Wednesday Photos

Songwriters At Destin Seafood Festival

BMI partnered with the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) on the weekend of Sept. 30 to present a songwriters festival held in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Destin Seafood Festival. Thirty shows featuring sixteen BMI songwriters took place over three days in venues throughout Destin, FL. (L-R) standing: FRLA’s Carol Dover; BMI’s Dan Spears; songwriters Ryan Tyndell, Brandon Kinney, Alissa Moreno, Danny Myrick and Kendell Marvel; BMI’s Tom Annastas; FRLA’s Dan Murphy; and FRLA Regional Dir. Ray Green. Seated: songwriters Aaron Barker and Bridgette Tatum; BMI’s Mason Hunter; and songwriter Charlie Worsham.

Patrick Davis Visits MusicRow

Rising artist Patrick Davis visited MusicRow for an acoustic performance yesterday. His debut single “Lucky” is climbing MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart. Among the artists who have cut Davis’ songs are Darius Rucker, Jason Michael Carroll, Lady Antebellum, and Jewel. (L-R): MR’s Christie King; Marco Promotion’s Rick Kelly; Grassroots Promotion’s John Griffin; Davis; and MR’s Sherod Robertson, Sarah Skates and Jon Freeman.

ACM Welcomes Darren Warren

The Academy of Country Music welcomed NuCorp Entertainment recording artist Darren Warren to the office while he was in Los Angeles last week. Warren performed songs off of his EP, Cowboy Up and Party Down and signed up for professional ACM membership.