Sketches from the Music City

Here are some sketches I made while attending a music event in May, in Nashville -- It was the Objective Sessions, an opportunity to learn about the goals of The Extreme Tour, a music tour that reaches out with free music concerts that bring a positive message.  There were also great opportunities to learn and develop as a music artist.  I am a songwriter, and found these four-day sessions to be very helpful and inspiring.  

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Enroute, on the plane . . .

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This was an Air B&B; there were musical instruments all over the place . . .

This event is entirely run by volunteers!  Here are a few of them getting ready for sign-in.

Rocking out with Sideways Derby​, one of the music groups who played in the evening showcase.

There is a big banner on the stage . . . a backdrop for the speakers and other participants.

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Royal Ruckus is a rapper.  His stage partner is a little dog named Olivia.  
Performers were critiqued by a music industry panel.

Another Air B&B -- close to downtown, where the event was held.

A workshop speaker with his glasses prop . . . and another industry panel, doing Q and A

Everyone was singing together at the start of this meeting in a school.

You better not whine at Puckett's -- there is a $5 fine.  
​This grocery store and restaurant was the place for an after-party.

What could be more fun than an open mic?  This is inside Puckett's.

There was an interesting plant in the window-- maybe a cactus? -- at this Air B&B.

I sat across from this person, waiting to get on the plane to go back home.