JWA Media is a boutique style publicity, media & public relations company based in America’s Music City of Nashville, Tennessee. From angels to outlaws, and everything between, JWA Media provides reliable and professional representation to independent and indie label musicians, artists, songwriters, music producers, impresarios, creative spirits and event producers. The company is operated solely by former Marine, freelance music journalist, music promoter, and corporate event industry veteran Jason W. Ashcraft. It’s operated with a core belief in the proliferation of music and art over money, quality over quantity, and real storytelling by real journalists, about real songwriters and musical creators. We believe that music is medicine, and that a song can transform lives and perspectives on important social issues. Therefore, JWA Media strictly limits the number of artists and projects being worked within a given timeframe in order to ensure the right amount of hands-on attention and focus is delivered on what each client’s project deserves and requires.
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Acclaimed Songwriter Showcase The Hook Launches First Two Episodes Featuring Unfiltered Performances & Conversation With Hit Songwriters & Emerging Talent
The newly launched live-taped songwriting showcase The Hook has unveiled their first two episodes on YouTube, capturing raw storytelling, unscripted musical moments and informed panel lead conversations with hit songwriters and emerging talent. The Hook is filmed live from landmark Austin honky tonk and music venue Sagebrush (5500 S. Congress Ave.), with an additional tape date scheduled for May 31, from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Independent Country Recording Artists John PayCheck & Struggle Jennings Ignite An Outlaw Revival On Surging Collaboration “Sons Of The Spark” — Official Studio Video Premieres May 29
Independent country artist John PayCheck is building early momentum with his new collaboration “Sons Of The Spark” [Stream/Download] featuring Struggle Jennings, out now everywhere digitally by HorseBite Entertainment. Without major label support or major corporate radio backing, the song pulled more than 20,000 streams within the first week of its May 15 release, signifying a major gain in organic traction among outlaw country, Southern rock, and independent music audiences.
Out Now: Country Recording Artist Sarah Harralson Turns Childhood Experiences Into Powerful Storytelling On New Self-Penned EP & Short Film, Just The Beginning
Country recording artist and singer-songwriter Sarah Harralson will release her deeply personal new self-penned EP, Just The Beginning, available on Friday, May 15 via Synapse Publishing & Entertainment. With writing credits on the entire EP, Harralson also co-wrote two of the tracks with Bill DiLuigi (Bonnie Tyler, Ashley Barron) and Georgia Miles. The project arrives alongside a companion short film premiering on YouTube, offering an intimate look at precious childhood memories, family struggles, and life experiences that shaped both the artist and the music.
Country Singer-Songwriters John PayCheck & Struggle Jennings Join Forces To Reignite The Outlaw Spirit On New Single Collaboration “Sons Of The Spark,” Arriving May 15
Country singer-songwriters and recording artists John PayCheck and Struggle Jennings join forces on “Sons Of The Spark,” [Pre-Save/Pre-Add] a defiant, tradition-steeped anthem set for release on May 15 by HorseBite Entertainment. Carrying the weight of two of country music’s most recognizable legacies, they deliver a song rooted in outlaw attitude, channeling the grit, rebellion and authenticity that defined the genre’s most enduring voices, staking a bold claim for its future.
Johnny PayCheck’s Benchmark Album Slide Off Your Satin Sheets Celebrates 49th Release Anniversary In May
Outlaw country pioneer and singer-songwriter Johnny PayCheck’s album Slide Off Your Satin Sheets celebrates its 49th release anniversary in May. The 1977 album was recorded for Epic Records and was the ninth time PayCheck would record with Country Music Hall of Fame producer Billy Sherrill (George Jones, Tammy Wynette). Blending the grit of honky-tonk storytelling with the polished edge of the countrypolitan sound, Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets captured the tension between rebellion and refinement that defined country music in the late 1970s.
Johnny PayCheck’s Landmark Classic Country Album Someone To Give My Love To Celebrates 54th Release Anniversary In May
Outlaw country pioneer Johnny PayCheck’s album Someone To Give My Love To will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of its release in May, 1972 recorded for Epic Records. It was the second time PayCheck was paired with Country Music Hall of Fame producer Billy Sherrill (George Jones, Tammy Wynette)
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