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Ep 306: Uh Oh! Spotify Is Disrupted By...
Johnny & Brent discuss a European bank article that predicts Spotify will get majorly disrupted and their stock will drop by 33% in 2022. What will happen to streaming and what does this disruption mean for indie artists?
59 min
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Video Content Challenge #12: "Missin' The Moon"...
Johnny and Brent welcome Canadian recording artist, Brooklyn Blackmore to the show to craft a bunch of different video content ideas to promote her new single, "Missin' The Moon". There are a couple of hair-raising moments in this one!
44 min
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Ep 305: The Secret Superpower You Can Bring To ...
Brent and Johnny reveal how to stand out and shine as a songwriter by sharing a secret superpower you can bring to an artist co-write.
47 min
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Song Title Challenge 107: "Love Makes A Fool" w...
Brent and Johnny welcome hit songwriter, Brett Sheroky, to the show to cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to write the song title "Love Makes A Fool".
33 min
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Ep 304: We Are The Hopeful. We Are The Future. ...
You are the movement! Soon, the combined revenue from the middle class of indie artists will surpass the revenue generated by all the signed artists. Johnny and Brent dig into the psychology of mass movements and the predictable behavior of titans in the midst of a paradigm shift. Johnny and Brent want you to see what they see...you have more power than you can possibly imagine!
60 min
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Video Content Challenge #11: "God Of Gideon" - ...
Johnny & Brent welcome special guest, Mark Forester, from the family gospel group, The Foresters, onto the show to brainstorm a bunch of different digital video content promo ideas for their latest release, "God Of Gideon" which was co-written by Brent!
50 min
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Ep 303: Right Song, Right Ears, Right Time
Brent and Johnny share the most sage advice from the last 6 years.
65 min
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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