Brooklyn born Liz Hengber has been writing hit songs in Nashville for the last 30 years…. She’s had 7 number 1’s and over 80 songs recorded by artists ranging from Reba McEntire to Peter Cetera to The SteelDrivers. Her career began in 1987 when she got a job waiting tables at the legendary Bluebird Cafe. Night after night Liz watched writers like Michael Johnson, Dean Dillion, and Beth Nielsen Chapman perform their hits. The bar was high and it was gonna take a lot of work to reach it. 4 years and 3 more waitressing gigs later, Liz finally landed her first publishing deal at Reba McEntire's publishing company Starstruck Writers Group. This is where her friendship and partnership with the legendary singer began. In her first year at the publishing company her song “FOR MY BROKEN HEART” went to #1. It was her first cut, first single and her first #1 song. Liz followed that with three more Reba McEntire hits. “It's Your Call,” “And Still,” “ and “Forever Love” all went to #1. To date, Liz has had 15 songs recorded by Reba. In the year 2000 Liz also wrote hits for Andy Griggs and Clay Davidson. “She’s More” went to #1 and “Unconditional” #3. These back-to-back hits put her on Billboard Magazine’s top Nashville songwriters for the year 2000. The year 2011 gave Liz a Gospel Music Award for her song “A FATHER'S LOVE” recorded by both Bucky Covington and by High Valley. And in the year 2016 she was able to put a Grammy plaque on her wall when the STEELDRIVERS “The Muscle Shoals Recordings” won best Bluegrass Album. As well as writing hit songs, Liz is equally as proud to be teaching lyric writing at Belmont College. “ Teaching is my way of giving back to this amazing community that welcomed a girl from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn almost 30 years ago.” Here are just some of the many artists that have recorded Liz Hengber songs: Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton, Brooks and Dunn, Ronnie Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Easton Corbin, James Otto, Vince Gill, Trace Adkins, Bucky Covington, Peter Cetera, Julie Roberts, Trick Pony, Lila McCAnn, Linda Davis, Andy Griggs, Lee Greenwood, Lisa Brokop, Trent Willmon, The Steel DRIVERS, Clay Davidson, John Rich, John Berry, High Valley, Hayden Haddock, Scott Inman, Conway Twitty and many more!

Andy Griggs often says his influences in music are like a pot of gumbo. Growing up in Monroe, LA, he was raised on Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, Waylon, Bill Monroe, hardcore blues, and hardcore rock’n roll, sprinkled with a touch of jazz. He often says, “there is no defining a style of song. As long as there’s soul, it has a place in music.” Andy has seen thirteen of his singles on the Billboard country chart with six reaching the top ten and three at number one. These include Bluegrass #1 Georgia Peach” with Larry Sparks, "You Won't Ever Be Lonely”, and "She's More". He's also made two motion picture soundtracks.  Andy has recently been in the studio recording new music. He released “Why Do I Still Want You” as his first song from the project and he is excited to bring his hits, new and old, to audiences around the country. 

Nashville hit songwriter, Steven Williams has had two #1 songs, “Redneck Yacht Club” and “I Get To” which was also nominated for a Dove Award. His songs are featured on 4 gold records with songs recorded by George Strait, Blake Shelton, Trick Pony, Kristin Chenoweth and The Oak Ridge Boys, just to name a few. Steven has spent the last few years working with Operation Song, helping vets with PTSD put their stories to song. Steven’s songs can be downloaded from iTunes, Spotify, ReverbNation and at OperationSong.org

If star power is an artist delivering the emotion of a song, then Matt Wynn is a superstar in the making! His sultry soulful voice is reflective of the likes of power-houses Chris Stapleton, Ronnie Dunn and Travis Tritt. He captivates audiences every time he performs. Matt has been passionately churning out songs in mostly two-a-day writing sessions, carving out his own unique style and laying the foundation to make his mark in today’s country. He’s had the opportunity to meet and write with several of his country heroes like Phil Vassar, Aaron Tippin, Billy Dean, Andy Griggs, Joe Dee Messina, Reba McEntire & more. All those guys are my heroes, and they were the soundtrack of my life growing up,” says Matt, “and now it’s crazy that I get to be friends with them and write with them. It’s amazing. – Manifestation is a real thing in the sense that you can work your butt off and turn those dreams into reality. A seasoned performer, Matt has played all over the country and abroad opening for artists like Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Brother Osborne, Brett Young, Sam Hunt, Brantley Gilbert, Vince Gill, Chris Janson, Russell Dickerson, Scotty McCreery, Tyler Farr, Phil Vassar, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, Jay Leno and more. On October 6th Reba McEntire released the companion CD, Not That Fancy to her new book of the same title. Matt is proud to have the one new song, “Seven Minutes In Heaven” on the 14-track compilation.   Recently Matt wrote the end credits song “Live Like That” sang by Kristen Chenoweth to the animated feature film “King of Kings” by Angel Studios. The movie hit theaters April 11th to rave reviews.  Matt has also written several songs recorded by Broken Bow recording artist Alexandra Kay that have amassed millions upon millions of streams online as well as her current single “Feminine Energy”