Tickets on sale for The Nashville 9 "Soundcheck" Benefit

The Nashville 9 presents

“Soundcheck”

Thursday, March 19th @ 5:30pm
at The Belcourt
to benefit The Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

Tickets are $50 and include beverages, light hors d’oeuvres, a slient auction, pre-show soundcheck, a private meet and greet with The Nashville 9 Songwriter, Screenwriter/Director, Lead Actor and Utility Man.

Your ticket will also secure you a seat at
The Nashville 9 Concert & Premiere
(begins at 6:45pm immediately following the party)

This event is proudly sponsored by Arrington Vineyards, Buffalo Trace and Emma.

For tickets please contact Jennifer Sheets at 615-293-6834 or jenn@thenashville9.com or click the "buy now" button below to purchase tickets using a credit card.

The Project
In the first nine days of November 2008, four longtime friends undertook an ambitious project that explored storytelling, the artistic process, and the Nashville, Tennessee community. They called it The Nashville 9. Assisted by a grassroots collective of Nashville cast, crew and musicians, the foursome worked in frenetic 24-hour cycles to turn Nashvillians’ freshly told stories into written songs and scenes that were immediately recorded and filmed. Each day, one story sparked one song and one scene. The result after nine days: an album featuring the nine songs recorded by different Nashville artists and producers, and a short film comprising the nine scenes shot at various Nashville locations.

The Show (following the "Soundcheck" Party)
The evening will include a brief introduction to the Nashville 9 project, musical performances by four Nashville artists featured on the album (The Champion and His Burning Flame, Michael Logen, Kindercastle, and Jaclyn James with special guest Plumb) and a premiere screening of the short film. Attendees will also get a sneak peak at a forthcoming documentary about the Nashville 9 project.

Community Outreach
A community effort of this magnitude warrants a deserving partner. The Nashville 9 has adopted the Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee as the benefactor of the project. The Nashville 9 aims to help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee by collecting audiovisual equipment from willing donors to outfit a media center at one of the organization’s Nashville-area clubs. Members of the Nashville 9 team will also be donating their time to educate the children at the clubs on how to use the equipment and create multimedia projects of their own.

All proceeds from the “Soundcheck” party preceding the Concert and Premiere will benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee’s media center initiative.

Watch "Ellen's Diner" - 48 Hour Film Project

The Nashville 9 team completed a film over the weekend of July 18-20. The short film, Ellen's Diner, was done as part of the 48 Hour Film Project. We drew the genre "romance" and were assigned the following—each of which had to be included in the films by the 53 participating Nashville teams: a character (Rob Hatch, security consultant); a line of dialogue ("My brother had one just like that."); and a prop (calendar). We had 48 hours to write, cast, film, edit, and score a movie that ran 4 to 7 minutes (with an extra 60 seconds allowed for credits). We made the deadline with minutes to spare and are proud of the results. Click Here to Watch!

Pre-Screening Party at Cabana

To celebrate the screening of their 48 Hour film, “Ellen’s Diner,” the Nashville 9 threw a party on Tuesday at Cabana. In attendance were several other teams and participants from the 48 Hour Project, as well as creatives from the music, advertising, and marketing communities. The Nashville 9 would like to thank all who came out and especially the people of Cabana for making this party a complete success.

Chad Morgan talking about The Nashville 9

Luke Sheets and Mim Brumley

Jennifer Sheets and Todd Smith