Marc Beeson is an Illinois native and 30-year Nashville veteran who signed to SMACKSongs in 2021. Beeson has had songs recorded by Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Lady A, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, and Chicago, among others. He has won 12 ASCAP awards including both Country and Pop Song of the Year for his No. 1 hit "When She Cries” by Restless Heart. Beeson co-wrote Tim McGraw’s recent radio single “One Bad Habit,” which became Beeson’s fourth No. 1 song. He also co-wrote Billy Currington’s No.1 single, “We Are Tonight,” the title track of Ashley Monroe's Grammy-nominated record, “The Blade,” which was also recorded by Ronnie Dunn, Blake Shelton's "She's Got A Way With Words,” Josh Turner’s No. 1 single "Hometown Girl,” and “The Bullet,” from Carrie Underwood’s Grammy-nominated record, Cry Pretty. He also co-wrote the title track to Willie Nelson’s record, “First Rose of Spring” and Rascal Flatts’ Top 5 single, "How They Remember You.” Beeson has upcoming cuts with Keith Urban, Nate Smith, Kameron Marlowe, Chase Bryant, Josh Abbott Band, Josh Dorr and more. As an artist, he has recorded for Warner Bros., BNA Records and Curb Records. He has served on the Board of NSAI, the NARAS education committee and as a mentor in the Middle Tennessee State University Music Business program.

Mark Irwin moved from the Northeast to Nashville to pursue his dream of songwriting in 1987. Soon after, Mark landed his first cut, the Christmas song “Meet Me Under The Mistletoe” recorded by Randy Travis, and years later, recorded again by Hailey Whitters. Mark then went on to co-write Alan Jackson’s first number one hit “Here In The Real World,” a two-time CMA Song of the Year nominee, ACM Song of the Year nominee and winner of the Music City News Award for Song of the Year 1990. Mark has co-written three other number-one country singles including “Redneck Crazy” (Tyler Farr), “Highway Don’t Care” [Tim McGraw (featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban)], and “Neon Light” (Blake Shelton). Other notable releases include “Looking For That Girl” (Tim McGraw), “New Friends” (Lainey Wilson), “Bama Breeze” (Jimmy Buffett), “That’s How They Do It In Dixie” (Hank Williams Jr.), “Lie A Little” (Ashland Craft), as well as cuts from Martina McBride, Faith Hill, George Jones, Timmy McKeever, Josh Weathers, and more. Additionally, as a former bartender at Nashville’s famous Bluebird Café, Mark is featured prominently in the documentary Bluebird alongside Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, and more.

Born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas, Jenn Schott was destined to have a career in music. It’s in her genes. Her grandfather was the concert master violinist for the CBS orchestra including the Ed Sullivan show, her father was a university professor of woodwinds, and her mother is a flutist. After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Jenn made the move to Nashville to pursue a career as a songwriter. More than 20 years later, Jenn’s songs continue to resonate with artists in Nashville and beyond. Jenn co-wrote Tim McGraw’s #1 single, “7500 OBO” in addition to the title track of McGraw’s Grammy nominated album, “Two Lanes of Freedom,” which was also the namesake of McGraw’s 2013 summer tour. She also penned Mickey Guyton’s debut single, “Better Than You Left Me,” which was named one of Billboard’s 10 Best Country Songs of 2015. Other artists who have recorded Jenn’s songs include Rascal Flatts, The Eli Young Band, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Tillis, Lonestar, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Francesca Battistelli, Natalie Hemby, Lucy Hale, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Restless Heart. Jenn is an alumna of Leadership Music and proudly sits on the board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and a committee for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC).