PLAYBACK is a Nashville pop community event to gather, listen to unreleased music and share feedback in a safe, trusted environment at HOME in East Nashville.
The event starts with catching up before gathering around to listen to submissions. Chris Martignago (Hell Yes! & Rx Songs) and Wes Davenport (PØPSQUAD & UMG) will guide the event flow, offer their thoughts, and pass the mic to get community insight.
This month’s special guest is Katie Fagan, who is President of Mom+Pop Music in Nashville. Scroll down to read more about her!
The approach is constructive and positive. It’s not a destruction derby. Hosts are music industry people with backgrounds ranging from A&R to media to successful songwriters.
Pop music is a spectrum, so pop-leaning indie, hiphop, R&B and songwriter submissions are welcome!
Attendance is limited by capacity and via a first-come, first-serve basis. Submitting music doesn't guarantee every song will be played in the event, but Chris & Wes will do their very best to accommodate the most people they possibly can!
Submit music and RSVP with the Google Form below.
Closer to the event, you’ll get an email notification confirming your spot to attend and/or play some tunes. Never been to HOME? Click here for parking and location info.
Featured Guest: Katie Fagan
Katie Fagan is the President of Mom+Pop Music in Nashville. Mom+Pop was formed 16 years ago in 2008, inspired by iconic indie labels such as Sub Pop, Beggars Group, Dischord, and Epitaph as a compass and conscience. Mom+Pop Music is career-driven, curating diverse artistry by releasing music over the years from artists MGMT, Magdalena Bay, Courtney Barnett, Beach Bunny, Flume, Orion Sun, Caamp, and many others. Having joined Merlin with the encouragement and endorsement of Beggars Group legend Martin Mills, Mom+Pop was awarded 2023 A2IM’s Libera Award for Label of the Year and has been recognized on Billboard’s Independent Label Power List multiple times. Independent and globally self-distributed, M+P has a team of 25 people with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Nashville.
Previously, Fagan served as Prescription's Head of A&R in Nashville and worked closely with diverse creatives, including Anderson East, Maggie Rose, Nick Bailey, Soaky Siren, JT Daly, Sarah Hudson, Cirkut, and FRENSHIP, among others. Fagan also worked with numerous Top 10 multi-platinum hits from songwriters on Prescription, landing placements throughout the years for artists such as Lana Del Rey, Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, and Ethel Cain.
Fagan currently serves as a co-founder of TONS, The Other Nashville Society (https://www.theothernashvillesociety.com/), supporting musicians and industry professionals in building community and finding creatives outside of commercial country music in Nashville, and now boasts over 1500 members. Katie is also a She Is The Music (https://sheisthemusic.org/) Songwriting and Publishing Committee member, which helps open top-level opportunities for female creators, and has served as a Chapter Governor of The Recording Academy Board/Nashville (https://www.recordingacademy.com/membership/governance) since 2023. She is also a recent Leadership Music graduate from the Class of 2025.