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

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 t...

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-winnin...

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 Busin...

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 Chur...

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 songwr...

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 Chur...

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 i...

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 Chur...

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/adchoi...

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-...

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 Chur...

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 m...

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'r...

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 Chur...

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