RECENT NEWS
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04.26.2010
Meet some of our professional vocalists who were chosen by our contestant songwriters to performer their songs. |
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04.23.2010
Amateur and professional songwriters and recording artists are making the switch to the Voyage-Air Guitar, the hot new guitar that folds in half and fits in a backpack. |
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04.06.2010
America is is a Hit producers have been busy meeting with executives at performance rights organizations (PROs) in New York and Nashville. |
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Judges
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Dave Gibson
Dave Gibson is an accomplished songwriter and performer. As a young man, he worked with John Prine and Steve Goodman before becoming a well-known songwriter in Nashville. Gibson is best known for his collaboration with Bill "Blue" Miller in the Gibson/Miller Band. Recording with Epic Records, the band charted several singles on the Billboard Country charts, including the 1992 hit "High Rollin" and 1993's "Texas Tattoo." |
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Tommy Sims
Songwriter, producer and renowned musical artist Tommy Sims has worked with such artists as Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Garth Brooks, and BabyFace, among countless others. Sims penned the now classic Eric Clapton hit "Change the World" that won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1997. Known primarily for his brilliant work behind the scenes in the music industry, Sims released the critically-acclaimed album Peace and Love in 2000. Along with his influential work in the pop, rock, and R&B arenas, Sims is also a major force in the gospel music industry. |
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Whitney Daane
Whitney Daane is Sr VP Creative, Kobalt Music Publishing. She currently works with such notable songwriters as Kelly Clarkson, Desmond Child, Ryan Tedder (On Republic), Andreas Carlsson, Dennis Matkosky, and Billy Steinberg, among others. A mainstay in the Nashville music industry, Daane worked with a team at Maverick Music that won Song of the Year in 1999 with Faith Hill's "This Kiss." |
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