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!

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".

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!

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.

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.

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".

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!

What are Song Starts, and how can help upgrade YOUR songwriting career? Here's the truth in 3 minutes (or so)!

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!

Johnny & Brent welcome mega-hit songwriter, Jeff Cohen ("Crazy For This Girl", Paw Patrol [theme], "Postcards From Paris") to the show to brain dump on 5-6 different conceptual ideas to writing the song title, "Dumb Tattoo".

CLIMBers, If you've been as confused as we are about Blockchain and Web 3.0, then you're going to love this episode. Today we're going to improve your vocabulary of Blockchain/Web 3.0, so you can at least understand what the heck they're talking about by defining the commonly used tech terms.

Should you give online co+writing a try? Do the pros do it? And can online co+writing actually produce a song good enough to get cut? Here's the truth in 3 minutes.

Artist Insight Reports are here to help you understand what artists tend to record and who they like to work with. This is to help you better understand what to write and pitch to each artist. It's here to help you earn success as a songwriter and today we're diving into country hitmaker, John Pardi...listen up!

Brent and Johnny welcome hit songwriter and platinum-selling country artist, Dwayne O'Brien, from Little Texas to cook up 5-6 different conceptual approaches to writing the song title, "Keeping The Dirt Alive".

Chris Carlisle is a best-selling author, award-winning athlete, motivational speaker, and the former Super Bowl-winning strength coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He overcame physical foot deformities and a speech impediment as a child, 2 life-threatening accidents, Cancer, and by far the most debilitating hurdle, HIMSELF, to achieve these goals. You don't wanna miss this episode!

How is ownership divided on a song? Who decides? And what is the norm in Nashville? Here's the truth. Listen up if you want to do business the way the pros do business.

CLIMBer, your songs are like seeds. Some are going to grow and bear fruit, and some aren't. But why is that? And how should you adjust to this reality so that you have a greater chance of success? Listen up to find out!

Brent and Johnny welcome Stowtown Records recording artist, Donna King, to craft 5-6 different conceptual ideas for writing the song title, "Local Honey".

CLIMBers, whoever owns the traffic rules the road! We're going to unpack a Billboard Magazine article about Taylor Swift that will or should shock you and excite you. Right now, you, the indie artist, still have a massive advantage over the big labels and big management (aka big money) if you adapt before they do. You still have blue ocean but you must adapt before they do so let's unpack what has now been proven to be possible.

How much does your song's title matter? Can a title sink your song's chances of being a hit before it even gets heard? Here's the truth. Listen up if you want to get your songs heard- and if you want them to win!

CLIMBers! After you've done the work to make a few connections in the music business, how do you stay in contact without wearing out your welcome? Or on the other hand, how do you keep from being totally forgotten? How do you show up consistently but also positively? In today's episode, we're going to reveal several ways to keep your music business contacts smiling when they see you coming, so listen up

Johnny & Brent welcome one of Nashville's hottest up-and-coming songwriters, Miss Ava Paige. Ava has over 30 independent cuts and just landed her first major cut with Drake White. Together, these three cook up a bunch of different conceptual angles to write the song title, "Dirty Dishes".

CLIMBers, you've heard us say that 95% of your blood, sweat, tears and creative energy needs to be spent on marketing and on promotion if you want to reach a bigger audience and make a living as an artist. But...what's the difference between marketing and promotion? Because there is one. That's what we're going to talk about today!

Why do so many hit songs have more than one songwriter? Is there a hidden reason for this? Actually, there are 3 reasons, and here's the truth.

If you ignore this principle the music industry will ignore you right back and we don't want that to happen. So today we're shining the spotlight on The Proximity Principle