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

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Johnny D & Baxter welcome former pipe-fitter-turned hit songwriter and country artist, Styles Haury, to The Challenge, where they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to write a song titled "The Almost Door." Styles wrote the Luke Bryan #1 hit "Country On" and has songs cut by Craig Morgan, Craig Campbell, and more. As an artist, he's opened for Craig Campbell, Jake Owen, Brett Eldridge, Tyler...

This episode started as a Song Title Challenge with hit songwriter and artist Johnny McGuire. We then got to talking, and it morphed into an amazing interview episode loaded with value bombs! Connect With Johnny McGuire HERE: Facebook: @JohnnyMcGuireOfficial Instagram: @JohnnyMcGuireMusic TikTok: @JohnnyMcGuire YouTube: @JohnnyMcGuireMusic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

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...

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,...

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 tu...

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 Sp...

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...

Scott Gunter is A&R for country superstar, Cody Johnson. This basically means he helps Cody find incredible songs for his albums. With the background spanning artist management, publishing, A&R, record labels, engineering, touring, and even selling merch on the road (working with artists including Randall King and Roger Creager), he brings a rare 360-degree perspective to artist development. He al...

Johnny & Brent welcome recording artist and hit songwriter, Coley McCabe, to The Challenge. Coley is a platinum-selling songwriter who hails from West Virginia. She has performed numerous times on the Grand Ole Opry. While on RCA Records, her song "Grow Young With You" was featured on the feature film Where the Heart Is, starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd. Her writing credits include the top...

CLIMBer, it's 2026, and I'm dialing in how I do things as a pro songwriter. I'm going to share some of my strategies and processes with you to help you on your C.L.I.M.B. 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...

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...

CLIMBers, it sucks having to be a content creator just to get your music heard. Today, going to share a killer AI hack that I use to shave boatloads of time off my posting process. This one is literally going to change your life. AI Prompt PDF Download Link: https://bit.ly/AIPromptDownload The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Lev...

Brent & Johnny welcome back hit songwriter, Kent Blazy, to The Challenge. Kent is a songwriter born in Lexington, Kentucky, now calling Nashville home. He's a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His catalog includes enduring hits such as Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes", "Ain't Going Down Till The Sun Comes Up", and Chris Young's "Getting You Home (the Black Dress song)". Kent...

CLIMBers! Today's guest is one of you. She is a CLIMBer who has been listening to the show for years and taking action on what she's learned. Now, she's starting to get success. She's starting to get some pro co-writes, some artist co-writes, just got her first #1 song, and she's one of y'all. You don't want to miss this one! Connect With Sundi Jo Graham Here: Facebook: @sundijo Instagram: @sundij...

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...

As a completely independent artist, today's guest, Allie Colleen, has accumulated over 11.9 million total streams. She's been called an artist to watch by People Country, Holler, Wide Open Country, Nashville Music Guide, Country Evolution, and more. Allie has been highlighted as the Artist of the Week on Bobby Bones' Top 30 Countdown. Her duet with Lee Bryce, "While We're Still Friends", was spotl...

Brent & Johnny welcome Scott Inman, whose music career has taken him around the world, allowing him to share the message of Christ on stages that many only dream of. With messages of faith, family, and life woven deep within his lyrics, this four-time BMI award-winning singer-songwriter and 2024 Singing News Artist and New Artist of the Year is breaking the mold. He's on Daywind Records and also D...

CLIMBer! Today's guest is a first-call studio musician, a producer for a rising artist on Warner Brothers Nashville, a songwriter, and a studio owner. We get into so much good stuff for you on your CLIMB. Oh yeah, and he's a great hang too. So you definitely want to listen to this one. Connect With David Dorn Here: Website: https://farmlandstudiosnashville.com/ Instagram: @FarmlandStudios Instagra...

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...

CLIMBers, you're an artist. You're trying to amass an audience, and social media is the place you're going to do it. You're going to need a little bit of help on that. We're going to go over six TikTok artist growth hacks for 2026, y'all! 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! Ab...

Johnny & Brent welcome Rick Monroe to The Challenge, where they craft 5-6 different conceptual ideas for a song titled "Another Garden". Rick was an indie artist for years, formerly endorsed by Jägermeister and now Monster Energy Drinks; however, Rick Monroe & The Hitmen just signed an imprint deal with Virgin Records. Monroe has performed in 17 countries, in every U.S. state (including Washington...

CLIMBer, let's go into a real publisher meeting. Come on a little trip with me. We're going to get some invaluable insights from an active hit music publisher in this one. So, you do not want to miss out! 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 h...

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...

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