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Nashville Pop is a platform designed to support independent artists through real-world experiences, free resources, and consistent exposure.

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community directory

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Every corner of the community, mapped out.

weekly events

Artist Night

A weekly full-band open mic where artists can perform, connect, and be part of the Nashville Pop community. Every Monday 7-11pm at Woolworth Theatre.

COME PLAY. COME WATCH. COME BE IN THE ROOM.

COME PLAY

featured event

Artist Spotlight

A quarterly house show experience featuring 3 artists, 2 songs each, live performances, free content, food, drinks, and real community.

ALWAYS FREE FOR THE ARTIST.

GET INVOLVED

playlist

Nashville Pop Playlist

The official community playlist, refreshed monthly with new music from independent artists. Sign up to receive submission links.

GET HEARD.

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free resources

Resource Library

Content guides and shot lists, songwriting and performance tracking tools, artist development insights.

THE STUFF THAT ACTUALLY MOVES THE NEEDLE.

interview | talk series

The Eddy Echo Show

A creative-driven show highlighting artists, stories, and perspectives within the Nashville scene.

LOOSE, REAL, AND BUILT AROUND CONNECTION.

WATCH ONLINE

content session

Garden Room Series

Live performance sessions captured in a minimal, studio-style environment.

BUILT TO GIVE ARTISTS CLEAN, HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT.

WATCH EPISODES

artist directory

FIND AN ARTIST

Every artist who has been part of the Nashville Pop story. Search the archive, visit their profile, and discover someone new.

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resource hub

VENDORS AND PARTNERS

Writers rounds, content partners, studios, live session opportunities, and free spots to shoot, all in one searchable place.

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MY PUBLISHER IO

Every great song deserves a paper trail. My Publisher IO is a digital split sheet app built in Nashville by working songwriters, including Nashville Pop founder Chaz Mazzota and his partner Mervin. Log each writer's share the day the song is written, send it to all your collaborators instantly, and keep a timestamped record everyone can see, so the royalties land where they belong.

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writers rounds & showcases

Nashville Tourstop

Writers rounds and showcases mixing veteran and first-time songwriters in a listening-room format, running at venues across Nashville since 2018.

writers rounds & showcases

Undiscovered Nashville

Showcase and blog spotlighting lesser-known Nashville talent, with writers rounds and the On The Verge singer-songwriter showcase.

writers rounds & showcases

Pin Drop Songwriter Series

Community-driven, listening-room writers round founded in 2020 and named for its quiet room. Announcements and updates run through Instagram.

writers rounds & showcases

The Get Up

Songwriter showcase running multiple nights a week across Nashville venues, billed as Nashville's Best Songwriter's Night.

writers rounds & showcases

New Faces Night

Weekly showcase for emerging artists at The Basement on 8th Avenue South, with multi-act lineups of new and local acts.

writers rounds & showcases

Whiskey Jam

Long-running Monday and Thursday night showcase at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, free to attend, with 5,000+ performers hosted over 15 years.

writers rounds & showcases

Buscall

Full-band showcase platform for up-and-coming Nashville artists, historically Wednesday nights at Tin Roof on Demonbreun. Lineups are announced on Instagram.

writers rounds & showcases

Popville

Nashville pop-music community for pop and non-country artists and creatives, built around curated writers rounds, full-band showcases, and Camp Popville songwriting retreats.

content partners

Chaz Mazzota

Artist, songwriter, and RIAA Certified Platinum producer offering music, photography, videography, live in-studio sessions, and creative direction for artists and brands. Founder of Nashville Pop.

content partners

All She Wants Media

Nashville creative agency founded by pop artist Bella Rose, working across artist development, show production, media campaigns, and brand and influencer partnerships.

content partners

Pink Noise PR

PR firm for independent pop artists: release campaigns, press strategies, visuals and branding, and online presence. Start with the interest form linked from its Instagram bio.

content partners

Social Commerce Fest

Creator-led festival fusing live shopping, music, and creator content, where creators and brands meet face-to-face. Its 2026 global tour includes a Nashville stop on July 25, 2026.

producers & studios

Majestic Ape (Ben Reno)

Recording studio in Franklin, TN owned and operated by producer, mix engineer, and songwriter Ben Reno: single-song, EP, and album production, mixing, composition, and artist development.

producers & studios

Blue House Studio

Nashville recording studio formed in 2022 by Blue House Band, a group of Nashville studio musicians, offering full production, quality recording, and professional mixing, with session musicians available.

producers & studios

Eddy Echo

Nashville-based singer-songwriter and musician, a rising producer and creative force known for genre-blending songwriting, audio engineering work for other artists, and hosting The Eddy Echo Show.

producers & studios

Nick Fabian

Nashville-based singer, songwriter, producer, pianist, and arranger specialising in pop, EDM, R&B, and soul vocals, topline writing, vocal production, and full demos and masters.

producers & studios

VRTS (Nathan Ramirez)

VRTS, pronounced virtues, is the artist and producer identity of Nashville songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Ramirez, making music for the healing process, built on real stories, faith, and live musicianship.

live session opportunities

Garden Room Live Sessions

Live studio video sessions with Chaz Mazzota in his Nashville creative and recording space. The published session covers up to 2 songs in one 40-minute session.

$90 PER SONG

live session opportunities

Artist Night at Woolworth Theatre

Weekly full-band open mic every Monday at Woolworth Theatre, organised by Blue House Band. Bring an instrument and an original song and be backed on the spot. Performing and regular content are free.

FREE TO PERFORM | PRO VIDEO UPGRADE $150 PER SONG

live session opportunities

NashSessions

Downtown Nashville acoustic video production: schedule, shoot, then a finished product in 3 days, with a mastered track and colour-graded, multi-cam video in share-ready format.

$300 FOR 3 SONGS

live session opportunities

Majestic Ape

Ben Reno's Franklin studio offers single-song, EP, and album production, mixing, and artist development for polished, radio-ready records. Pricing is by quote through the official site.

live session opportunities

Blue House Studio

The studio arm of Nashville's Blue House Band lists full production, quality recording, and professional mixing, with session musicians available. Book through the studio booking form.

free locations & creative resources

Centennial Park

132-acre Metro park on West End and 25th Ave N with the full-scale Parthenon replica, Lake Watauga, a sunken garden, and open lawns. Creators use it for the Parthenon backdrop, lake reflections, and open lawns.

free locations & creative resources

Shelby Park & Shelby Bottoms

East Nashville Metro park complex on the Cumberland River, with river frontage, paved and primitive trails, fields, wetlands, and forest. It includes Cornelia Fort Airpark, a former small airport with runways, hangars, and wide open fields, home to the Cornelia Fort Pickin' Party.

free locations & creative resources

John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge

3,150-ft pedestrian and bicycle truss bridge over the Cumberland River linking downtown and Riverfront Park with East Nashville, with overlooks. The canonical downtown skyline-over-the-river shot.

free locations & creative resources

Downtown Nashville

The central entertainment district around Lower Broadway, 2nd Avenue, Riverfront Park, and the Cumberland River: honky-tonks, neon, murals, and skyline streetscapes for neon night and street content.

free locations & creative resources

Printers Alley

Historic downtown alley between 3rd and 4th Avenues, from Union to Commerce, lined with brick, neon, and live-music venues. Gritty neon-alley, nightlife backdrops.

free locations & creative resources

Love Circle

Small hilltop overlook at 3300 Love Cir in West Nashville near Vanderbilt, about 744 ft above sea level, with panoramic downtown skyline views, especially at sunrise and sunset.

free locations & creative resources

Two Rivers Skate Park

Metro Parks' public concrete skatepark at 2320 Two Rivers Pkwy in Donelson, about 22,000 sq ft with street terrain, a flow bowl, and a deep combi-pool bowl. Action sports and concrete-bowl visuals.

free locations & creative resources

The Park at Harlinsdale Farm

About 200 acres of City of Franklin parkland at 239 Franklin Rd, a historic Tennessee Walking Horse farm with open fields, barns, a pond, trails, and an equestrian arena. Pastoral, white-fence, barn, and sunset-field backdrops.

free locations & creative resources

The Factory at Franklin

Private commercial complex at 230 Franklin Rd in Franklin, in a 1929 former stove factory, now with shops, restaurants, theatres, and event venues. Industrial brick, skylit halls, and vintage-factory backdrops; permission and booking run through The Factory.

free locations & creative resources

Harpeth River

Harpeth River State Park manages nine river-access sites along about 40 river miles, including the Narrows of the Harpeth, the Montgomery Bell Tunnel, Mound Bottom, and Hidden Lakes. River, limestone bluff, and tunnel backdrops.

free locations & creative resources

J. Percy Priest Lake

Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Stones River about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville, 42 miles long with day-use areas, campgrounds, swim beaches, marinas, and trails. Lake, shoreline, dam, and sunset-water backdrops.

free locations & creative resources

Avvay

Not a location: a location-scouting and booking platform founded in Nashville. Hosts list private homes, studios, warehouses, farms, and venues that creators book by the hour or project for film, photo, and events.

free locations & creative resources

Fort Negley

66-acre Metro Parks historic park at 1100 Fort Negley Blvd on St. Cloud Hill, with the stone remains of the largest inland Civil War fort, a visitors center, trails, and skyline views. Check the official page for current access before planning a visit.

artist tools

My Publisher IO

Digital split sheet app for songwriters and producers, built in Nashville by working artists and collaborators, co-founded by Chaz Mazzota and his partner Mervin. Record each song's splits at creation, with names, emails, percentages, and PRO info sent to every collaborator instantly, plus a timestamped confirmation and a shared record so everyone holds the same document. Includes a Gig Logger for PRO performance submissions.

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