I am in Kalamazoo Michigan where I have worked with 13 artists and writers so far. Have met about 100 people through it. They have multiple artists playing all over the state of Michigan and of course with one artist with a major label deal, all of that happened because of NSAI and it was all done here instead of Nashville.

I get where everybody comes from but have a vastly different perception because I have seen it directly and indirectly have an amazing effect on people's lives. Mine included and as I have thought about it almost every hit writer in Nashville I have ever known. There is no other organization that can say that not even Taxi.

So I would put that track record up against anything. As I have always said, it is never one organization. But I just don't see any others that have that direct a correlation.

MAB