PRE-CONFERENCE SONGWRITING INTENSIVE

Hosted by special guest, Aaron Rice, this year's annual Pre-Conference Songwriting Intensive at Experience Conference will be held on Monday, September 1 and Tuesday, September 2 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 EC25.


REGISTER now

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 a worship pastor at BattleCreek Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 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.

CLAY & REBEKAH WILLIAMS

Rebekah White Williams is a Nashville-based songwriter and worship leader, who discovered her passion for music at a young age. As a young woman, she started leading worship at her church, and in 2002, she ventured beyond the church, landing a job working for the multi platinum alt-rock group Green Day. This opened doors for Rebekah and, before she knew it, she was working with artists like Justin Timberlake, Fergie, and Natasha Beddingfield. In 2007, she signed a record deal with Printz Board, of the Black Eyed Peas, but later shifted her focus to songwriting after the birth of her son. Since then, her creative endeavors have flourished, with over 40 songs making their way into the soundtrack of television programs including The Ellen Show, TMZ, and E! Entertainment.


Rebekah has further established herself as a songwriter and worship leader, and her most beloved songs she has co-written, "Make Room" and "Rest on Us," have resonated with worship leaders and movements across the globe. With recordings by Maverick City Music, Brandon Lake, UpperRoom, Vertical Worship, and other influential groups, these songs have secured positions in the Top 50 of CCLI, accumulated millions of streams and reaffirmed their impact in worship communities worldwide. Other co-writing credit on songs like "Thin” by Kirby Kapel of Housefires, and "Pour Me Out” by Brandon Lake further showcases Rebekah's versatility as songwriter.


Recently, Rebekah has joined forces with Mitch Wong, Tommy Iceland, and Josh Farro to form the band Poets and Prophets, having released their debut album, Chapter One, in 2024. Rebekah is dedicated to creating music that inspires others. Her journey exemplifies her commitment to living out her faith through music and ministry.

TYRUS MORGAN

Tyrus is a songwriter/producer and former worship leader. He is currently VP of A&R/Publishing for Gotee Records. As a writer He has had 7 top 20 charting hits including 2 Billboard Christian #1’s. With 15 years experience as a multi-genre songwriter/producer in the Christian, Country and TV/Film markets he has written or produced songs by Walker Hayes, We are Messengers, Unspoken, The Hunter Brothers, Ryan Stevenson, Cochren and Co., Courtnie Ramirez, Selah, Hannah Kerr, Newsong, Ginny Owens, Mackenzie Phillips and Finding Favour.


Tyrus is a husband and father of 3 and coaches middle school baseball near their home in Spring Hill, TN.

SCHEDULE

*2025 schedule still being adjusted & SUBJECT TO CHANGE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

1:00pm: Registration

1:30pm - 2:00pm: Coach Introductions & Writing Foundations

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Breakouts

(30 minute sections)

     - Writing Great Lyrics

     - Writing Great Melodies

     - Writing for Your Church

     - Commercial Songwriting

4:00pm - 5:30pm: Writing Group Session (1)

5:30pm - 6:30pm: 60-minute Dinner Break

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Writing Group Session (1) continued

7:30pm - 8:00pm: Writing Group (1) Song Share

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


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

9:00am - 9:30am: Opening Group Talk

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

60-minute Lunch Break during Writing Group Session

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

2:00pm to 3:00pm - Publishing 101 with Q&A


*Coach lineup/schedule subject to change