BMI Hosts Songwriter Retreat For 10 Belmont Students

Pictured (L-R, standing): Jake Rogers, Daniel Ethridge, Meredith McNair, Colton Jones, Dani Brillhart, Hunter Leath and BMI’s Josh Tomlinson. Seated: Kayla Woodson, Emily Landis, Kasi Ashton and Caylan Hays. Photo: Amber J. Davis

BMI hosted a three-day intensive songwriters retreat for 10 Belmont University students at the Sony/ATV Firehall.

Students of all grade levels joined for collaborations and writing groups at the retreat, which was held April 22-24. The students were able to record demos of their new tracks to send to publishers and management.

Songwriters Kayla Woodson and Daniel Ethridge discuss the details of their chorus in one of the three songs written in just one day of the Belmont writers retreat. Photo: Amber J. Davis

Caylan Hays and Meredith McNair sing through a rough edit of one of their new songs. The pair spent the retreat meeting new songwriters, writing songs and recording demos. Photo: Amber J. Davis