Writers
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CASEY BEATHARD
After making the decision of choosing music over “the family business” of football, Casey Beathard moved to Nashville to begin his career. Beathard has now written #1 records for Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Zach Williams, Rodney Atkins, Lee Ann Womack, Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd, Chris Stapelton, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Billy Currington and more. He has also received many accolades throughout the years including BMI’s Songwriter of the Year in 2004 and 2008, NSAI’s Songwriter of the Songwriter of the Year in 2008, two Grammy nominations and an ACM Song of The Year nomination for “Don’t Blink.
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TUCKER BEATHARD
Like many of the great songwriters before him, Beathard spent time recording for major labels in town before turning his attention to writing for others. Since that time he has had songs recorded by Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Tucker Wetmore, Gavin Adcock, Jackson Dean, Kameron Marlowe and more. His song “Backup Plan” (co-written with Jon Sherwood and Jimi Bell) recorded by Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Combs is currently approaching the Top 5 on Billboard’s US Country Airplay chart.
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JACKSON DEAN
One of Nashville’s most intriguing artists with his strong gravel-toned vocals, wayward spirit, intentional songwriting and overall mystique, the fast-rising singer/songwriter Jackson Dean has earned a reputation for his impressive live show and thought-provoking, lyric-driven music. The young talent burst on the scene in 2022 with his atmospheric, musically-forward debut album Greenbroke that featured his PLATINUM debut single, “Don’t Come Lookin’,” which cemented Jackson as the youngest solo male Country artist to reach the top of the charts with a debut, and his GOLD certified follow up single “Fearless (The Echo).” His live show stand out and current single “Heavens To Betsy” marked the lead track from his “..near-perfect follow-up” (American Songwriter) sophomore album On The Back Of My Dreams, released last fall.
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LUKE DICK
Luke Dick was raised in a topless bar and grew up to be a philosophy professor; now he's a songwriter, filmmaker, producer, and new wave bandleader, in no particular order. He has been profiled in Rolling Stone and written chart-topping and award-winning hits such as Miranda Lambert's "Bluebird”, Dierks Bentley’s “Burning Man”, and Eric Church’s “Kill A Word”, “Round Here Buzz”, Jackson Dean’s “Don’t Come Lookin”, among many others. He also spent some time in NYC writing jingles for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Hilton hotels. . He enjoys long walks from his backdoor to his garage and has an extensive record and beef jerky collection.
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JEFF HYDE
A native of Marshall, Texas, Hyde moved to Nashville in 2001. He was raised on the sounds of artists such as Keith Whitley, Tom T. Hall, and The Statler Brothers. Over the past dozen years, Hyde has written "Springsteen," "Record Year" and“Round Here Buzz”, “Some Of It”, “Cold One” and more with Eric Church. A long line of artists including Morgan Wallen, Jon Pardi, Jamey Johnson, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Cody Johnson, Midland, Jake Worthington, Bobby Bare, Luke Bryan, Charlie Worsham and more have also put their own stamp on his songs.
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RYAN TYNDELL
GRAMMY Nominated songwriter/producer Ryan Tyndell was born and raised in East Texas. After attending Stephen F. Austin University to major in English, Ryan hit the road playing various clubs and bluegrass festivals. After making his way to Nashville, Ryan’s songwriting credits include Eric Church, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Bailey Zimmerman, Midland, Chase Rice, Charlie Worsham, Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Jackson Dean, Hailey Whitters, Little Big Town, Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, Clay Walker and more.