Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter and producer, Skip Black to the pod for a Song Title Challenge on the title, "Better Cheater".

CLIMBers! In my last episode, we discussed non-negotiable success which means you are willing to fail until you find your path to success as an artist or songwriter. Now, we're going to deep dive into the psychological effects of failure here are 10 surprising facts about failure...Welcome To The CLIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMBBBB!!!

How do legendary country songwriters take ideas and turn them into hit stories? We'll let them tell you in their own words today on the CLIMB. If you want to level up your lyrics this one is for you!

Brent & Johnny welcome CURRENT #1 hit songwriter ("7500 OBO" Tim McGraw) and long-time friend of the show, Jenn Schott to Song Title Challenge where they braindump on 5-6 different angles for writing the song title "Still In The Game".

Johnny & Brent welcome a long-time friend of The CLIMB Show, Lindsey Kirkendall, to talk about her FREE 6-Figure Artist Masterclass...you don't wanna miss this one!

CLIMBers, highly effective songwriters start with highly effective habits. And that’s what Brent & Johnny reveal today: 7 habits that will supercharge your songwriting career (applied from "7 Habits Of Highly Effective People," a best-selling book from Stephen Covey).

Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter, Nathan Woodard, to the show! They create 5-6 different conceptual angles on the song title, "Afternoon High, Overnight Low"

Is your success (however you define success) non-negotiable? Johnny & Brent dive deep into this idea in this episode.

Brent has been challenged to a songwriting duel! Who will win?

Brent & Johnny go solo on this challenge, working through a bunch of different angles to write the title, "Miss You For Awhile".

Johnny & Brent go deeper on the difference between exposure and repetition and the weight that an artist should give each one.

Brent & Johnny discuss ancient principles and wisdom to guide your songwriting success!

O...M...G...There are SO MANY VALUE BOMBS in this episode!!! Brent and Johnny welcome hit songwriter, Scott Sean White to the show ("God Bless The Boy").

Brent & Johnny discuss how important appropriate amounts of sleep are to being a good songwriter

Johnny and Brent discuss how, miraculously, Johnny is batting 1000 on all his music industry predictions for the last 6 years! Johnny offers up some new predictions. You're not going to want to miss this one.

Brent & Johnny welcome Songwriting Hall Of Famer (7 #1's!), Kent Blazy ("If Tomorrow Never Comes", "Ain't Goin' Down Till The Sun Comes Up", "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" to the show!

Johnny and Brent welcome hit songwriter, Trick Savage, who wrote the hit "Bible and a .44" with Ashley McBryde. This is another interview from the Nashville Nights International Songwriting Festival 2021.

Johnny & Brent discuss different indie artist budget strategies that Johnny is currently using with the indie artist campaign for Rick Monroe!

It's time for an INTERVENTION, y'all! A bunch of CLIMBers have been sending in "song titles" that are decidedly NOT song titles. Brent & Johnny felt it was time to share what makes a good song title, what exactly isn't a song title, and some useful tools to help you improve on your song titles.

Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter and artist, Dan Smalley, ("If I'm Being Honest") to the show for another Nashville Nights International Songwriting Festival interview.

Johnny & Brent interview hit songwriter and artist, Bridgette Tatum ("She's Country" Jason Aldean) from the 2021 Nashville Nights International Songwriting Festival.

Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter AND O.G. CLIMBer, Mason Douglas ("We The People" - Kid Rock) to STC to brainstorm on the song title, "Playing Hurt".

Interview with hit songwriter and artist, Tyler Reeve, ("In Case You Didn't Know" (Brett Young), "Whiskey On My Breath" (Love & Theft), and "I Got Away With You" (Luke Combs) from the 2021 Nashville Nights International Songwriting Festival in Odense, Denmark.

Interview with hit songwriter and artist, Eric Paslay ("Barefoot Blue Jean Night" (Jake Owen), "Rewind" (Rascal Flatts), "Wild Hearts" (Keith Urban), "Love Is Your Name" (Steven Tyler) from the 2021 Nashville Nights International Songwriting Festival in Odense, Denmark.

Brent & Johnny welcome hit country artist, Craig Campbell, to the show to brainstorm on the song title, "Sunshine In The Middle".