Rand Bishop has a career that spans over 40 years. He's seen the music business from every imaginable angle. He's a Grammy nominated songwriter with well over 200 cuts by artist such as Beach Boys, Heart, Cheep Trick, Indigo Girls, Tim McGraw, Richie Havens and Tobey Keith.

In his new book "Making Things Up", readers learn the lessons of Rand's 4 plus decades in the music business.  AudioNashville's Dave McDonald sat down with Rand after his appearance at the 2009 NSAI Spring training event in Nashville.