In addition to monthly and quarterly 1:1 writes, Songs For Heroes hosts a larger annual event that connects 8-10 Songwriters with 16-20 Veterans & First Responders over two days to provide them music therapy at no cost to their families. Each individual session consists of 2 Writers per Hero over a three-hour period. On the third day, the songwriters perform all of the songs that were written that week during a live public concert. As we grow, our goal is to professionally record all songs as keepsakes for our participants.
HOW WE PULLED OFF THE FIRST SONGS FOR HEROES
(SEPTEMBER 2, 2023)
2 NASHVILLE FUNDRAISERS | 3 STATES (TN, TX, MO) | 4 ORGANIZERS | 6 WEEKS PREP | 8 SONGWRITERS | 15 VOLUNTEERS | 16 HEROES |
30 SPONSORS & IN-KIND DONORS
SHELDON'S STORY:
JUST WHAT WE DO
FROM SFH 2023
RELEASED MAY 24, 2024
OUR EVENTS
3-DAY EXPERIENCE BRINGING SONGWRITERS & HEROES TOGETHERÂ
MUSIC FESTIVAL BENEFITTING SONGS FOR HEROES
SFH 2023 & 2024 WRITERS
JOEL JORGENSEN
JIMMY NASH
HAL ODELL
ROBERT JASON
JULIA HATFIELD
CRAIG HENDRICKS
AUDRA MCLAUGHLIN
ZACH HENARD
COLLINS HORTON
GREG RAPOSO
MOLLY LOVETTE
JOHN J KENNEDY
JOHN EASON
TAI SHAN
SONGS FOR HEROES SAMPLES:
PRESS
"Sometimes when you can talk with someone who has been where you've been, it can be some much-needed comfort and healing. Eason is a singer and songwriter, who tells me came out of his eight years in the U.S. Air Force with post-traumatic stress disorder."
- excerpt, WVTF NewsChannel 5
(L-R)
John Eason, Fred Hudgens, and Hal ODell
TESTIMONIAL
"It was a little difficult getting up there and facing my demons again but getting the word out there about what Songs For Heroes is doing for these men and women is very important. Can't thank John Eason and Zach and all the other musicians enough for what they do. Got a lot off my chest and I don't have to hate myself anymore."
- Veteran Fred Hudgens at Songs For Heroes Mini Session (April 2024) about his experience as a participant in the inaugural SFH 2023 session
OUR COMMITMENT BEYOND THE SHOW
Our commitment to the heroes we serve during Songs For Heroes doesn't end after the final song is performed on the final day
In addition to providing the resources necessary to bring a Songs For Heroes event to life, contributions to the cause also helps us:
Record, Mix, and Master all songs in a professional studio with an engineer and band to provide a completed product to our heroes
Film high-quality video footage of all songs
Release & Ongoing promotion of all songs (with hero permission)
Register our heroes with a PRO (performance rights organization) as equal co-writers to receive any due royalties
Connect our heroes with other resources for themselves and their loved ones, as needed
THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS
