Billy Kirsch | |
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Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter and consultant |
Awards |
Academy of Country Music Award Country Music Association Award Daytime Emmy Award nomination |
Website |
kidbillymusic |
Billy Kirsch is an American songwriter and consultant.
Billy Kirsch attended Wesleyan University before 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]
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 was Kenny Rogers, [3] and he wrote the song “ Is It Over Yet” performed by Wynonna Judd. [1]
1998 Kirsch co-wrote the song “ Holes in the Floor of Heaven” with Steve Wariner, [4] which received the Song of the Year prize from the Academy of Country Music that year. [5] It also received the Country Music Association Award Song of the Year prize [6] [7] and a Grammy nomination [8] for Best Country Song. [9] The story behind Kirsch's writing of the song was published in the book Chicken 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 the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song. [11] In 2003 Kirsch co-wrote the song " Stay Gone" with singer Jimmy 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, and Lee Greenwood. [15]
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 included Walt Disney, Microsoft, L’Oréal, Harley-Davidson, and Pfizer. [16] Kirsch is the president of the firm, Kidbilly Music Team Building. [17]
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Billy Kirsch | |
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Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter and consultant |
Awards |
Academy of Country Music Award Country Music Association Award Daytime Emmy Award nomination |
Website |
kidbillymusic |
Billy Kirsch is an American songwriter and consultant.
Billy Kirsch attended Wesleyan University before 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]
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 was Kenny Rogers, [3] and he wrote the song “ Is It Over Yet” performed by Wynonna Judd. [1]
1998 Kirsch co-wrote the song “ Holes in the Floor of Heaven” with Steve Wariner, [4] which received the Song of the Year prize from the Academy of Country Music that year. [5] It also received the Country Music Association Award Song of the Year prize [6] [7] and a Grammy nomination [8] for Best Country Song. [9] The story behind Kirsch's writing of the song was published in the book Chicken 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 the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song. [11] In 2003 Kirsch co-wrote the song " Stay Gone" with singer Jimmy 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, and Lee Greenwood. [15]
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 included Walt Disney, Microsoft, L’Oréal, Harley-Davidson, and Pfizer. [16] Kirsch is the president of the firm, Kidbilly Music Team Building. [17]
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