Building great songs

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Originally from Middletown Ohio, Austin Goodloe's talent is quickly being sought after as one of the top songwriters & producers in Nashville. A veteran touring player, most recently with Ben Rector, Goodloe writes with the instincts of someone who's watched fans react to hits night after night. Recent cuts include Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen's "I Can't Love You Anymore", Corey Kent's hit single "Rocky Mountain Low" featuring Koe Wetzel, three tracks on Ella Langley's album Dandelion (including the title track), "Need To" (Gavin Adcock), "No Need For Leavin'" (Kameron Marlowe), "When I Ain't Looking" (Tucker Wetmore), and the Platinum-certified "Something's Gonna Kill Me" (Corey Kent). He's also worked on production projects with Marlowe, Kent, and Langley, including co-producing "I Can't Love You Anymore".

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Bones Owens has written songs with artists ranging from Yelawolf to Bon Jovi and has toured the world with his own bands; also serving as guitarist for Mikky Ekko and Yelawolf. He steadily releases new music, which regularly features on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist. Bone's self-titled debut release on Thirty Tigers features streaming hits "Keep It Close", "White Lines" and "Lightning Strike". Bones recently secured major sync placements with the NFL and NASCAR for multiple songs off his debut LP. Owens co-wrote the Top 5 Rock single from Ayron Jones, "Supercharged". Bones Owens's latest release, "Mama", is available everywhere now!

Massachusetts native Chris McKenna is a songwriter based in Nashville, TN. McKenna moved to Nashville in 2019 and quickly built relationships with writers and artists in town. He has garnered a number of cuts, including "After Me" by Morgan Johnston, "Blue Eyes" from Pierre Alexander, and Avery Anna's "Biggest T-Shirt" release from Warner Music Nashville. In 2022, Chris signed his first publishing deal with Combustion.

Recognized as an artist that is "poised to be country's latest red dirt star" (Rolling Stone), Corey Kent, a proud husband and father, has become a decorated artist on the rise, growing from humble heartland roots into a Triple-Platinum certified No. 1 hit maker with one billion career streams. Rising from the vibrant Red Dirt country scene as the embodiment of authenticity, Kent set his sights on Nashville as a teen, bringing his self-penned catalog of country-rock anthems with him. But after the pandemic coincided with the loss of his first publishing deal, Kent was forced to move to Texas and get a job on a paving crew to pay the bills, yet he stubbornly refused to call music quits, with honky-tonks and dancehalls on both sides of the Red River becoming his stomping ground. Fast forward a few years and the hit single "Wild As Her" proved he was right all along. An untamed tribute to a free-spirited stunner, the track re-invigorated Kent's career as a now Triple-Platinum-certified No. 1 at country radio, and the lead single off his major label album debut, Blacktop. Since then, Kent's track "Something's Gonna Kill Me" went Gold and he also earned his second No. 1 at country radio with track "This Heart" as the song reached the top of both the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart and the Billboard Country Airplay chart this summer. Kent most recently released his sophomore major-label album, Black Bandana, to critical acclaim, with MusicRow Magazine describing the title track as "gently but unrelentingly uplifting." He's also earned next-big thing accolades along the way, including recognition from CMT and the Opry Next Stage program and toured with the likes of Morgan Wallen, Jon Pardi, Jason Aldean, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, and more. Defined by the tenacity and trailblazing spirit he developed from years of cutting his teeth on the road, Kent is now kickstarting a new chapter, taking his creativity to new heights.

Known around Nashville as a "rare talent" (CelebMix), Faren Rachels is one of the hardest working women in Music City. Having played her way through every bar in her college town of Athens, the Sparta, Georgia native turned her sights on Tennessee in 2012. After working side-gig after side-gig, the tenacious firebrand landed a publishing contract that saw her earn cuts Billboard has called "steady, stomping [and] propulsive".

Rachels has also hit the road with country greats Luke Combs, Brantley Gilbert, Willie Nelson, and Dwight Yoakam. "My grandparents loved country… used to take me to concerts," she recounts, "now I get to tour with some of the artists that they introduced me to."

Rachels' honest approach to songwriting has landed her credits with luminaries such as Lainey Wilson, Ashland Craft, Chrissy Metz, and many more. "I wanna make music for grown-ass women; real… raw," she explains, "I wanna make music about things people are actually going through, and not drinking beer 24-7."

Despite having to take a break from touring due to the COVID pandemic, Faren is now poised to impress once again with a string of new releases (produced by Rocky Block and Austin Goodloe) and a rapidly building tour schedule. Her work has been described as "speaking to the universal journey, and struggle, of turning dreams into reality" (American Songwriter). Faren's latest release, "The Rug", is available now.

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Jessica Farren is a Nashville native who has grown up around songwriting her whole life. Jessica celebrated his first #1 in June 2026 with Josh Ross's single "Hate How You Look". After graduating from college in California, she moved to Los Angeles where she released multiple independent singles and cut her teeth before she moved back home to Nashville in 2019. Jessica is a pop writer at heart, but ever since signing her first publishing deal with Combustion Music in 2021, she has leaned into and absorbed many qualities of country songwriting into her arsenal of talents. Jessica has cuts with artists including Renee Blair, Faren Rachels, David J, JJ Wilde and more. She has built relationships with many writers and producers in town, and continues to write in rooms with a variety of artists across all genres.

Kolby Cooper, born and raised in Palestine, TX, grew up riding shotgun in his dad's cow truck, which is where he first discovered the artists that would come to be his biggest musical influences (Waylon Jennings, Chris Ledoux, Cross Canadian Ragweed and a few others). Kolby Cooper finished writing a song called "Fall" on a bus after his high school basketball game. Three short years later––but only one year after debuting the song on streaming platforms––"Fall" is a bona fide smash, with a staggering 21 million Spotify streams and counting. And that's far from Cooper's most-played track: "It Ain't Me" has over 25 million Spotify streams, while "Every Single Kiss"––another song Cooper penned in high school at just 15-years-old––has topped 13 million. Cooper signed his record deal with BBR Music Group and Combustion Music in early 2021 and released his major-label debut, Boy From Anderson County To The Moon.

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Matt Jenkins is the songwriter publishers dream of. Perfectly riding the line between cool and commercial, Jenkins' songs always leave the listener wanting more. A 2017 CMA Triple Play Award Winner, he has earned six #1 singles, including "Happy Anywhere" from Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani, "Do I Make You Wanna" by Billy Currington, "Song For Another Time" by Old Dominion and "Setting The World On Fire" by Kenny Chesney ft. Pink. He wrote Florida Georgia Line's "Confession", Dustin Lynch's "Where It's At" and Keith Urban's hit single "Cop Car."

Jenkins has recently had cuts with Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Walker Hayes, Travis Denning, and Jordan Davis, including Davis's current Top 10 single, "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan.

Originally from Youngstown, OH, Nicholas Sainato is a Nashville based songwriter, producer and musician, and has also spent stints in Boston and Los Angeles. Nicholas celebrated his first #1 in June 2026 with Josh Ross's single "Hate How You Look". He is 1 third of the alternative pop band, Nightly, who recently completed a headline tour, and are currently writing for their greatly anticipated second album. While Sainato writes and produces extensively with Nightly, he also has cuts with Savanna Leigh and NOTD. With a constant aim to evoke inspiration and a sense of belonging in listeners, one his favorite songs he has co-written is 'The Movies' because "it just conveyed a strong emotion the second we started writing it." Sainato cuts have accumulated over 50 million streams and counting. He signed his first publishing deal with Combustion. Nicholas's latest cuts include "Body Talk" from Kane Brown featuring Katelyn Brown.

Sam Bergeson is a Nashville based producer, songwriter and mixer. He has written and/or produced for artists in multiple genres like Graham Barham, Travis Japan, Corey Kent, John Oates, Gabby Barrett and Danielle Bradbery. As a musician/engineer/mixer Sam has worked on songs for artists like Blake Shelton, Def Leppard, Gwen Stefani, Teddy Swims & Bebe Winans.

Michigan-born talent AJ Pruis is a GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award and Juno Award-winning songwriter who recently celebrated his tenth #1 co-written single with Matthew West's "Good". Pruis held the #1 spot on both the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart and Medibase Chart for multiple weeks with two separate singles; "Where Would I Be" Peter Burton and "Good" by Matthew West. As a writer-producer, Pruis counts multiple credits on Matthew West's latest studio album, Don't Stop Praying, co-wrote seven on Colbie Caillat's album, Along The Way, as well as "Miss Universe" from Megan Moroney, "Break Like That" from Corey Kent, "Standstill (My My My)" from Max McNown and more. Pruis has earned cuts with Ingrid Andress, Casting Crowns, Anne Wilson, Maddie & Tae, LOCASH, Scotty McCreery, Sanctus Real, and more, and lives in Nashville, TN.

Weston Loney is an indie rock artist from Armagh, Northern Ireland, making waves with his raw energy and anthemic sound. His latest singles—"Lost In The Wild," "Meltdown," and "Tequila & Lime," which landed on Spotify's Fresh Finds Rock playlist—have built anticipation for his upcoming EP, due Fall 2025. Weston has shared the stage with artists like Shed Seven, The Lathums, Kingfishr, and Megan Moroney. Loney will headline shows this fall across London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Dublin, performing with his close-knit band of friends—known for their "wild on the night" shows. Weston pulls influence from Kings of Leon, Razorlight, and Bruce Springsteen. Inspired by the first time he heard Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," his music blends heartfelt storytelling with stadium-ready grit. Belfast Live called Loney, "a certain choice for a potential indie star, blending lyrics of his local upbringing with melodic riffs and honest storytelling."