Billy Kirsch
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| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter and consultant |
| Awards | Academy of Country MusicAward Country Music AssociationAward Daytime Emmy Awardnomination |
| Website | kidbillymusic |
Billy Kirschis an American songwriter and consultant.
Early life[edit]
Billy Kirsch attendedWesleyan Universitybefore leaving college to become a musician, focusing on a career as a jazz musician. After living in New York City, he moved to Nashville to enter the country music industry.[1]
Songwriting[edit]
Kirsch then became a songwriter for country music artists, working for publishers including Kidbilly Music and Nocturnal Eclipse Music.[2]The first major performer to record a song of his wasKenny Rogers,[3]and he wrote the song “Is It Over Yet”performed byWynonna Judd.[1]
1998 Kirsch co-wrote the song “Holes in the Floor of Heaven”withSteve Wariner,[4]which received the Song of the Year prize from theAcademy of Country Musicthat year.[5]It also received theCountry Music AssociationAward Song of the Year prize[6][7]and aGrammynomination[8]for Best Country Song.[9]The story behind Kirsch's writing of the song was published in the bookChicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music: The Inspirational Stories behind 101 of Your Favorite Country Songs.[10]
In 2002 Kirsch's song “I Believe In The Mystery” was nominated for theDaytime Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Original Song.[11]In 2003 Kirsch co-wrote the song "Stay Gone"with singerJimmy Wayne,which was named one of BMI's 2003 songs of the year on American radio and television.[12]Additionally he has written and published songs for artists including Rogers,[13]Alabama,[14]Engelbert Humperdinck,Tim McGraw,andLee Greenwood.[15]
Consulting[edit]
In 2006 Kirsch created the “team building through song” concept and began a business consultancy. Clients that he has worked with through the company have includedWalt Disney,Microsoft,L’Oréal,Harley-Davidson,andPfizer.[16]Kirsch is the president of the firm, Kidbilly Music Team Building.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Nashvilles Jewish cowboy lives the good country life".J Weekly.January 2, 2009.
- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (14 October 1995)."Billboard".Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20090326/282883726643708– via PressReader.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^"Story Behind the Song: 'Holes in the Floor of Heaven'".The Tennessean.
- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (22 May 1999)."Billboard".Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"Homepage".CMA Awards.
- ^Netemeyer, Sarah (15 November 2018)."2018 CMA Awards: Song of the Year Winner Unveiled".countryfancast.com.
- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (27 February 1999)."Billboard".Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p.10– via Internet Archive.
{{cite magazine}}:|last=has generic name (help);Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^"Billy Kirsch".GRAMMY.com.17 March 2014.
- ^Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Rudder, Randy (6 September 2011).Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music: The Inspirational Stories behind 101 of Your Favorite Country Songs.Simon and Schuster. p. 152.ISBN9781611591903– via Google Books.
- ^"Daytime Emmy Awards (2002)".IMDb.
- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (20 November 2004)."Billboard".Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (24 May 2003)."Billboard".Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"JUF News: Blog".JUF News.
- ^Hutchens, David (2 July 2015).Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers.John Wiley & Sons.ISBN9781118974117– via Google Books.
- ^Staff, VoyageLA (30 May 2017)."Meet Billy Kirsch of Kidbilly Music - Team Building Through Song in Hollywood - Voyage LA Magazine - LA City Guide".
- ^"12 Fun Facts About Our Small Agency Conference Speakers".adage.com.12 June 2017.
