
The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter
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Song Title Challenge #222: "Curve Baller" w/ Hit Songwriter, Rob Hatch
Ep 541: Interview w/ Legendary A&R Exec, Missi Gallimore
Ep 540: Interview w/ The Nashville Road Coach, Paul Secord
Song Title Challenge #221: "Within Reach" w/ #1 Hit Songwriter Wynn Varble
Ep 539: Interview with Centricity Artist, Rachel Purcell
Ep 538: How To Achieve Financial Freedom As An Indie Artist (Without Compromising Your Artistic Integrity)
Song Title Challenge #220: "Last Minute Roses" w/ C.J. Field
Ep 537: How To Maximize Song Evaluations
Ep 536: 5 Deal Mistakes Artists Continue To Make (and How To Fix Them)
Song Title Challenge #219: "Bottle Blonde" w/ Hit Songwriter, Terri Jo Box
Ep 535: How To Improve As A Songwriter...FAST
Ep 534: CLIMB CLASSIC - Spotify Myths
Song Title Challenge #218: "No Help For That" w/ Mary Kutter
Ep 533: Two Pro Writers, Four Big Lessons
Ep 532: IGNORE The Details In Promotion
Song Title Challenge #217: "The Sculptor's Hand" w/ After Grace
Ep 531: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter, Michael August
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Listen To Your Body
Ep 530: Interview w/ Fox Rothschild Music Attorneys, Heidy Vaquerano,and Cynthia Katz
Song Title Challenge #216: "Hostage" w/ Brooke Lee
Ep 529: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter, JT Harding
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Songplugging Tips
Ep 528: Here's What AI Can't Replicate
Song Title Challenge #215: "Tickled Pink" w/ James Otto
Ep 527: Interview w/ Legendary Song Plugger, Sherrill Blackman
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Almosts
Ep 526: Interview with Artist Manager, Kris Rochester
Song Title Challenge #214: "Better Bad Ideas" w/ Hit Songwriter Andy Sheridan
Ep 525: AI Q&A
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Deep Work
Ep 524: Interview w/ Rising Country Star, Brooke Lee
Song Title Challenge #213: "B.C." w/ Billy Jam Recording Artist, Alex Miller
Ep 523: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter & Hit Producer, Wayne Haun
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons from Play For A Publisher
Ep 522: Interview with Brian Greenway From April Wine
Song Title Challenge #212: "A Little Ladder" w/ Jeremy Spillman
Ep 521: Interview w/ Shalacy Griffin, Production Coordinator For Multi-Platinum Producer, Michael Knox
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney’s “Single Pigeon”
Ep 520: Interview w/ Legendary BMG VP and Head of Creative, Chris Oglesby
Song Title Challenge #211: "Keep The Change" w/ Barrett Baber
Ep 519: Interview w/ CCM Artist, Band Reeves
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons From Toby Keith
Ep 518: What Does The 2025 Spotify Loud & Clear Report Mean To You?
Song Title Challenge #210: "The Almost Door" w/ Styles Haury
Ep 517: Interview w/ Johnny McGuire

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney On Songwriting
bonusThis is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) If you'd like to watch the full J.A.M. Session, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trial at SongwritingPro.com! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 513Ep 516: Interview w/ Emerging Artist Manager Erika Primdahl
Johnny & Brent welcome Erika Primdahl, who is a Nashville-based artist manager and founder of Primetime 615, a boutique management company focused on developing emerging country artists and helping them build sustainable careers from the ground up. Connect w/ Erika Primdahl Here: Facebook: @ErikaPrimdahl Instagram: @itsprimetime615 The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Song Title Challenge #209: "You Are Here" w/ Hit Songwriter, Skip Ewing
bonusBaxter & Johnny D welcome legendary hit songwriter, Skip Ewing, to The Challenge. Skip has 11 #1 hits ("Love Me", "If I Didn't Have You", "Something That We Do"), and is a BMI Songwriter of the Year recipient, as well as a CMA Triple Play Award winner. Together, we kind of cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing a song titled, "You Are Here," sent in by CLIMBer, Kacey Baugh. This one turns into a songwriting masterclass! Connect with Skip Ewing Here: Facebook: @SkipEwing Instagram: @Skipewing YouTube: @SkipEwingOfficial Spotify: @Skip Ewing The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 515: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter & Artist, Skip Ewing
Johnny & Brent welcome Hit Songwriter, Skip Ewing, to the show. Skip is a CMT Triple Play winner (three #1's in the same year), BMI Songwriter Of The Year winner, and he penned ELEVEN #1 songs. We go philosophically deep on this one...it might just help you do life better as well as songwriting! Connect with Skip Ewing Here: Facebook: @SkipEwing Instagram: @Skipewing YouTube: @SkipEwingOfficial Spotify: @Skip Ewing The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Power of Frequency
bonusThis is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) If you'd like to watch the full J.A.M. Session, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trial at SongwritingPro.com! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices