney Atkins’ “Watching You”), as well as ACM and CMA nominations.... 

SESAC Signs Global Superstar Adele Multiple GRAMMY®-winning Artist Joins Nation’s Only Music Rights Organization GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and songwriter Adele has moved to SESAC Performing Rights for representation in the United States—announced by John Josephson, chairman and CEO, SESAC Holdings, Inc., the only Music Rights Organization in the U.S. Adele, whose chart-topping singles include “Rolling in the Deep,”... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter:  MIKE CAMPBELL Music Video: “Sit Still, Look Pretty” Mike Campbell is an award-winning, multi-platinum singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. He is one of the cowriters of the 2014 Grammy Award winning hit “Say Something” (made popular by the duet of A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera). It sold over 6 million copies worldwide—that’s RIAA certified 6x Platinum status. And... 

SESAC Signs Kings of Leon Members of Grammy-Winning Group Join Nation’s Only MRO The members of internationally-acclaimed and Grammy-winning rock band Kings of Leon, best known for the singles “Use Somebody,” “Sex on Fire,” and “Radioactive,” have signed with SESAC, the nation’s most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, for representation. “Few rock bands have garnered... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  SAVANNAH LYNNE Music Video: “Melted Candle” Songwriters: Savannah Lynne (SESAC) and Jackson Nance (BMI) Video Producer: Ryan Clo and Tennille Melcher Savannah Lynne is a bright new 17 year old singer-songwriter from Nashville who has been Indie Music Channel’s “Female Country Teen Artist of the Year” for three consecutive years (2012-2015). Her new video, “Melted Candle,” was released... 

SESAC Signs Randy Newman Legendary songwriter/film composer joins nation’s only Music Rights Organization Legendary songwriter and film composer Randy Newman, whose musical compositions have earned Oscars, Grammys and Emmys, has signed with SESAC, the nation’s most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, for representation. “There is no question that Randy Newman’s contribution to music is unparalleled, with... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Artist:  BRENT MOYER Song: “Tennessee Tears”   Songwriters: Brent Moyer & Bernie Nelson Video Editor: Jim Jensen Videographer: David Swift Grip: Cindy Nicholson Recording features: Ottar Johansen, Tore Andersen, Joe Sun   BRENT MOYER Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Known as the Global Cowboy, Brent Moyer loves exploring the broad... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  CRAIG CAMPBELL Music Video: “Outskirts of Heaven” CRAIG CAMPBELL Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Craig Campbell has had five consecutive charting hits and has sold a million downloads. “Keep Them Kisses Comin’” (written by Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) is his biggest hit so far—reaching No. 7 on the Mediabase Country chart... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Artist:  ROBBY HECHT Song: “Soon I Was Sleeping” Duet with Rose Cousins Directed by Ryan Newman ROBBY HECHT Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David How did the idea of “Soon I Was Sleeping” come to you? I actually wrote this song over the course of about six years. I had the “put that bottle of whiskey right where she used to kiss me” hook for... 

Kaleo performs for the packed audience. SESAC Brings Excitement to SXSW 2015 SESAC showed up in a big way at the largest music festival in the world, bringing the most cutting edge talent in the industry to SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. SESAC rocked the popular annual event with a showcase at  one of the city’s top hotspots, Lamberts, with performances by such talents as Milk & Bone, Kink Ador, Ryan Corn, Heeney, Kaleo, Surfer Blood... 

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx Signs with SESAC Nikki Sixx, co-founder, bassist and primary songwriter for the legendary rock band Mötley Crüe, has signed with SESAC for songwriter representation, as of January 1, 2015.  Sixx’s songwriting catalog includes “Home Sweet Home,” which, in addition to being a top hit for Mötley Crüe, has been covered by numerous artists, including Carrie Underwood. “I am excited about joining SESAC,” said... 

SESAC SIGNS GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER/ARTIST ZAC BROWN Zac Brown, songwriter and frontman of the three-time GRAMMY®-winning and multi-platinum Zac Brown Band, has signed with SESAC for songwriter representation. “I have a great respect for songwriting. It’s one of the most powerful ways to reach people and to be able to write music, as my career, is one of the greatest gifts I could have asked for,” said Brown. “Great songs accompany... 

Pictured (left to right): City Winery’s Michael Dorf, SESAC’s Ellen Truley and actor Todd Truley. SESAC Welcomes City Winery to Nashville: SESAC’s Ellen Bligh Truley and husband, actor Todd Truley (“Nashville,” “Homeland,”Grudge Match, Prisoners) were on hand to welcome Michael Dorf, New York entrepreneur and City Winery’s CEO, to town at a special reception at the event space in advance of the establishment’s opening this Fall.... 

SESAC AT HANGOUT FEST WITH THE JOHN LENNON EDUCATION BUS SESAC affiliates Diarrhea Planet and John & Jacob stop by and perform on the John Lennon Education Bus during Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Students from Gulf Shores High School were invited on the bus to meet and interview both groups during the three-day music festival. The John Lennon Educational Tour bus, sponsored by SESAC, is a non-profit mobile studio dedicated to providing... 

THE 2013 SESAC SONGWRITERS BOOTCAMP JULY 26 @ LA’s SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter/Producer Rico Love as Featured Speaker SESAC, the nation’s most progressive performing rights organization, will present the 6th Annual Songwriters Bootcamp on July 26, 2013 at LA’s Skirball Cultural Center.  The event will feature a variety of sessions and panels covering all aspects of the music and entertainment industry... 

SESAC Celebrates Songwriters & Publishers at the 2012 Nashville Music Awards Catt Gravitt Named Songwriter of the Year Jon Stone Earns Song of the Year Honors for “A Woman Like You” Sony ATV / EMI Foray Named Publisher of the Year  Read more at >>  Read More →

SESAC CELEBRATES At 2012 FILM AND TELEVISION COMPOSERS AWARDS SESAC honored its stellar roster of top film and television composers with the annual SESAC Film & Television Composers Awards Dinner. The invitation-only event was held on June 7, at the chic Casa Del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, and celebrated the composers of music featured in 2011’s biggest films, primetime television shows and cable programs. The SESAC event bestows awards... 

SESAC Hosts Pop Music Awards Rico Love Named Songwriter of the Year “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)” Wins Song of the Year Honors EMI Foray Music Named Publisher of the Year Bryan-Michael Cox Celebrated w/ Inspiration Award” Pictured (left to right): Jacob Luttrell (writer of Song Of The Year, “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You”)), Bryan-Michael Cox (Inspiration Award honoree), Usher & Rico Love (Songwriter Of The Year). SESAC, the... 

SESAC + 4th Annual Songwriters Bootcamp July 27, 2011 M Music & Musicians sponsored the 4th Annual Songwriters Bootcamp Photography by Jeff Fasano Destenee Destenee Kelly McGrath  Read More →