Aaron Raitiere (Ray-Tee-Air) is a lyricist, performer, and visual artist from Central KY. He is highly sought after in the Nashville songwriting community for his unique ability to coax coherent and focused creative output from his co-writers.

Raitiere is a recent Grammy nominee for his song “I’ll Never Love Again” performed by Lady Gaga in the movie A Star Is Born. He has also successfully collaborated with artists such as Anderson East, The Oak Ridge Boys, Robert Randolph, Whiskey Myers, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, Brent Cobb, Ashley Monroe, Randy Rogers, Ashley McBryde, Lori McKenna, Shooter Jennings, Natalie Hemby, Ed Sheeran, Avicci, and many others.

Raitiere graduated from Cornell University with a BA in American Studies and subsequently received an MFA in Recording Arts from MTSU. He is currently a staff writer for Warner Chappell and Dave Cobb's Low Country Sound. His paintings are hanging in businesses and homes all over the country.

ADAM HOOD is known as a songwriter’s songwriter. Over nearly 20 years, he has built a sound that captures the true essence of Southern soul. Many call him a true American journeyman, and others consider him one of the living legends keeping Southern songs alive.

When an artist steps out from behind the songwriting curtain and puts their own name on the album cover, the world notices. Adam Hood made that move in 2002 and has continued to create his own path in country music for almost two decades.

In 2023, he achieved several milestones including performing at the Grand Ole Opry, earning a #1 Texas radio single, releasing Adam Hood’s Different Groove, writing on seven album tracks, and touring acoustically with Whiskey Myers, Aaron Raitiere, and Brent Cobb.

In 2024, Kylie Frey and Reid Haughton released singles co-written with him. Other album cuts included work with Cody Jinks, Taylor Hunnicutt, and Blackberry Smoke. His 2024 touring lineup included Drake White, Blackberry Smoke, Red Clay Strays, Steel Woods, Miranda Lambert, Hannah Dasher, and The Cadillac Three.

Following their successful collaboration on “Bad Days Better,” Brent Cobb and Adam Hood returned to Capricorn Studios in Macon, GA to record four new singles: Stage Lights, Here To Tell Ya, Bills in Alabama, and Beat That Train.

At only seventeen, courageously uprooting herself from Annapolis, MD, Flaherty pursued Nashville in an effort to fully immerse herself in songwriting. She dedicated herself to mastering the guitar, honing her songwriting craft, and delivering captivating performances. Further validating her pursuit, Flaherty's enchanting voice recently graced screens in Kevin Costner's critically acclaimed series, "Horizon: An American Saga," where she rendered the timeless hymn, "Amazing Grace" while also sharing the stage with Costner's band Modern West on select tour dates.

Accompanying her involvement in Costner's Horizon series, Flaherty has introduced her artistry with the following releases “Under The Influence,” "little UGLY," and most recently "Liquor With Cowboys." For all the latest news on Alyssa, check out her site here:

Ashland Craft introduced her brand of country music with her debut album, Travelin’ Kind, available everywhere now. Among CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2021 and Pandora’s Country Artists to Watch 2021, American Songwriter claims, “there’s a new country badass in town, and her name is Ashland Craft,” also praising, “this girl has star quality flying out of her boots.”

Featured on HIXTAPE: Vol. 2 with BROTHERS OSBORNE on “I Smoke Weed,” CMT’s “can’t miss” country star on the rise supported ASHLEY MCBRYDE’s This Town Talks Tour 2022, adding to her touring résumé alongside recent direct support slots opening for CODY JOHNSON, BROTHERS OSBORNE, ZAC BROWN BAND, LUKE COMBS, MORGAN WALLEN, and MARCUS KING.

Ashland also kicked off 2023 with the Long Live Cowgirls Tour as direct support for IAN MUNSICK. Discovering her honky-tonk spirit while cutting her teeth at bars in her South Carolina hometown, Craft buzzes under the influence of musical heroes Def Leppard, Chris Stapleton, Bonnie Raitt, The Chicks, and Sheryl Crow.

Averie Bielski is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter originally from Roswell, Georgia.
She moved to Nashville right after graduating high school in 2022, and recently signed her first publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing in December 2023.

Her main focus and love is writing, specifically country music, but she has also released music of her own.

She has collaborated with Callista Clark, Clara Park, Chase McDaniel, Sydney Cubit, Garrett Jacobs, and Anslee Davidson, along with many more.

It’s impossible to ignore the geographical influences that shape the sound and songs of East Arkansas Native Barrett Baber.
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The sounds of Memphis Blues and River Delta Soul shine in the melodies and phrases that so often punctuate the tunes he crafts.

Armed with a knack for connecting with audiences during his live performances, Baber and family moved to Nashville in 2016 after a top 3 finish on NBC’s The Voice.

Baber quickly established himself as a rising star in the Nashville Songwriting world by scoring multiple songwriting credits including a Certified Gold single with the song “Nothing On You” recorded by Warner Artist Cody Johnson.

Baber has since registered his second Cody Johnson cut with the song titled “God Bless The Boy.”

In 2021, Barrett signed a co-publishing deal with Music Row staple Sea Gayle Music and legendary songwriter Bobby Pinson.

Bay Simpson is a singer/songwriter from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Raised up around the studio, and born a performer, Bay could already be considered a veteran in his mid 20s.

His first break as a songwriter came at the ripe age of 20 when Kid Rock recorded and released one of his songs entitled “Never Enough.”

After years of fronting his country rock band “Outlaw Apostles,” and opening for artists such as Dwight Yoakam and Jamey Johnson, Bay is finally coming into his own as a solo artist.

Releasing his debut single, “Too Old For This,” on January 31st, 2025, Bay Simpson is set to begin carving his own legacy one song and one show at a time.

Originally from LaFayette, Georgia, Ben Chapman is a Nashville-based country artist known for his soulful voice and guitar playing. He is heavily influenced by the sounds of the 70's, pairing the groove-driven Southern music of bands like the Allman Brothers and Little Feat with the hard-hitting country sounds of Hank Williams, Jr. and the writing prowess of songwriters like Guy Clark and Roger Miller.

Playing in bars across North Georgia since he was 17, Ben has always considered himself to be an old soul in the new age of country music. He has garnered quick attention from seasoned songwriters in Nashville, cutting his teeth at local joints during the week and touring the South East on the weekends. In 2021, he signed a publishing deal with Hang Your Hat Music, a co-venture between ACM Songwriter of the Year, Hillary Lindsey, and Concord Music.

In 2020, he began working in the studio with producer Jake Gear (Hailey Whitters, Flatland Cavalry) to hone his sound that is rooted in the traditions of his influences, but that authentically pushes the country format into the next decade. These sessions resulted in his forthcoming debut LP - Hippie Speedball, set for release in 2021. : https://www.benchapmanmusic.com