FINDING
THE SONG
Every town has it's stories...
Every story could be a song...
We're coming to your town...
Finding the Song
Next Stop: Liberty, KY
(L-R) Chad Morgan (documentarian), Luke Sheets (Songwriter) & Brandon McDonald (Story Gatherer)
March 3-5 2010
Liberty, Kentucky
Thursday March 4th: 9am-4pm
Gathering Stories
Friday March 5th: The Hitching Post
7pm - Performing The Song
Singer/Songwriter Luke Sheets writes for Curb Records and Weimarhymes Publishing. He was recently filmed for a documentary called The Nashville 9, where he wrote 9 different songs, in 9 days, for 9 different artists, from 9 different genres. He recently charted his first #1 single with Plumb's "Hang On," which went #1 on Billboards Club/Play and Dance Top 40 Charts
Click here to hear more of Luke's music.
OurGoal is to find a song in the stories of everyday people. Here's how we plan to do it:____________________________Step 1: Pick a town where everyday people liveWe want where we go to be completely random. So logically we threw a dart at a map and (drumroll) we hit Liberty, Ky. Here we come Liberty!Step 2: Discover the townThe plan is to spend a couple of days in Liberty and get a feel for it's people and places.Step 3: Gather storiesThe key component of this process is the stories. We'll be interviewing residents of Liberty, KY and asking them to tell us a story. We're going to collect as many stories as we can. Click on "Story to Song Examples" below to see some examples of stories we've received in the past.Step 4: Pick the storyWe're going to select one story from all the stories gathered in Liberty, KY.Step 5: Write the songOn Thursday night March 4th, Luke, along with his cowriter Reed Pittman, will watch the story for the first time. Then, at the Royal Inn in LIberty, KY, they will write a song based on that story.Step 6: Perform the songOn Friday night March 5th, Luke, Chad and Brandon will perform a live concert at The Hitching Post in Liberty, KY for the locals- All are welcome to attend! During the show, they will perform the song that they wrote while in town.Step 7: Record the songOnce we leave Liberty, KY, we'll be heading back to Nashville where the song will be recorded and performed by artist, Michael Logen.
OurGoal is to find a song in the stories of everyday people. Here's how we plan to do it:
____________________________
Step 1: Pick a town where everyday people live
We want where we go to be completely random. So logically we threw a dart at a map and (drumroll) we hit Liberty, Ky. Here we come Liberty!
Step 2: Discover the town
The plan is to spend a couple of days in Liberty and get a feel for it's people and places.
Step 3: Gather stories
The key component of this process is the stories. We'll be interviewing residents of Liberty, KY and asking them to tell us a story. We're going to collect as many stories as we can. Click on "Story to Song Examples" below to see some examples of stories we've received in the past.
Step 4: Pick the story
We're going to select one story from all the stories gathered in Liberty, KY.
Step 5: Write the song
On Thursday night March 4th, Luke, along with his cowriter Reed Pittman, will watch the story for the first time. Then, at the Royal Inn in LIberty, KY, they will write a song based on that story.
Step 6: Perform the song
On Friday night March 5th, Luke, Chad and Brandon will perform a live concert at The Hitching Post in Liberty, KY for the locals- All are welcome to attend! During the show, they will perform the song that they wrote while in town.
Step 7: Record the song
Once we leave Liberty, KY, we'll be heading back to Nashville where the song will be recorded and performed by artist, Michael Logen.
WE GET THE STORY
THE ARTIST RECORDS THE SONG
WE WRITE THE SONG
FOR THE ARTIST
Song Title:
"Hang On"
"So Alive"
"Monday After Easter"
About The Project
Story to Song Examples
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