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.

Tickets on Sale for March 19 Premiere

The album and short film produced during The Nashville 9 project will premiere on March 19, at the Belcourt Theatre. The event will include live music performances followed by a screening. Tickets are on sale now.

The Nashville 9 Premiere and Performance Event
To benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
Thursday, March 19 at the Belcourt Theatre
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 6:45 p.m.
Buy Tickets ($15 in advance; $20 day of show)

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 album and short film will premiere on March 19 at the Belcourt Theatre.

The evening will include a brief introduction to the Nashville 9 project, musical performances by four of the nine Nashville artists featured on the Nashville 9 album (The Champion and His Burning Flame, Michael Logen, Kindercastle, and Jaclyn James with special guest Plumb) and a premiere screening of the Nashville 9 short film. Attendees will also get a sneak peek at a forthcoming documentary about the Nashville 9 project. One dollar from each ticket sold will benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee's media center initiative.

The creators of The Nashville 9 project are songwriter Luke Sheets and screenwriter Chad Morgan. They, along with actor Nathaniel McIntyre and “utility man” Brandon McDonald will be in attendance at the March 19 event.

The Nashville 9 album will be available for sale at the premiere and will include directions for accessing the short film and additional media related to the project. The song “Hang On,” written by Luke Sheets and recorded by Jaclyn James during the Nashville 9 project, has already been re-recorded as a track for Plumb’s forthcoming album. That single will be released to radio in February 2009.

48 Hour Film Project

From July 18th-20th, members of The Nashville 9 will be competing in the 48 Hour Film Project. The team, aptly named "The Nashville 9," is looking forward to what should be an exciting undertaking.