Between the Lines Songwriting Camp at Blackbird Studio, Nashville
Three days of writing inside one of Nashville's great recording studios.
Co-write with #1 hit songwriters, Grammy-winning producers, and major-label A&R. Not a panel. Not a workshop. The same rooms where records get made, with the people who make them.
The room is the difference
Past camps ran in hotels. This one runs inside the legendary Blackbird Studio in Berry Hill, a nine-room recording complex and one of the most storied studios in Nashville. You write in a building built for making records, and you leave with a capture of what you wrote.
Nine rooms, one campus
Camp takes over a set of them: a main hub room for the full group, plus dedicated rooms so every co-write has its own space.
Built to a record-making standard
Blackbird keeps 70 guitars, 65 drum kits and a microphone locker over 1,400 deep on site. That's the caliber of building you'll be writing in.
Small by design
Seats are limited so every writer gets real time with mentors, not a share of a crowd.
Taylor Swift. Dolly Parton. Martina McBride. Queen. Willie Nelson. Jack White. Kings of Leon. The Killers. Kacey Musgraves. Reba McEntire. Morgan Wallen. Jelly Roll. Ella Langley.
What's set, and what's coming
The room, the dates, and the price are locked. The mentor lineup is next, and applicants hear it first.
Locked in
- Blackbird Studio, Nashville
- April 2–4, 2027
- $2,999 seat, with a $2,699 early rate for the first 5 seats
- Camp access, meals, and mentorship included
- Travel and lodging not included
Coming next
- Mentor lineup
- Run of show, including how songs get captured
- Where to stay near the studio, sent to approved writers
Three camps in, and the room keeps getting better
A Catskills resort, then two Nashville hotels. Next, a studio. The setting changes; the writing room doesn't.
This isn't a workshop. It's a writing room.
Built around one thing: writing better songs through real collaboration.
Songs, finished
Not ideas. Not fragments. Written, captured, and ready for whatever you do with them next.
Real co-writing reps
Structured exactly like professional Nashville writing rooms, with rotating partners.
Feedback while it still matters
From working songwriters, producers, and A&R, in the room with you, not after the fact.
Relationships that outlast the weekend
Campers leave with co-writers, contacts, and a reason to call them next month.
The business around the song
Sessions across the professional spectrum: sync and publishing, digital marketing, and staying well in a creative career.
Writers ready to level up fast
Songwriters, producers, and lyricists who already write and want real industry feedback. Serious about collaboration, and ready to be in a room with people better than them.
Applicants submit three original songs they've written or co-written. Applications are open now.
The caliber of the room
The 2027 lineup is being built now. Here's who has sat at the table at past camps.
The Blackbird lineup is announced soon, and applicants hear it first. Apply now.
Apply for a seat
Blackbird Studio, April 2–4, 2027. The early rate goes to the first 5 seats.
- Apply with three songsSend three originals you've written or co-written.
- Hear back from our teamEvery application is reviewed by people who run the room.
- Lock in your seatApproved writers get a private checkout link to secure their seat.
- Three days of camp at Blackbird Studio
- Meals during camp
- Mentorship and feedback in the room
- Travel and lodging not included
You only pay once you're approved.
Your application
Have links to three original songs ready. It takes about ten minutes.
What campers say
"The most rewarding, fulfilling, and inspiring musical experience of my life."
Jeremiah R.2026 Camp · Nashville
"The coolest, most well run and deluxe song retreat I've ever attended. Lots of heavy-hitter mentors who helped us all feel we belonged there."
Brad J.2026 Camp · Nashville
"The most phenomenal high level talent all in one weekend creating extraordinary music."
Ally T.2026 Camp · Nashville
"Between The Lines showed me I could collaborate with people I normally wouldn't. An amazing networking opportunity, with pros at the top of the field."
Woody W.2025 Camp · Nashville
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Blackbird Studio. April 2–4, 2027. The early rate goes to the first 5.
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