Cliff Goldmacher (songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer)

In the music business for over thirty years, Cliff Goldmacher is a GRAMMY- recognized, #1 hit songwriter, producer, author and owner of recording studios in

Nashville, Tennessee and Middle River, Maryland. A multi-instrumentalist and session musician, Cliff has recorded, played on and produced thousands of recordings for major and independent publishers, record labels, from up and coming songwriters to GRAMMY winners. Cliff worked as a staff songwriter on Nashville’s Music Row and his songwriting collaborators include multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY-winning artists Ke$ha, Keb’ Mo’, Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead), Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) & Lisa Loeb. Cliff’s songs have been recorded by major label artists in genres ranging from country, pop, blues and jazz to classical crossover. His music has also been used on NPR’s “This American Life” and in national advertising campaigns. Along with multiple songs in the top 40 on the jazz charts, Cliff’s song “Till You Come To Me,” went to #1. Most recently, Cliff’s song “Cold Outside” – a collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – was included on Keb’ Mo’s GRAMMY-winning album, “Oklahoma.” As an educator, Cliff teaches workshops for BMI, ASCAP, The Stanford Jazz Workshop, The Recording Academy, The Songwriter’s Guild of America and the

Nashville Songwriter’s Association International (NSAI). Cliff also served as a multi- term governor on the San Francisco Board of the Recording Academy.

Cliff’s book, The Reason for the Rhymes, explores how learning to write songs can not only enhance creativity and problem-solving skills but also improve the ability to innovate.