April 3, 2003

The Bus Trip: Atlanta to Nashville

On Friday morning, April 4, 2003, twenty notable Georgia BMI affiliates- writers, artists and producers- working primarily in the genres of Urban, Rock and Pop boarded a bus in Atlanta bound for Nashville. Sponsored by Suntrust Bank and aimed at facilitating more integration and collaboration between the two diverse music scenes, the two-day trip was timed to take advantage of Tin Pan South- one of the country's premier songwriter conferences held in Nashville April 3rd- 6th. The trip itinerary included an Atlanta/Nashville Songwriters-In-The-Round at the BMI Theater, studio and Country Music Hall of Fame tours, receptions at major organizations supporting songwriters. Perhaps the highlight of the trip was a filled-to-capacity, Tin Pan South-affiliated acoustic performance at 12th & Porter by BMI artists David Ryan Harris, Angie Aparo, Butch Walker, Michael Tolcher and Charlie Mars.

Michael Tolcher and Charlie Mars