Industry Ink: SESAC, Guy Clark, Green Hills Music Group

Panattoni Development Awarded $13.9 million Permit For New SESAC Headquarters Building

A $13.9 million permit has been issued to Panattoni Development, to finish the 95,000-square-foot building that will house the new headquarters for performing rights organization SESAC. According to the Nashville Post, Alston Construction is building the five story structure and adjacent parking garage, which is located at 35 Music Sq. E.

Also of note: The crane that is being used on the site is limited to 137 feet in height, and has to be dismantled by Oct. 1.

Kickstarter Campaign Started for Guy Clark Documentary

Guy Clark Old Friends Reunion on Nov. 6, 2014. Front row: Robert Earl Keen, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Guy Clark and Maude the dog. Back row: Steve Earle, Jerry Jeff Walker, Rodney Crowell, Joe Ely and Terry Allen.

A documentary on singer-songwriter Guy Clark is one step closer to fruition, thanks to the donations of friends, fans, and colleagues. A Kickstarter campaign has been created for the documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark, a documentary focusing on Clark’s life and career. Clark’s former publicist Tamara Saviano is set to oversee the project.

Saviano has spent the past seven years working on Clark’s biography, which is scheduled to be published in time for Guy’s 75th birthday on Nov. 6, 2016.

The documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught includes exclusive interview footage with Clark and his friends and family. The film integrates audio and video footage from personal interviews, one-of-a-kind photos and images from Clark’s private collection, and unique historical footage. He learned to play guitar from his father’s law partner, worked for the shrimp boat builders in the harbor, read poetry, and was awarded a National Science Foundation grant for summer study at M.D. Anderson Hospital.

There are 30 days left in the campaign, which aims to raise $75,000 for the project.

For more information on the Kickstarter campaign, visit kickstarter.com.

Green Hills Music Group, Grin Like A Dog Songs To Showcase Artists at Bluebird Cafe

Green Hills Music Group and Grin Like A Dog Songs will present several of their singer-songwriters in a writers round at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe on Wednesday, April 22, beginning at 6 p.m.

The lineup includes Danika Portz, Steve Mitchell, Rich Karg, and Hannah Mulholland.