Recent Hugh Prestwood Updates
BMI Sponsors 11th Annual Key West Song Fest
During the first week of May, it's highly possible that not a single hit song will be written in Nashville; that week, the hits will instead pour out of a more tropical songwriting oasis as the Key West Songwriters' Festival invades Key West, Fla., May 3-7, 2006. The festival continues its successful run at the world-famous Hog's Breath Saloon, the rowdy home base for festivities.
Vince Gill, Roger Murrah, Jerry Reed Join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Vince Gill, Jerry Reed and Roger Murrah are the newest additions to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. They were inducted Sunday, October 16 during annual ceremonies conducted by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Hugh Prestwood, Jeffrey…
Songwriters Head to Hawaii for Music Fest
The 2004 Kauai Music Festival, co-sponsored by BMI, is a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting being held at the Hyatt Regency Kauai May 26-29. The Festival will provide an opportunity for aspiring songwriters to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. This multi-faceted event features seminar-style instruction for small groups in a variety of…
BMI Sponsors Kaua`i Music Festival
BMI was a proud sponsor of the 1st annual Kaua`i Music Festival, a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting. The Festival, which took place June 1-4 on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii, gave aspiring songwriters the opportunity to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. The multi-faceted event featured seminar style instruction for small groups of songwriters in…
Hugh Prestwood Finds Success as an ‘Unknown Quantity

Everyone knows that songwriters should flock to Nashville if they’re writing for the country market, New York to pen Broadway scores and other recording centers for different genres. Someone forgot to give Hugh Prestwood that advice before he left El Paso, Texas for New York City, and, eventually, Long Island, where he currently lives, crafting country hits. “I don’t co-write, so I don’t have to go…
