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Ep 375: What To Do If You Move To Nashville
CLIMBer, should you move to Nashville and should you decide to move to Nashville what should you do when you get there? We're going to talk about that today on The CLIMB. So listen up!
51 min
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Song Title Challenge #140: "Genius Mode" with M...
Brent & Johnny welcome Grammy Nominated and multiple Dove Award-winning hit songwriter, Michael Farren to the show. They flesh out 5-6 different conceptual ideas for writing the song title, "Genius Mode".
28 min
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Ep 374: 10 Social Media Myths That Are Hurting ...
CLIMBers, have you heard the urban legend about the Kidney Harvester...you know the one with the guy getting roofied and waking up in a hotel in a bathtub full of ice and a telephone by him...or the urban legend about the razor blades in the apples at Halloween? Well, there are certain urban legends about social media too. Today we're going to debunk 10 social media myths that are hurting your artist business
43 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: Hating Radio
Think radio sucks? Can how you think about radio HELP or HURT your chances of songwriting success? Here's the truth in only 3 minutes!
4 min
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Ep 373: Songwriter Contracts: 90's vs. Now
CLIMBer, songwriter contracts and Nashville are not the way they used to be. The industry has changed and if you want to keep up with it, If you want to be a pro in today's industry, it helps to know what's going on, what are the pros up to, and what are contracts like today. That's what we're gonna talk about today on The CLIMB. So buckle up!
48 min
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Song Title Challenge #139: "You Make A Good Mem...
Johnny and Brent welcome hit songwriter and producer, Jeff Pardo, to the show and they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles on writing a song entitled, "You Make A Good Memory".
27 min
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Ep 372: Market Penetration vs. Exposure
CLIMBers, on a scale of 1 to 10, how certain are you that you know the difference between market penetration and exposure? And do you know what that difference matters so much??? Well, today, we're gonna test you on this! But don't worry- it's gonna be a fun exercise, so stick around!
43 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: How Many Songs You Write
Are music industry professionals impressed by how many songs you've written? Or by how fast you can write a song? Here's the truth in only 3 minutes!
4 min
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Ep 371: 90's vs Now: Demos & Pitch Meetings
CLIMBers, demoing and pitching songs is not what it used to be. If you want to be a pro in today's music business, it sure helps to know how today's pro songwriters demo and pitch their songs. So that's what we're gonna talk about today on The CLIMB.
37 min
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Song Title Challenge #138: "That River Boy" w/ ...
Brent & Johnny welcome Levi Mills, songwriter and lead singer for Southern Gospel group, The Sound. The Sound cut Brent's first #1 in Southern Gospel "Can I Get A Witness", one of six #1's for the group. Together they brain dump on 5-6 different conceptual ideas to write the song title, "That River Boy".
22 min
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Ep 370: You're Going To LOVE This New Spotify R...
Johnny and Brent unpack a new Spotify report that is extremely encouraging to indie artists. The numbers don't lie because the numbers can't talk.
37 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: Excuses
What's YOUR excuse for not making it in the music business yet? Think successful songwriters and artists are just blessed? And what should you do with your excuses if you still want to make it as a pro? Here's the truth, in just around 3 minutes. Listen up!
4 min
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Ep 369: Nashville Co-Writing In The 90's vs. Now
CLIMBers, Nashville co-writing is not what it used to be. If you want to be a pro songwriter in today's music business, you need to know how today's pro songwriters co-write. So we're gonna reveal that today on The CLIMB Show!
27 min
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Song Title Challenge #137: "Break Me Beautiful"...
Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter and lead singer of the Steel Drivers, Tammy Rogers King to the pod to Song Title Challenge "Break Me Beautiful".
25 min
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Ep 368: Hook Points - How Your Music Can Cut Th...
CLIMBers, if you want success as an artist you're going to need fans. To get fans, you'll have to get their attention. The secret to gaining their attention is Hook Points. What are Hook Points? You're going to learn that today and I'll show you how to create them
64 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: Heart vs. Craft
Does learning the CRAFT of songwriting hurt the HEART in your songs? The answer may surprise you! Here's the truth, in just about 3 minutes. Listen up!
3 min
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Ep 367: The Four P's Of Finding Song Ideas
CLIMBer, if you want to write hits, you're mostly at the mercy of a great idea. But how do you get those great ideas? Are you simply at the mercy of inspiration? No! We can have a hand in getting those great ideas- and we're gonna talk about that today on The CLIMB! So listen up!
36 min
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Song Title Challenge #136: "Diesel Therapy" w/ ...
Johnny & Brent welcome Anthony Corder, lead singer from rock band Tora Tora, to the show and they hash out a bunch of ways to write the song title, "Diesel Therapy".
32 min
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Ep 366: Get It Together!
CLIMBers! How in THEE hell are Johnny and Brent going to motivate you and enlighten you about your artist career by talking about Daredevil Production's corporate accounts? Y'all are more alike than you want to believe and this one is going to bring some perspective and at the end...I'm going to share this really killer marketing epiphany that I just had that's like gold. You're gonna want to listen to the end. So get your popcorn!
45 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: Learning Songwriting
Songwriter, can songwriting be taught? Can it be learned? Or are you either born with it... or not? Here's the truth in 3 minutes.
4 min
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Ep 365: Your Song Must Have A Big YES!
CLIMBer, it's not enough that your song doesn't have any reason for the artist not to cut it. A lack of reasons to say no to your song does not equal a YES. If you want to get your song recorded by a major artist, you must have a major built-in YES! What does that mean? We're going to talk about that today on The C.L.I.M.B.
35 min
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Song Title Challenge #135: "Pointless Score" w/...
Brent & Johnny welcome MEGA hit songwriter, Anthony Smith (George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Eric Church) to the show and they flesh out 5-6 different conceptual angles to write the song title, "Pointless Score".
26 min
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Ep 364: How To Get IN and Stay ON The Spotify A...
CLIMBers, how do you get more streams on Spotify in 2023? The answer is you need to get in the algorithm and then you need to stay on the algorithm. That's what we're going to cover today!
47 min
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3 Minutes & The Truth: Song Starts
What are Song Starts, and how can help upgrade YOUR songwriting career? Here's the truth in 3 minutes (or so)!
5 min
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Ep 363: Trust The Process
CLIMBer, How's that New Year's resolution coming along? Have you broken it yet or has it broken you yet? I don't do New Year's resolutions anymore because I've found something that gets better results and I'm going to share it with you today!
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