Lewis Copeland left his small Ohio hometown almost six years ago to make his living in Nashville as a rising country star.  Although the road has taken longer than he planned, he has tied himself in with Nashville’s hockey franchise, the Predators, after writing the theme song ‘Smashville’ for the team.  As the regular season winds down and the playoffs get set to start, many Nashvillians hope this will keep the team and the fans excited for more hockey. 

For our weekly Songwriter Tip, brought to you by Nashville Songwriters Association International.  This week we check out former A and R guy Kirk Boyer as he talks about pitching a select few songs to an artist at any one time.