Friday July 18
Saturday July 19

The Pines Region

Thank you to the 2025
participating Meridian Venues!

Brickhaus Brewtique logoThreefoot Brewing logoAles Taste of Thai logoThe Max Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience logo

PRO SONGWRITERS

Artist featured in the Grand Finale  
Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience-THE MAX

Clay Mills

Sean Gasaway

Steven Lee Veal

Lach Thornton

Friday July 18
11am–1pm – Brown Bag Lunch Songwriter Rounds (featuring Shelby Anderson, Teena May, and Sean Gasaway) + food truck\ at The MAX1pm-5 pm (Youth) – Workshop/Recording with Sean Gasaway (Partners: The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation and The MAX

1pm-5 pm (Youth) – Workshop/Recording with Sean Gasaway (Partners: The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation and The MAX

1pm–4pm (Adult Songwriters) – Recording Studio (reserved in advance 20-minute slots for registered festival songwriters only. Space is limited.) The MAX6pm-9pm – Songwriter Round at Don P’s

7pm–11pm – Songwriter Rounds at Brickhaus Brewtique, Threefoot Brewing Co., and Aie Thai

11pm – Late-night mingle & jam at Brickhaus
YOUTH SONGWRITER WORKSHOP WITH SEAN GASAWAY SIGN UP
Saturday July 19
10am–12pm – Workshop with Clay Mills at The MAX

1pm–4pm –Songwriters (Reserved in advance Recording Studio for registered festival songwriters only. Space is limited.) continues at The MAX

6pm–9pm – Grand Finale Jam with Clay Mills, Sean Gasaway, Stephen Lee Veal & Lach Thornton – The MAX
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH CLAY MILLS SIGN UP
BROWN BAG LUNCH DETAILS
YOUTH WORKSHOP DETAILS
ADULT WORKSHIP DETAILS
GRAND FINALE DETAILS

2025 Pines Region Songwriters

Al Brown
Alanna & Lyle Broughton
Bill Mayfield
Bob Ray
Brian Harrison
Bridgid Ferguson
Britt Gully

6:45 PM

Callie Prince
Cameron Compton
Casey Barlow
Dave Cornelius
Drew & Courtney Blackwell
Gabriel Bass
Julie Ross
Eric Tamboli

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

Jamey Shannon
Joey Ethridge
Lillie & Matthew Rhoden
Luke Fisher
Mark Mulvany
Mark Simmons
Marshall Watkins
Mississippi
Chris Sharp
Richelle Putnam

9:15 PM

RT Steve
Samm Jacquot
Shelby Anderson
Steven & Madison McDonald
Steve Westbrook
Ted Hefko
Teena
Tricia Walker
Will Stults

Saturday, May 18th

(Schedule subject to change)

6:00 PM

6:45 PM

7:30 PM

Tom Kimmel
Clay Mills
Kate Campbell

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

Schedule subject to change

6:00 PM

Amy Lott
Al Brown
Bridgid Ferguson
Bill Mayfield
Buck Allen
Cassie Boettcher
Britt Gully
Cameron Compton
Chris Sharp & Piper Myers Sharp
Drew Howard
Hunter Myers
Jax Moore
Hunter Singley
Joey Culpepper
John Lennox
Alanna & Lyle Broughton
Ruth Elaine Pooley
Steve Westbrook
Richelle Putnam
RT Hall
Ted Hefko
Terry Cherry
Trey Shull
Will Stults
Ztaly & Matthew Roden
Tammy Hunt & Tommy Carmichael
Luke Fisher
Brian Harrison
Anna Grace Culbreth

WORKSHOP

"What's In A Song?"

This workshop will address ‘writing with the whole brain,’ covering the primary tools of lyric and melody and their use in building a balanced, well-crafted song.

Saturday, July 27

10AM - NOON

Please visit msarts.org
for Workshop Registration
Tricia Walker photo
A look inside the songwriter's toolbox workshop facilitated by GRAMMY® award winning artist

Tricia Walker

This event is proudly sponsored by

Mississippi Arts Commission logo
WMOX logo
DDD Marketing logo
Turnberry Records logo
David The Lottery Guy logo
BGS logo
Structural Steel Services logo
Visit Meridian logo
SuperTalk Radio logo
The Max Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience logo

For more information contact richelle1putnam@yahoo.com