Nashville Muse

"That Look" co-written by Doak with Marc-Alan Barnette and Gary Dennison. Marc-Alan is the singer. Recorded at Jay's Place Studio on 17th Ave. in Nashville. Go to hear my other music at the site www.myspace.com/doakmusic Go to www.doakmerch.com to see the new and hot Tooks Hats - "Hats you Can Hear" that are going to be the hottest thing to listen to your MP3 and other listening devices - great for your logos on the front of them - check it out! Go to the following links to see the Guitar BQ mentioned on Jerry Springer show with Stephanie and Art's segment. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FYRHE_c3l4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be1-p3YdmpE to wathc it!Songwriter - moved to Nashville October 2002. Owner of www.nashvillemuse.com and and host of 3rd Sundays at 3 and Guitar BQ in Nashville. Hometown is St. Albans, WV and lived in Charlotte, NC for 15 years. Songwriting, marketing, networking and connecting people are a couple specialtiesHere's what Phil Sweetland (writes for NY Times) wrote about me:He came, he saw, he networked. Such is the remarkable story of Doak Turner, who moved to Nashville 5+ years ago (Oct. 2002) and has already established his “Nashville Muse” as a must-read weekly reference for Music City's songwriting community.After 15 years in Charlotte, where he was coordinator of the songwriting workshop for 6 years, Turner came here (Nashville) in October of 2002. In March of 2003, he started the Nashville Muse, a weekly listing of songwriter nights, showcases, seminars and industry events that he now distributes each Monday to over 10,000 readers. Thousands more receive it forwarded or posted on various sites."I got the idea from someone who did it in LA," Turner says. "I got with my friends who play out, and had them tell me when and where they were appearing. The response has been fantastic.Sponsors, including recording studios, banks, realtors, and hosts of songwriting events, are now advertising on the Nashville Muse.Among the events Doak helps put on himself are the "Third Sunday at 3 Sunday Dinner with your Songwriting Family" gatherings at his house on the third Sunday of each month, and the annual Guitar-B-Q. The Guitar-B-Q 5 was April 1st and you can watch a video that was on "Nashville Music and More" here on the site and www.myspace.com/doakmusic is About 300 people came the past couple of years, including lots of songwriters from out of town who were here for that week. The 2008 Guitarbq 6 will be held Sunday, April 6th from 3-8. Sponsorships are available!Turner, truly one of Music Row's unsung heroes, is a songwriter himself. How has this helped his own career?"I've been able to network with a lot of people in my peer group," he says. "Many of my co-writers have been folks who came from these events. What's fun is to watch friends being made and songs being played as a result. The Nashville Muse builds our songwriting community, which is the big purpose of it. Lots of people move here by themselves. Because of the Nashville Muse, it brings them into the family so we're not alone."Subscribe to The Nashville Muse at www.nashvillemuse.com or e-mail Doak at [email protected]. Doak is also a writer for www.musicdish.com American Songwriter Magazine and is owner of the site and go to www.doakmerch.com for the tooks hats tht are awesome!