Our Songwriters
At It’s More Than a Song, we have hand-picked hit and professional songwriters, arrangers, and performers who are not only experienced (see select bios below), but who are also specialized at turning the thoughts you provide in our questionnaire into a creative piece of music just for you.
If you don’t see someone who feels congruent with the style of music you want, please call us to discuss – we have many staff writers, so we’re sure we can find the perfect match for you and your event.
Karen Taylor-Good is a Grammy-nominated songwriter. She's had numerous international radio hits with songs recorded by such artists as Laura Branigan, Melissa Manchester, Al Jarreau, Nana Mouskouri & Patty Loveless. She's garnered several prestigious "Songwriter of the Year" awards. Karen is also an author and public speaker.
Tim Buppert is a singer-songwriter whose music has been performed by Trisha Yearwood, The Wiggins, Continental Divide, Marty Haden, Perfect Stranger, and Yankee Grey with the hit single, "Another Nine Minutes." Tim had a number one single performed by Kevin Sharp called "She's Sure Taking it Well." Tim is a regular performer at many prominent Nashville venues such as The Blue Bird Café and Douglas Corner, as well as the Tin Pan South and Frank Brown songwriter festivals.
Ray Herndon may be new to the world of music as a solo artist, but this singer/songwriter is well established within the industry. As a former member of McBride & The Ride, Herndon already has eight hits including four Top 10 songs. He is the longtime guitarist for Lyle Lovett and the co-writer behind the Kenny Chesney hit "Me and You." It's no wonder why he titled his debut solo album "Livin' The Dream".
David Dwortzan fell in love with music while attending Emerson College in Boston and working as a weekend deejay at a small Rhode Island radio station. His tribute song to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, “The Reunion” was recorded by artist Jason Howard on Realtwang Records and received international radio airplay. His music has also been recorded by numerous independent artists including Charlie Allen, Dani Ashworth and Lindsey Bostick.
Mark Johnson is a native New Yorker whose songs have been recorded by Dave Edmunds, Shawn Colvin, Lucy Kaplansky, and The Smithereens, just to name a few. More recently, Mark has been writing songs with his boyhood pal Fred Mollin, on the companion CDs for the Disney/Pixar movie releases of Finding Nemo, Cars and Ratatouille. Mark is a three time New York Music Award nominee and winner of the BMI/New York Music Award for best new songwriter. His own release titled 12 in a Room is considered an underground classic. The Roches version of Mark’s song Love Radiates Around has been used for countless weddings as the couple's love song.