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From Nashville, With Symphony

Nashville’s Premiere Songwriters “In-The-Round” Backed By A Symphony!

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Songs & Symphony

The debut EP from the Music City Hit-Makers, featuring hit songwriters Brett James, Jessi Alexander, Chris DeStefano, Hillary Lindsey, Marcus Hummon, and Rivers Rutherford.

Songs & Symphony Live

The Songs & Symphony Live EP! Hear hits by Lee Thomas Miller, Jon Nite, and Wendell Mobley recorded live at the Kenneth & Ramona Cherry Theater.

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ABOUT: THE HIT-MAKERS

Nothing represents Nashville better than a songwriter and a musical vision. Music City Hit-Makers are award-winning songwriters that offer acoustic performances of songs they penned for Nashville’s most notable stars, re-imagined for symphony.

Who is the heart and soul of the Music City Hit-Makers? The songwriters themselves. These talented individuals are considered, “the most famous people you’ve never heard of.” The Hit-Makers are Grammy Award winners and nominees with numerous ASCAP, BMI, CMA, and ACM awards under their belts. The songwriters include the likes of Brett James, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Chris DeStefano, Wendell Mobley, Jon Nite, Marcus Hummon, Lee Thomas Miller, Rivers Rutherford, Billy Montana, Jessi Alexander, Gordie Sampson, Kyle Jacobs, Troy Verges, Josh Osborne, and The Warren Brothers.

The symphonized songs from the Music City Hit-Makers bring an audience back to the moment they first heard the songwriters’ hits and breathes a new life into those memories. Songs on their wide roster include stand-outs such as Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel,” Rascal Flatts’ “Bless the Broken Road,” and Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb." The group of writers featured on the Songs & Symphony EP has a combined seventy-five #1 hits from today’s household names, as well as country music legends and future stars. The songs are arranged for symphony by award-winning music director, Charles Judge. The experienced director arranged and conducted Carrie Underwood’s triumphant performances with the Hollywood Bowl and Ravinia Festival Orchestras as well as Blake Shelton’s “Not-So-Family Christmas Special” on NBC.


Altogether, the show “The Songs, Their Stories, A Symphony” is party storytelling, part comedy, and mostly, unforgettable acoustic symphonic performances of hit songs. Music City Hit-Makers have played over 80 inspiring shows in 25 different states with no signs of slowing down. In addition, their debut EP, Songs & Symphony, was released June 4, 2019 with a performance at City Winery in Nashville, TN and their debut live EP Songs & Symphony Live was released in October of 2019. You can catch one of the Music City Hit-Makers’ unforgettable live performances around Nashville and beyond.

 

CHARLES JUDGE

Perennial Award-winning Keyboardist & Arranger

Music City Hit-Makers features orchestral scores by Charles Judge, arranger and conductor for Carrie Underwood’s triumphant performances with the Hollywood Bowl & Ravinia Festival Orchestras and Blake Shelton’s Not-So-Family Christmas Special aired on NBC.

Charlie has been keyboardist & arranger for Nashville’s top Producers; Mark Bright (Carrie Underwood), Dan Huff (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts), Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift) Scott Hendricks (Blake Shelton) Justin Niebank (Sheryl Crow) and has played on just about every record under the sun since relocating to Nashville 20 years ago!

 

CHARLES DIXON

Creator, Producer, Violinist, Violist

Charles Dixon is the brainchild behind the Music City Hit-Makers, founding the brand in 2010 in tandem with Charlie Judge. Since its inception, he has cultivated performances with legendary songwriters and symphony orchestras across the country including the esteemed Boston Pops.

Dixon is no stranger to Music Row and can be heard playing both violin and viola on records by Dan & Shay, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and more. Outside of the studio, Charles can often be seen (and heard) on stage at Schermerhorn Symphony Center playing violin (and viola) with the Grammy-award Winning Nashville Symphony Orchestra. And, when Music City Hit-Makers hits the road, you’ll find him Producing, Tour Managing, Violin or Viola-ing!

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Videos

Jon Nite performs "Beachin'" (originally recorded by Jake Owen) live at the Kenneth & Ramona Cherry Theater.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

 

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