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Welcome to the UK Chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). 
The aim of the NSAI UK Chapter is to provide quality resources and courses to the UK Songwriter in order to provide them with the knowledge and tools needed to improve their song-writing skills.

Your NSAI UK Coordinators are Jae Avery & Jeffrey Backus

We understand that it will not always be possible for all UK songwriters to make it to the meetings, seminars and workshops in London, therefore we encourage the use of the online tools provided through this website, i.e. the Forum, where, once registered, you can exchange thoughts and tips and collaborate with fellow songwriters.
NSAI members will be able to receive additional services, through us and the official US NSAI site (please see the "Join NSAI" page for more details).

Established in 1967, the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world's largest not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to serving songwriters of all genres of music. We are your advocate, and we help you meet your dreams.

For serious aspiring songwriters, NSAI operates workshops in more than 100 cities throughout the U.S. and four other countries to help you further your craft and understanding of the music business. Throughout the year, NSAI presents several educational retreats, ranging from our Songwriter's Symposium that features small group song evaluations with Music Row publishers to our Song Camps program that features one-on-one evaluations with award-winning professional songwriters. What's more, our unique Song Evaluation Service provides NSAI members the opportunity to send in songs for verbal critiques from professional, published songwriters a service unparalleled in feedback and value!

For professional songwriters, NSAI serves as your advocate to protect your pocketbook. In recent months, we have successfully argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court keeping an additional 20 years on the term of your copyrights, and we have helped to stop a compulsory license bill saving millions in songwriter royalties. Presently, NSAI is working to change antiquated tax laws that unfairly impact songwriters' incomes. In addition, through NSAI's ongoing ProSeries events, we provide information ranging from health insurance for songwriters to recapturing your copyrights; plus we create song pitching and networking opportunities by regularly hosting meetings with the A&R staffs of major record labels.

"It all begins with a song."

NSAI MISSION STATEMENT

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) consists of a body of creative minds, including songwriters from all genres of music, professional and amateur, who are committed to protecting the rights and future of the profession of songwriting, and to educate, elevate, and celebrate the songwriter and to act as a unifying force within the music community and the community at large.

"It is a critical time for 
songwriters to be a part 
of determining the 
profession's economic  destiny."
Bob Regan,
NSAI President

" 'It all begins with a song' is very
true for us, we met in Nashville as
Songwriting buddies, now we are
married and have a wonderful little daughter!"
Jae Avery & Jeffrey Backus,
NSAI UK Coordinators