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The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter

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

Sep 25, 202633 min

Ep 541: Interview w/ Legendary A&R Exec, Missi Gallimore

Sep 22, 20261h 10m

Ep 540: Interview w/ The Nashville Road Coach, Paul Secord

Sep 15, 20261h 0m

Song Title Challenge #221: "Within Reach" w/ #1 Hit Songwriter Wynn Varble

Sep 11, 202634 min

Ep 539: Interview with Centricity Artist, Rachel Purcell

Sep 8, 202652 min

Ep 538: How To Achieve Financial Freedom As An Indie Artist (Without Compromising Your Artistic Integrity)

Sep 1, 20261h 11m

Song Title Challenge #220: "Last Minute Roses" w/ C.J. Field

Aug 28, 202649 min

Ep 537: How To Maximize Song Evaluations

Aug 25, 202640 min

Ep 536: 5 Deal Mistakes Artists Continue To Make (and How To Fix Them)

Aug 18, 202658 min

Song Title Challenge #219: "Bottle Blonde" w/ Hit Songwriter, Terri Jo Box

Aug 14, 202631 min

Ep 535: How To Improve As A Songwriter...FAST

Aug 11, 202648 min

Ep 534: CLIMB CLASSIC - Spotify Myths

Aug 4, 202653 min

Song Title Challenge #218: "No Help For That" w/ Mary Kutter

Jul 31, 202646 min

Ep 533: Two Pro Writers, Four Big Lessons

Jul 28, 202655 min

Ep 532: IGNORE The Details In Promotion

Jul 21, 20261h 2m

Song Title Challenge #217: "The Sculptor's Hand" w/ After Grace

Jul 17, 202643 min

Ep 531: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter, Michael August

Jul 14, 20261h 4m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Listen To Your Body

Jul 10, 202616 min

Ep 530: Interview w/ Fox Rothschild Music Attorneys, Heidy Vaquerano,and Cynthia Katz

Jul 7, 20261h 5m

Song Title Challenge #216: "Hostage" w/ Brooke Lee

Jul 3, 202629 min

Ep 529: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter, JT Harding

Jun 30, 202643 min

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Songplugging Tips

Jun 26, 202616 min

Ep 528: Here's What AI Can't Replicate

Jun 23, 20261h 9m

Song Title Challenge #215: "Tickled Pink" w/ James Otto

Jun 19, 202642 min

Ep 527: Interview w/ Legendary Song Plugger, Sherrill Blackman

Jun 16, 20261h 26m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Almosts

Jun 12, 202613 min

Ep 526: Interview with Artist Manager, Kris Rochester

Jun 9, 202655 min

Song Title Challenge #214: "Better Bad Ideas" w/ Hit Songwriter Andy Sheridan

Jun 5, 202643 min

Ep 525: AI Q&A

Jun 2, 202659 min

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Deep Work

May 29, 202618 min

Ep 524: Interview w/ Rising Country Star, Brooke Lee

May 29, 20261h 15m

Song Title Challenge #213: "B.C." w/ Billy Jam Recording Artist, Alex Miller

May 22, 202646 min

Ep 523: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter & Hit Producer, Wayne Haun

May 19, 20261h 6m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons from Play For A Publisher

May 15, 202615 min

Ep 522: Interview with Brian Greenway From April Wine

May 12, 20261h 6m

Song Title Challenge #212: "A Little Ladder" w/ Jeremy Spillman

May 8, 202632 min

Ep 521: Interview w/ Shalacy Griffin, Production Coordinator For Multi-Platinum Producer, Michael Knox

May 5, 20261h 5m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney’s “Single Pigeon”

May 1, 202616 min

Ep 520: Interview w/ Legendary BMG VP and Head of Creative, Chris Oglesby

Apr 28, 20261h 4m

Song Title Challenge #211: "Keep The Change" w/ Barrett Baber

Apr 24, 202655 min

Ep 519: Interview w/ CCM Artist, Band Reeves

Apr 21, 20261h 2m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons From Toby Keith

Apr 17, 202617 min

Ep 518: What Does The 2025 Spotify Loud & Clear Report Mean To You?

Apr 14, 202652 min

Song Title Challenge #210: "The Almost Door" w/ Styles Haury

Apr 10, 202638 min

Ep 517: Interview w/ Johnny McGuire

Apr 7, 20261h 11m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney On Songwriting

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This 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

Apr 3, 202614 min

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

Mar 31, 20261h 4m

Song Title Challenge #209: "You Are Here" w/ Hit Songwriter, Skip Ewing

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Baxter & 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

Mar 27, 202651 min

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

Mar 24, 20261h 28m

Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Power of Frequency

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This 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

Mar 20, 202614 min