EXPerIenCe CONFERENCE SONGWRITING INTENSIVE

Hosted by special guest, Aaron Rice, EC26's annual ECSI will be held on Monday, September 7 and Tuesday, September 8 at the Coronado Springs Resort!


Registrants will have the opportunity to gain important tools and learn key songwriting elements as they co-write with professional singer/songwriters including our host, who has garnered six #1 Billboard Singles, 3 Certified Gold singles, award-winning songwriter, Aaron Rice. Aaron will be joined by a tremendous team, including Christian Nuckels, and more to be announced soon.


Our songwriting coaches include leaders who serve in their local church, with a passion for writing worship music and developing fellow worship artists. Do not miss out on this highly interactive, creative two-day session!

  • Designed to teach and empower songwriters to create dynamic, relevant and substantive songs for the local church
  • Registrants received specialized instruction and coaching from top CCLI songwriters and performers in the writing and publishing of their songs
  • Powerful workshops and discussions
  • Registrant will have the opportunity to receive a personalized song evaluation from one of the coaches
  • Group song reviews/critiques of several selected songs
  • Best of all – co-writing in a small group with the pro songwriters!


Registration will be $120 per person, is extremely limited and is only open to the first 75 applicants that have already registered for EC26.


REGISTER now 

SCHEDULE

*2026 schedule SUBJECT TO CHANGE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

1:00pm - 1:30pm: Registration Check-In

1:30pm - 2:25pm: Coach Introductions & Writing Foundations

2:30pm - 3:30pm: (TBD)

3:30pm - 7:30pm: (TBD)

Dinner on your own during Writing Group Session

7:30pm - 8:30pm: Writing Group 1 Song Share

9:00pm - 11:00pm: Late Night Writers Round with Coaches


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

9:00am - 9:30am: (TBD)

9:30am - 1:00pm: Writing Group Session 2

Lunch break during Writing Group Session

1:00pm to 2:00pm - Writing Group 2 Song Share

2:00pm - Dismiss


*Coach lineup/schedule subject to change

AARON RICE

Aaron is an award winning songwriter and producer with numerous Billboard Number 1 hits, Multiple Dove and Grammy award nominations as a songwriter and producer, 3 Certified Gold Records, with writing and production credits on numerous Dove and Grammy winning projects.


Rice has had numerous successes with his songwriting career that includes the No. 1 hit, “Made To Love,” which earned Rice a 2008 Grammy nomination for Gospel Song of the Year, Dove Nomination for Pop/Rock Song of the Year and Song of the Year, and a gold plaque for the single. Other notable standouts include; “Get Back Up” (No. 1 song, Dove nomination for Pop/Rock Song of the Year), “I’m For You,” (No. 1), “Good Morning,” (Gold single) and Hawk Nelson’s “Million Miles Away.”


In addition, Aaron is a lawyer specializing in Entertainment Law.

CHRISTIAN NUCKELS

Christian Nuckels is a worship pastor, songwriter and indie recording artist. He serves as the Worship Arts Pastor of The Mission Church in Owasso, Oklahoma. He is also the founder of WorshipCraft.com, a personal coaching service whose mission is to help people write meaningful songs for the church as they deepen their walk with God. Nuckels has written songs with many of today’s top Worship and Contemporary Christian songwriters and has released multiple worship albums and projects. With a deep passion for writing songs for the church and coaching writers, Nuckels views writing worship music as a means of raising up the next generation of worshipers and growing spiritual discipleship.

JAIME JAMGOCHIAN

Jaime Jamgochian, you quickly realize, is a woman of faith who God is using in many different ways through her music and message. It’s immediately evident she has a passion to see people know how much God loves them and a desire to see that reality changes their lives—because it has changed hers. 


From Boston, where Jaime graduated from Berklee College of Music, she ended up in Seattle where she was a worship leader for several years and continued writing her own songs. It was during that time in Seattle that Jaime signed with Centricity Records and went on to record 3 albums and 2 EPs with them. She then moved to Nashville, TN where she still calls home and continues to travel throughout the US and internationally singing songs of hope. 


Jaime released ALL THINGS on October 2, 2020, her first full length album in over 7 years. She has partnered with Word/Curb Publishing- Daywind/NewDay and Watershed Group Music for this brand new release. Highlights on the album include writing “All Things For My Good” with Ben Calhoun from Citizens Way and Mike Kuiper from Hawk Nelson. Featured artist duet with Grammy winner Danny Gokey on “Just The Way You Are” and two acoustic medleys live from the studio. With a fresh sound, this new album showcases who Jaime is in every way. Jaime is currently on tour with Aspire Women’s Events. 


In 2024 Jaime released Sacred Surrender a full length album featuring the hit single Our Father with the award winning group SELAH. She went on to signed a book publishing deal with David C Cook- Esther Press to release her first book Sacred Surrender The Practice Of Waiting Well With God. She continues to tour every Fall and Spring all over the country with the Aspire Women’s Events. For more info visit- jaimejam.com

CHRIS CLAYTON

Chris Clayton is a Nashville-based Worship & CCM producer and songwriter signed to Story House Publishing, a creative venture led by five-time GRAMMY nominated and multiple Gospel Music Association Dove Award winning artist and songwriter Matthew West in partnership with Essential Music Publishing (a unit of Sony Music Entertainment).


A trusted voice in the creation and stewardship of songs for the Church, Chris helps artists and churches craft songs that are theologically grounded and musically durable. He brings conviction, purpose, and long-term vision into every writing room and production environment, guided by the belief that songs should be written with clarity, produced with strength, and built to serve the Church not merely for a season, but for generations.


His credits include work with artists including Chris Tomlin, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Selah, Big Daddy Weave, CAIN, Natalie Layne, Meredith Andrews, Bethel Music artists Josh Baldwin and Bethany Wohrle, Darlene Zschech, Shane & Shane, Bridge Worship, Christine D’Clario, CityAlight, and Skye Reedy. Chris has also written songs and produced records for some of the largest churches in America, including The Belonging Co., Houston’s First Baptist Church, Valley Creek Church, Pinelake Church, and Crossroads Church. In 2018 he was nominated as a songwriter for the Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Award for Pop Song of the Year.


Chris lives in the Nashville area with his wife Kara and their five children. When he’s not in the studio, you’ll likely find him in the backyard preparing a BBQ feast or spending time with family and friends.