Welcome to Trio Productions, Inc & sister company, Songscape Music, LLC

Full service music publishing companies located in the heart of Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee

Established in 1995, originally as an independent song plugging company, we contribute to writers by helping refine their work and finding outlets for their songs. Our intention is to clarify for songwriters what the market is looking for and place the best of a writer's creations in the hands of decision makers. There are many levels of talent & ability; not everyone has the same degree of either. Becoming & staying a hit songwriter is difficult, but our years of experience & understanding of the ever changing market is a great advantage for songwriters we work with.

QUESTIONS THAT COME UP OFTEN:

Writers want to know which artists they should be writing for & what kind of songs should they be writing. What's your advice?

Don't try too much to type cast... a great song can be pitched to a variety of acts for a long period of time, in the likely event that it isn't cut immediately. If you write for a specific artist or project, by the time you get the song demoed and in the hands of decision makers, the project may have taken another direction or already be finished. Then you're stuck with a song that's not viable for other acts. Authenticity is key; writing your truth or the truth of the character you are writing about, which is most people's truth as well, makes songs universal... writers simply put into musical form the thoughts and emotions of the audience. When you hear a song that really touches you, you say to yourself... "I could have written that"... you understand the experience and the emotion of the song because you've gone through it... but the reality is that very few people can write those songs. The simplicity and economy of the lyric and how it falls on the melody seems easy to pull off, yet is difficult to accomplish. When a songwriter claims "I can write anything, just give me a target" I hesitate, because these writers typically haven't honed in on what they do best. Of course, there are exceptions, but it's really important to understand where your strengths and weaknesses lie in order to do your best work.

WHAT WE WANT ~ WHAT THE MARKET CRAVES:

Everyone wants songs that reflect the human experience, good, bad, ugly, pretty, romantic, sad, happy, angst-full is that a word?), lonely, longing, hungry, heavy, light, inspirational, motivational, informational. We love songs that make the listener pull over to the side of the road to focus completely on the song instead of traffic.... songs that make hearts sing and soar or make us determined to be better people. Songs that make you, the listener, feel that someone out there knows & understands your pain and gives you give hope for a brighter future. Songs to reflect & express emotions many of us are unable to or uncomfortable in expressing. I want someone to speak for me....to be my voice.

I can't say it any better than that ~ Robyn Taylor-Drake

We welcome inquiries and questions but don't accept unsolicited material.

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