From Nashville Cats to Louisville Bats, from the blues of Memphis to the bluegrass of Churchill Downs and from the Great Smokey Mountains to the mighty Mississippi, the members of SAG-AFTRA Nashville have you covered.

SAG-AFTRA Nashville Local

SAG-AFTRA Nashville represents recording artists, actors, singers, songwriters, broadcasters, stunt performers, among other media professionals. We’re proud of country music, but our members also record world-class gospel, rock, blues, bluegrass, Americana, jazz, rap and hip-hop. In fact, we do more union sound recording sessions with background vocalists than New York and L.A. combined! Our film/TV resume includes Oscar-winning films, network series, award-winning documentaries and music awards shows, all featuring our Nashville Local members.

Stop by our office on world-famous Music Row and let us make you feel like family with our personal service. Book a session in our Pro Tools studio or record an audition in our video suite — both free to members.

Whether you’re a filmmaker enamored with the natural beauty of the magnificent states of Tennessee and Kentucky or a music producer looking for world-class talent and state-of-the-art studios in Nashville, Muscle Shoals and Memphis, come make your masterpiece with us. SAG-AFTRA Nashville — proud to be at the heart of entertainment.

Carla Christina Contreras
Nashville Local President

Nashville Local delegates at the virtual SAG-AFTRA 2024 Special Convention.

Members of the Nashville Local SAG Awards Committee, Geoff Falk, Jan Falk and Chris Rogers, commemorate the night by taking a photo on the red carpet with Local President Carla Christina Contreras, second from left and local staff member Heather Smalley, second from right. Photo by Madison Thorn.

Nashville Vice President, Singers, Recording Artists Bob Bailey leads the crowd in a song at the Nashville Rally for Solidarity during the TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike. Photo by Madison Thorn.

Nashville Local members and singer-songwriters Stephanie Bentley and Perry Coleman backstage at a holiday event.

Members of the Nashville Local show some holiday cheer after Christmas caroling at the Tennessee School for the Blind.

Nashville casting director Kim Petroskey, front row, second from far right, and Nashville Local members after another successful casting workshop. The workshop, like other office events, took place in the local’s state-of-the-art member studio!

The Nashville Local has its own music, meeting and self-tape studio downstairs from the main office. The music room, upper left, features professional recording software; the self-tape room, upper right, allows for audition recordings using your cellphone or digital camera; and all members can use the meeting studio at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact the Nashville Local to reserve your space!

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1108 17th Ave. South
Nashville , Tennessee 37212

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