The Back Porch Hosts Hit Songwriters And Artists Throughout CMA Week In Nashville

June 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact:   Carly Horvat
      Founder and CEO
      615.669.1010
      carly@welcometothebackporch.com

THE BACK PORCH HOSTS HIT SONGWRITERS AND ARTISTS THROUGHOUT CMA WEEK IN NASHVILLE AT EVENTS BENEFITING MUSICIANS ON CALL AND TORNADO VICTIMS  

NASHVILLE, June 24, 2011—Back Porch Productions hosted hit songwriters and up and coming artists throughout CMA Week at their tour stops at the Musicians On Call benefit shows at the Hard Rock in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9th, 10th and 11th as well as a benefit for tornado victims held at Big Shotz, a bar and music venue on 2nd Avenue in Nashville, TN on June 12th.  The Musicians On Call shows consisted of three nights of  “Songwriters in the Round” with BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC each representing a night and then after parties courtesy of Hard Rock, Average Joe’s Entertainment and The Country Network.  The benefit held at Big Shotz was a benefit concert put on by FOTL and included raffle items that guests could purchase tickets with all funds going to the tornado victims in Tennessee, Alabama, and Joplin.  Guests of the suite throughout the weekend included LoCash Cowboys, Dave Berg, Ashley Gorley, Clay Mills, Chris Stapleton, Matt Stillwell, Rachel Farley, Monty Powell, Rob Hatch, Brian White, Jon Nicholson, Aly Sutton, Marthia Sides, The Roys, Lucy Angel, Leland Williams, Wayne Mills, Cali Tucker, and members of their bands. Festival songwriters and artists sampled and received sponsor provided products and posed for pictures with these great gifts and the Back Porch Belles.

Presenting sponsors included:
   Back Porch Productions – Gifted their official “Back Porch Koozie” to guests touring the suite.
   Doc Holliday’s Whiskey Saloon in Nashville, TN - Gifted shot glasses and matchbooks as well as cards for a free cocktail on their first visit to the establishment.
   Firefly Vodka (www.fireflyvodka.com) – Guests quenched their thirst with samples of both Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and Firefly Skinny Tea Vodka.  Firefly also gifted tee shirts and hats.
   Mountain Khaki’s (www.mountainkhakis.com) – Provided stickers, koozies, catalogs and gift cards for guests of The Back Porch as well as provided shorts for Back Porch staffers to wear throughout the weekend.
   Hard Rock Nashville in Nashville, TN (www.hardrock.com/nashville) – Back Porch guests kept all of their goodies in bags provided by Hard Rock.
   Hooter’s Downtown in Nashville, TN (www.hooters.com) – Gifted Free Fried Pickles and Wings gift cards to artists visiting the suite at Big Shotz.

In addition to these great products, Amy Jo Stelzer, a local Nashville artist, created guitar paintings.  The original paintings were autographed by the artists at the shows that will be auctioned off with proceeds going to Musicians On Call.

Photography was done by Shauna Seagle based in Nashville, TN.  Photos of the artists visiting the lounge and receiving these great gifts can be seen on The Back Porch Productions website, www.welcometothebackporch.com  as well as on Facebook at www.facebook.com/backporchproductions.  

About Back Porch Productions
Back Porch Productions, LLC, founded in 2010 by Carly Horvat, offers a unique gifting and hospitality suite experience available at multi-act music festivals.  For more information on hosting The Back Porch at an upcoming festival or to participate as a sponsor for upcoming tour dates, please contact Back Porch Productions at 615.669.1010 or info@welcometothebackporch.com.  

Visit www.welcometothebackporch.com for more information.  Back Porch Productions, LLC can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.