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Song Title Challenge 106: "Stuck Between Hell &...
Brent & Johnny team up with country music duo Tigirlily to craft 5-6 different conceptual angles for writing the song title, "Stuck Between Hell & High Water".
24 min
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Ep 302: Positioning
Wanna learn how to lessen or eliminate all the competition in your artistic lane? Johnny and Brent discuss and give examples of how positioning can make or break an artist's career. The question is, as it stands right now...are you an artist in a "new lane" or are you a "Me Too" or "New and Improved" product?
54 min
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Video Content Challenge #10: "Vaquera and the C...
The incomparable Leah Turner joins Johnny and Brent to cook up a bunch of different video content ideas for her "Vaquera and the Cowboy" release. Once again, we are astonished at how many different ideas come out in such a short time.
43 min
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Ep 301: 10 Ways To Get On A Publisher's RADAR
CLIMBers, it is HARD to get a music publisher's time and attention! But today, we share 10 ways to help you get on a publisher's radar. If you want to make it in the music biz, this is a must listen!
55 min
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Song Title Challenge #105: "12 Apostles Bar" - ...
Grammy-Nominated producer David Brainard joins Johnny and Brent for this episode of Song Title Challenge to explore several different conceptual angles to write the song title, "12 Apostles Bar". I don't think anyone could've predicted where they went on this one! Plus, they dive into a little insight on the making of Brandy Clark's 12-Stories album which was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards, Best Country Album 12-Stories & Best Country Song "Hold My Hand".
36 min
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Ep 300: 20+ Different Social Media Content Idea...
Get an EASY month's worth of social media posts from this episode when Johnny makes the forboding process of creating content 1,000 times easier with over 20 different templates for content ideas! You'll want to create an outline for this one. Save time and post better content after you absorb the knowledge in this episode.
59 min
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Video Content Challenge #9: Just A Bar Thing - ...
Johnny & Brent welcome indie artist Carrie Cunningham to the Video Content Challenge to brainstorm ideas for her release entitled "Just A Bar Thing". You won't believe the story behind this song OR where they go down the video content rabbit hole!
49 min
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Episode #299: Six Simple Ways To Write More Com...
If you want to write hit songs, you need to get really good at writing commercial songs. Today, Brent shares six ways to make that happen.
58 min
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Song Title Challenge #104: 'I'm Not As Used To ...
How would YOU write this one?
25 min
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Episode #298: Blueprint Identities: How To Neve...
Today, we're going to reveal how you can avoid complete emotional devastation from everything in your life INCLUDING artist and songwriter rejection.
49 min
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Video Content Challenge #8: Get Go - Dustin Bird
Johnny and Brent sit down with artist Dustin Bird to discuss ways to digitally promote his latest single, Get Go. How would YOU promote this one?
38 min
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Episode #297: Three Things You MUST Do If You W...
If you want to write songs for a living, or just want to get that 'bucket list' cut, there are three things you MUST do.
42 min
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Song Title Challenge #103: Hit It Head On - Dus...
Johnny and Brent sit down with artist Dustin Bird for a Song Title Challenge. How would YOU write this one?
29 min
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Episode #296: The Results You Want Don't Matter
Wait...what? I thought we were supposed to be results oriented.
50 min
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Video Content Challenge #7: My Kind Of Hero - R...
Johnny and Brent sit down with artist Ryne Brashear to discuss inventive ways to digitally market his latest single, My Kind Of Hero. How would YOU promote this one?
39 min
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Episode #295: Here's How 'Song Title Challenge'...
Maybe you've been listening to our Song Title Challenge episodes, but you just haven't been doing it yourself yet. Maybe you're not sure if it'll work for you, but it sure worked for Brent. He just got a cut and a release based on doing his own personal Song Title Challenge. So listen up. We want you to win.
54 min
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Song Title Challenge #102: No Girl, No Work - W...
Johnny and Brent sit down with a special guest: Hit songwriter Chris Wallin for a Song Title Challenge. How would YOU write this one?
26 min
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Episode #294: Promo Hacks + Audience Selection
If you want to find out how Johnny got four hundred people to show up at a live show for an artist in a market that he never played before, listen on.
55 min
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Video Content Challenge #6: Worth The Wait
Emma Zinch sits down with Johnny and Brent to discuss her latest single, 'Worth The Wait.' How would YOU promote this single?
33 min
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Episode #293: More Advice For Aspiring Songwrit...
In this episode, Brent breaks down even more killer advice for aspiring songwriters like you.
61 min
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Song Title Challenge #101: Practically Neighbor...
Hit songwriter Steve O'Brien sat down with Johnny and Brent to discuss ways to write this title. How would YOU write this one?
32 min
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Episode #292: The REAL Story Behind The Bobby B...
The lesson in this episode is important to artists of all genres...even though these specifics orbit around country music. In a TikTok posted on August 29th, Bobby Bones calls out the record industry spouting the truth about #1s on the radio. It's all politics. Bones says the labels trade them like baseball cards. This is true, but the REAL story is much deeper and much more important for you.
49 min
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Video Content Challenge #5: One Whiskey Away
How would YOU promote this one?
28 min
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Episode #291: Advice To An Aspiring Songwriter Pro
If you're on the CLIMB and you want to create success in the music business, there are some things you just need to know to make money. Let's chat about that.
65 min
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Song Title Challenge #100: Harleys Over Heartaches
Special guests Stefan Mork and Blue Foley sit down with Johnny and Brent for our 100th Song Title Challenge. How would YOU write this one?
21 min