Hermitage, Tennessee
Songwriter

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"The Dance"

BIOGRAPHY

I am half of the songwriting team know as the Mears Brothers. My Brother Jim and I have been in Nashville for over 20 years learning how to write songs. We come from a musical family as our father was a big band leader and taught all of his kids how to play music. We spent a lot of years playing every stage we could find from California through the midwest.

GENRES

Country, Alternative Country, Traditional Country

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Jerome Blvd Music, I own my own publishing

Contact

Management: Self Managed 615-476-5237
Administrative: BMI

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

drums / acoustic guitar / vocals

INFLUENCES

Alabama to Lynyrd Skynyrd

DAY JOB

Warehouse Manager

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

It's my second job

I Also Write:
with others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody

experience >

SONG CUTS

Clinton Gregory Buddy Jewel

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Maxwell House Songwriters of the Year 1999 Music City Songwriting Contest 2nd Place

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