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**GSC COMMUNITY PARTNER THURSDAY**
Make plans to come to the Commodore Grille at The Holiday Inn Vanderbilt for Debi Champion's Writers Nights next week! Check out the lineup below. 👇
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Sun May 31. 6:00 Clare Montgomery, Madison Veliky, Lula Grey. 6:30 David Alan Loy, Steve Stern, David Andersen. 7:00 Joe Hynek, John J Kennedy, Mike Villines. 7:30. Buddy Farler, Antoinette Olesen & friend 8:00 Jerry Foster. 8:30 Kokomo Joe, Wynn Hansen, Don Baze, Zack Scott
Mon June 1. 6:00 Joe Rieg, Will Westmoreland, Vivian Cooney 6:30. Steve Burkett, Cindy Ellis, Tim Taylor. 7:00 Ridge Banks, Cheri Carmody, & friend 7:30 Bill Maier & friends. 8;00 Pete Sallis. 8:30 Mike Cullison, C4, Amos Rue
Wed June 3. 6:00. Liv Birch, Daniel Beddoes, Mark Hatt 6:30 Michael Manning, Rebekah Gilbert, Tommy Habib. 7:00. Adam James Deiboldt & friends. 7:30 Donna Frost, Denny Sarokin. 8:00 Paul Jefferson, 8:30 Rudy Landa, Taft Green, Dean Petrella
Thurs June 4. 6:00. Marye Amanda McDaniel, Jimmy Fristad, Mystic Rose 6:30 Jessie Lynn, John Terry, Kayla Rose. 7:00 Cindy Alter, Dave Lenahan, Randi Driscol. 7:30 Bob Spanburgh, Anna Sullivan, Joe Hynek. 8:00 Dave Gibson. 8;30 Emma Forgette, Cliff Dorsey, Clay Brooker, Aaron John
TONIGHT!!! May 28 @ 7pm CT
Publisher Online Pitch with Emma Kiefer
Director of A&R, Group Projects
We are looking forward to all of her great insight!
*GSC WINNING WEDNESDAY**
Meet Trace Thompson, an award-winning songwriter and artist crafting emotionally grounded stories right from the heart of Indiana and Nashville. With a knack for blending neo-traditional, red dirt, and contemporary styles, Trace brings a unique flavor to modern country music. Trace is excited to once again participate in the GSC June Focus Songwriting Retreat!
With multiple accolades, including 4x Song of the Year and 3x Country Male Artist of the Year, he’s making waves with his memorable hooks and relatable storytelling.
Join Trace on his journey as he expands his presence in Nashville, collaborates with fellow artists, and continues to create music that resonates deeply.
Stay tuned for new releases and updates!
#GSC #TraceThompson #Songwriter
**GSC WINNING WEDNESDAY**
Alicia Keys once told WILKES, who will join our select member participants as a professional writer on our June Focus Songwriting Retreat, "You don't try to do it. You just are it." She wasn't wrong; she was just early.
He learned to sing with purpose before he learned to perform. Growing up singing gospel will do that. He developed a four octave range covering harmonies in church and an ear for arrangement that was already sharp before he ever stepped into a studio. It's why the emotion in his singing doesn't feel manufactured, because it never was.
He moved through pop and R&B before fronting High Flight Society and playing a pivotal role in Disciple, both rock acts that toured heavily across the country and internationally, released multiple albums, and earned a Dove Award nomination. He then spent years in Nashville writing for a country publisher, pitching songs to other artists across every genre he touched. He's toured arenas with hard rock acts and performed alongside Sam Hunt early in his run, playing guitar, singing harmonies, and doing the kind of work that doesn't have a single job title.
Most people first met him on Season 14 of The Voice, where Keys went on to say, "There's something really powerful about you. It's just very rare." It was a real moment. He's been building on it ever since.
His piano-driven cover of The Killers' "Human" found an unexpected audience after being featured on ABC's Doctor Odyssey, reaching #1 on the U.S. Shazam chart, #4 globally, #1 on iTunes Alternative, Top 5 across all genres on iTunes, and Top 15 on Spotify Viral.
WILKES has never fit cleanly into one lane and has never needed to. Gospel, rock, country, and two decades of writing it himself are all in there somewhere. He sings everything like he means it, because he does.
Connect with WILKES: linktr.ee/wilkesmusic
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