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

Here's a great CLIMB CLASSIC Song Title Challenge with the newly signed, and incomparable, Tigirlily Gold. Brent, Johnny, and Tigirlily Gold work out 5-6 different conceptual angles on how to write a song titled, "Stuck Between Hell and Highwater". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers, today we unpack part two of the book The E-Myth Revisited helping you further understand that you are an entrepreneur and you must embrace this to create the leverage you want. Stick around, because I'm going to have a few actionable items for you at the end of the episode. So listen up! 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Brent sits down with hit songwriter & producer, Jeff Pardo (Lady A, Mandisa, Francesca Battistelli, Zach Williams, Ben Rector, Micah Tyler, Danny Gokey, Tauren Wells, Matthew West, Jesus Culture, Rhett Walker Band, Travis Cottrell, Brandon Heath & more) to discuss his cuts... and bruises. This is an excerpt from "The Hang." If you'd like to watch the full episode, 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 trail 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBer! If things are always going sideways for you in your music career, it might not be just bad luck. There's a possibility that you are a chaos addict. It's sneaky and it can kill your career before it even really gets started. So we're going to help you identify 5 ways that Chaos Addiction might be showing up and sabotaging you and your career. We don't want that to happen, we want you to win, so listen up! 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Johnny and Brent welcome hit songwriter, with over 400 cuts, 16 #1's, Brian White, to the show! Together, they craft 5-6 different conceptual ideas for writing a song titled, "Dirty Valentine," sent in by CLIMBer, Johnny Matt! 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBers! What I'm about to say is an immutable law of business... "Having a jaw-dropping, phenomenally valuable talent and knowing how to run a business are two entirely different skill sets. Possessing both of these skills is critical and therefore required to create financial success of any kind." So today, we're going to discuss some fundamental business structure concepts that you'll need to grow your artist business. Welcome to the class. 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

The late, great Jim Femino was a pro songwriter with cuts and hits by Toby Keith, John Michael Montgomery, James Otto ("Just Got Started Loving You") & more. I had the pleasure and blessing of sitting down with him a few years ago for this episode, where he shares the inside story of one of his biggest cuts… and one of his biggest Music City bruises! Full episodes of “The Hang” are available exclusively in the SongwritingPro.com Member Area. If you’re a member, log in to watch this and all other episodes. If you’re not yet a member, start your 14-day FREE trial today! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBers! Are you a fan of 90's country songwriting and wish it would make a comeback? Or are you a younger songwriter who figures the 90's are good for name-dropping folks in your lyrics but not relevant to how you write your songs today? Well, you're both going to be surprised and hopefully encouraged by today's episode featuring hit songwriter and awesome songwriting teacher, Steve Leslie! 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Brent & Johnny welcome emerging Canadian artist (with over 4 million streams), Parker Graye, to Song Title Challenge! Together, they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to write a song titled, "But What If She Says No?" If you want to write like a pro, you need to think like a pro. And listening to this episode will help you do that! 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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, and 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

CLIMBers, the numbers don't lie because the numbers can't talk. In this C.L.I.M.B. CLASSIC, Johnny reveals how many artists generated at least $50,000 of revenue from Spotify streaming. And guess what? Many are indie artists like you! It's encouraging, and it's worth another listen! (We'll be back next week with all brand-new episodes!) 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Brian Davis is a pro songwriter with cuts and hits by Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert & more. Today, he shares the inside story of one of his biggest cuts… and of one of his biggest Music City bruises! Full episodes of “The Hang” are available exclusively in the SongwritingPro.com Member Area. If you’re a member, log in to watch this and all other episodes. If you’re not yet a member, start your 14-day FREE trial today! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBers, this CLIMB CLASSIC has so many value bombs, we thought it's worth another listen! “You have a better chance of booking a second co-write with an artist if you have a ‘good song’ and a GREAT time than with a ‘great song’ and a BAD time.” Brent discloses a situation where he was NOT asked back to write because he didn’t win over the artist - even though they wrote a killer song that she liked enough to demo. The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists & 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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Connect with our guest, Tyler Reeve, here: Facebook: @tylerreeve Twitter: @tylerreeve Instagram: @tylerreeve Website: https://tylerreeve.com The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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. Get Brent's free ebook! Go to GiftFrom Brent.com and tell him where to send it. If you would like to do a private Song Title Challenge or get private coaching, go to SongwritingPro.com/coaching and schedule your appointment today. Join the movement and broaden your understanding of how to honor the digital platform. This FREE download, Whoever Owns The Traffic, Rules The Road, will help you understand and adjust your tactics to grow your traffic and get paid on a digital platform. Go to GiftFromJohnny.com and tell him where to send it. If you'd like some one-on-one coaching to better understand your assets and how to use them to get paid, schedule a consultation with Johnny today. Email him at [email protected] and put CONSULTATION in the subject line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers, this interview with legendary hit songwriter, Tim Nichols, is soooooo good that we think it's worth another listen! Tim wrote "Live Like You Were Dying" for Tim McGraw and "Heads Carolina, Tails California" for Jo De Messina to name a few! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

This is an excerpt from "The Hang." If you'd like to watch the full episode, 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 trail at SongwritingPro.com! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBer, are your songwriting goals leading you toward failure? Is your goal of having a #1 hit song actually hurting your chances of getting that #1 hit song? There is a better way to achieve more songwriting success and we're going to talk about it today on The CLIMB. So listen up! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Johnny & Brent welcome hit songwriter, Rachel Thibodeau ("Good Directions" - Billy Currington, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride) to Song Title Challenge! Together, they hammer out 5-6 different angles for writing the song title, "Loose Ends," sent in by CLIMBer, Marla Rubenstein! If you're a songwriter who wants to get cuts and hits, Song Title Challenge is a great window into the minds of pro songwriters. Pay attention to these episodes, and they'll make you a better writer! If you'd like to submit a title for the "Song Title Challenge" please email your titles to [email protected] and put "SONG TITLE CHALLENGE" in the subject line. Connect with our guest, Rachel Thibodeau here: Instagram: @RachelThibodeauMusic Facebook: @RachelThibodeauMusic TikTok: @RachelThibodeauMusic The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

CLIMBers, the market share of major label artists has gradually shrunk over the years since social media decentralized marketing and streaming decentralized distribution. Currently, indie artists are responsible for a whopping 30 to 35% of all streams on Spotify and growing! Now, Spotify is changing the payouts...what does this mean to you? We're discus that today on The C.L.I.M.B., so listen up! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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

Do you have to be great at all areas of songwriting (lyrics, melody, instrumentation, production, singing, etc.)? Or can you turn pro while just having ONE major strength? Here's the truth! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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. 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

CLIMBer, how do you get better at writing lyrics faster when you write with another songwriter? How do you keep from feeling like you're running in slow motion while they're running at warp speed? We're gonna help you out with that today. So listen up! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 and BrentBaxterMusic.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

Johnny and Brent welcome 2-time Grammy Nominated, 3-time GMA Dove Award Winner, and 6-time Fan-Voted Soloist of the year, Joe Habedank to STC where they work up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song-title, "End Up Town". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers, you're about to meet the poster child for everything that you should be doing to promote your music, your brand, your everything! This episode started out as a video content challenge episode...and there were SO many value bombs we're like this needs to be a regular episode. So, here you go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you HAVE to move to Nashville if you hope to make it as a songwriter? Is success impossible if you DON'T move? If success guaranteed if you DO make the move? Here's the truth, so listen up! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning 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. 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

CLIMBers, today we reveal 3 things you must do if you want to turn pro. And we discuss what they mean for YOU if you want to write songs for a living. Or even if you just want to get that ONE bucket list cut. The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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. 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

Brent & Johnny welcome hit songwriter Sonny LeMaire from the band, Exile! Together, they flesh out 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing a song titled, "Snake Charmer," sent in my CLIMBer, Penelope Laird. If you want to write like a pro, you need to think like a pro. And Song Title Challenge helps you do that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers, our good friend, our fearless leader, Brent Baxter, was out on a ledge...despondent, down, DOWN in the dumps...and who saved him? I saved him! You're going to want to know how I talked him off that ledge. That's what we're going to talk about on this episode...right here! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters and indie artist "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 BrentBaxterMusic.com 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 Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBer, if you're a songwriter hoping to get cuts by other artists, does it help or hurt you to release your own music independently? We're going to talk about that today on The CLIMB! So listen up! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning 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. 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

Johnny & Brent welcome the 2022 Country Music Alberta's Horizon Female Artist of the Year and winner of the Horizon Single of the Year at the Country Music Alberta Awards, Hailey Benedict, to the show! Together, they craft 5-6 different concepts for writing a song titled, "What I Didn't Know," sent in by CLIMBer, Laurie Lotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers! The Spotify Top 20... who owns the songs? Major labels? Indie labels? Or the artists? You're gonna be super surprised - and encouraged - by this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Songwriting Pro Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBer, in September I went to the Sixth Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. And not only did I get to hear some of the best songs of the year, I also took notes. And I have some great takeaways to help YOU on your songwriting journey. So listen up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent & Johnny welcome the great Neal McCoy ("Wink" "No Doubt About It" "If I Was A Drinking Man") to Song Title Challenge! Together, they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song title, "Dig A Little Deeper," sent in by CLIMBer and SongwritingPro.com member, Randy Maynor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers, are you using the most effective strategy on Spotify today? We're going to deep dive on one of the most common Spotify artist strategies - that is a MISTAKE! We'll also put a few Spotify metrics under a microscope to give you a better understanding of what your analytics mean, and how to interpret them! 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 Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBer, I'm sure you hear a lot about the importance of making the move to Nashville, New York, or L.A. if you want to make it as a songwriter. And while that is a big help, there are advantages to NOT living in a major music city. Today we're gonna reveal a few of them. So, if you're an out-of-towner, this episode is definitely for you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny and Brent welcome long-time CLIMBer, NBC's The Voice finalist, and killer singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer, WILKES, to Song Title Challenge! Together, they hash out 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song titled, "Grass Stains," sent in by CLIMBer, Johnny Matt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers! What does it mean to break an artist? Will the industry definition of "breaking" change from artists hitting grand slams to artists hitting singles and doubles? Today Johnny unpacks a Billboard article that he referenced in his previous episode. And you won't believe what the label executives are saying! Here's a link to the Billboard article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-labels-adjust-expectations-pop-stars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Songwriting Pro Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers! Today we're going to break down a hit song by Maddie & Tae called "Heart They Didn't Break". We're gonna talk about lessons you can learn from this outside cut. That's right, Maddie & Tae did not write this themselves, just like you were probably not in the room with them. We'll talk about how you can possibly get your song cut by a major artist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny & Brent welcome hit songwriter, Tim McGraw's touring guitar player, and the guy who tracked almost every guitar for Jason Aldean's records, has played guitar on over 500 songs, and 45 #1 songs, Adam Shoenfeld to STC where they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles for writing a song titled, "If Jesus Had A Tattoo". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers! For all intents and purposes, it's true, that terrestrial radio is dead. I'm about to prove it to you. Like with any crisis, there's danger and opportunity. In this case, the opportunity is for an indie artist like you. Today, we're going to unpack a recent Bob Lefsetz blog entitled The Death Of Radio? which tackles the phenomenon of Oliver Anthony and "Rich Men North of Richmond". You're gonna want to stick around and listen to this. There's so much going on in this article! Here's a link to the Lefsetz blog article: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2023/08/30/the-death-of-radio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Songwriting Pro Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBer, if you want to turn pro you will fail if you don't have enough of these 2 key ingredients. What are they? We're going to reveal that today on The CLIMB! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent and Johnny welcome hit songwriter, Barrett Baber (The Voice, "God Bless The Boy" + "Nothin' On You" Cody Johnson), to the Song Title Challenge to work out 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing a song titled, "With A Cold One". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers! Your biggest cash registers as an indie artist are live shows and merch...that's no secret. It all starts with selling tickets. So, today we're going to talk about how to sell more concert tickets - even if you're an indie artist who has to do everything yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Songwriting Pro Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... start your 14-day free trial and take the next big step in your songwriting career today! https://SongwritingPro.com Who is Brent Baxter? Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBer, it's really important to stay top-of-mind with the music industry. But you want to be top-of-mind in a positive way. In other words, you want them to smile - not run - when they see you coming. You don't want to be an ASK-hole! So today, we're revealing 10 ways you can stay in touch with the music industry pros in a positive way. Listen up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent and Johnny welcome Seth J. Elbe from the hit Southern Gospel group, Southbound to work up 5-6 different conceptual angles to write a song title, "On God's Tempo". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLIMBers and industry pros! We KNOW you want to hear your song on the radio. We know that radio makes you money. Today we're going to share some pretty disturbing news about terrestrial radio....you don't want to miss this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices