Wayne Kirkpatrick
Most people know Wayne Kirkpatrick from his 1996 Grammy Award-winning song of the year “Change the World,” recorded by Babyface and Eric Clapton. What you may not know is that Wayne has had over 200 songs recorded in the last 30 years. He has enjoyed pop, country, R&B, and CCM success with songs such as “Every Heartbeat” and “Good For Me” by Amy Grant, “Place In This World” by Michael W. Smith, as well as recordings by Don Henley, Wynonna, Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Tyler Hilton, Gabe Dixon, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Joe Cocker, and The Wreckers (“My, Oh My”). Wayne solely wrote Garth Brooks’ single “Wrapped Up in You,” and penned the song used in Garth Brooks’ Dr. Pepper commercial. He is also a writer on Bonnie Raitt’s singles “I Can’t Help You Now” and “I Will Not Be Broken,” as well as “Take My Love With You” from her Grammy Award-winning Slipstream album and recently had the first single from her latest album, Dig in Deep, entitled “Gypsy in Me.” He has produced and written on three Little Big Town records, yielding such Top 10 hits as “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home,” “A Little More You,” and “Little White Church.” His songs have been featured in movies, including Almost Famous, Phenomenon, and Bruce Almighty, as well as TV shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “True Blood,” “Nashville,” and “Secrets and Lies.” His song, “When You Act,” was written for and featured on an episode of the Netflix original series “Julie’s Greenroom,” and was performed by Julie Andrews and Alec Baldwin. Wayne is also co-creator and co-composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical Something Rotten!, nominated for 10 Tony Awards and currently touring the country. He has just recently finished writing songs for the Warner Bros. animated feature Smallfoot, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame for 2018.
Karey Kirkpatrick
Karey Kirkpatrick began his career as a screen and songwriter for Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he penned The Rescuers Down Under and James and the Giant Peach. Additional film credits include Chicken Run (Golden Globe Award nominee for Outstanding Comedy Film), Charlotte’s Web, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Over the Hedge, which he also co-directed. He directed the Paramount Pictures feature film Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy, and also co-produced and performed on the film’s soundtrack. He received Tony Award nominations for co-writing the book, music, and lyrics for Something Rotten! Most recently, Karey directed and co-wrote the screenplay and the songs for the new Warner Brothers animated musical Smallfoot.
