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

If you’re feeling frustrated with your songwriting career or left out of the game, then this episode is for you. Brent and Johnny discuss 4 reasons publishers won’t take a meeting. If you have great songs but you’re having trouble getting anyone to listen to them, then you need to submit a song to Songwriting Pro’s “Play For Publisher” Event by February 28, 2018. The host will be hit publisher Cou...

Get inside the mind of a hit songwriter. Listen to how Brent would approach writing the title, “Beautiful Scars” submitted by CLIMBer, Greg Shively. Thanks, Greg! If you have a song written and would like to improve it, or if you have a title and would like some one-on-one coaching with Brent to improve and learn, reach out at Songwritingpro.com/coaching and schedule an appointment today. Learn mo...

If you’ve been worried about Facebook taking down your music posts and your account then this episode is for you. How has Facebook changed their rules to help you get more views on your music? How will the recent announcement that Best Buy will no longer carry CD’s as of July 1, 2018 affect your career and the decisions you make? Find out in this episode as Johnny and Brent discuss these recent ev...

Have you really listened to the lyrics on current hits? Listen to Brent and Johnny dig deep into the lyrics from “Written In The Sand” by Old Dominion, “Marry Me” by Thomas Rhett, and “Round Here Buzz” by Eric Church. Would you like to get in touch with a professional hit publisher and get your song(s) heard? March 19th, 2018 is the next Songwriting Pro “Play For Publisher” event with Courtney All...

Want to get inside the mind of a hit songwriter? Listen to Brent and Johnny dissect the song title “The Only Heart You Had Was Mine”. You’ll see exactly how Brent would approach writing this song from multiple different angles. THIS IS FUN! If you have a title that you’d like to submit for STC, please send it to info@daredevilproduction.com and put SONG TITLE CHALLENGE in the subject line so it ge...

1 week after Tom Jackson finished producing Taylor Swift’s live show, her merch sales skyrocketed 600%!! THIS is the power of a well-crafted live performance, even for a singer/songwriter in a coffee house. Tom’s work is the missing piece to master connecting to an audience and keeping them in the palm of your hand. It’s about creating moments. You can learn more by visiting TomJacksonProductions....

Are you feeling burnt out? Maybe frustrated with your writing at the moment? Well, this episode is for you. Brent and Johnny discuss 7 ways to keep yourself motivated and moving forward. As we say in the intro, Brent connects you with the pros. This February 8th, 2018 Brent is hosting an all-new “Know The Row” event and the special guest is none other than hit songwriter Byron Hill. Byron’s songs...

Get inside the mind of a hit songwriter. Listen as Brent mentally dissects the song title “I Forgot To Forget That I Love You”. Brent will think out loud regarding his approach to the angles and unique ways to make this work in commercial country music. If you’d like to work with Brent directly on a song title or on some coaching, please reach out to SongwritingPro.com/coaching Learn more about yo...

What if the label or publishing company says YES? Most artists and songwriters think they’d be home free. But would you be? Find out in this intriguing episode! Get Johnny’s free Twitter book at GiftFromJohnny.com If you’re feeling frustrated with your artist career then you will create real momentum with just a little personal help from Johnny. Schedule your consultation NOW at info@daredevilprod...

Most indie artists and songwriters feel frustrated because they can’t get access to the professionals that could help their careers. This episode will tackle a few different methods for getting yourself in the right room and gaining momentum in your career. Reserve your spot in Brent’s “Know The Row” event and ask your questions to hit songwriter Byron Hill on February 8th. To get information down...

Get inside the mind of a hit songwriter as Brent shares what his thought process would be to write the title “Raised In A Barn” Schedule a songwriting coaching session with Brent today and make your lyrics more competitive. SCHEDULE MY APPOINTMENT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the 100th EPISODE! Listen for a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! Plus, Johnny & Brent both share random facts about their respective national TV appearances and reflect on what they’re grateful for after 100 episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The music business, like every other business, is all about relationships. Brent shares some experiences he’s had with a few valuable relationships that have propelled his songwriting career. Join Frettie.com and get insider songwriter information and create relationships of your own! Get on the SongwritingPro insider’s list by downloading Brent’s free book Think Like A Pro Songwriter at GiftFromB...

Brent dissects the song title, “Baby Blue Lies”. There is always a great education and insight as to how the mind of a hit songwriter will prepare to write a song title. If you’d like some one-on-one coaching to finish your song and still own 100% of your song, reach out to Brent at songwritingpro.com/coaching to schedule an appointment today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Why is it that you have no emotional concerns with any kind of failure at your day gig, but you’re paralyzed with fear of failure in your artist career? A little one-on-one strategy session is all it takes to transform your feelings of frustration into real momentum. Email Daredevil Production at info@Daredevilproduction.com to schedule your consultation today. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Join Brent’s Building A Hit 4-week Online Workshop What you’ll learn: How To Find Great Song Titles How To Kill Writer’s Block How To Focus Ideas For Maximum Impact How To Frame Your Song For Maximum Commercial Appeal How To Finish Your Song To learn more, download Brent’s free online book Think Like A Pro Songwriter and get on the insider’s list. Download today at GiftFromBrent.com Learn more abo...

Brent proffers up an impromptu treatment of a listener’s song title. These are always fun. If you’d like some personal one on one coaching for your song and your song title connect with Brent today at SongwritingPro.com/coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a CLIMB listener make the jump and grow his music business enough to make a living at it? How did a CLIMB listener create YouTube videos with 20,000 + views? We interviewed Johnathan Cochran because we think you could learn a lot from his tactics on being a professional indie artist. If you’d like to transform into a professional artist but you’re having trouble, getting stuck, or just pla...

“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 wasn’t asked back to write because he didn’t win over the artist even though they wrote a killer song that she put on hold. Did you miss Brent’s last Play For Publisher event? Maybe you’re not ready to put yo...

Get into the mind of a hit songwriter! Johnny springs a “Climber” submitted song title and Brent riffs on the different ways he would think about writing it. Get personal songwriting coaching from Brent Baxter at SongwritingPro.com/coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You won’t hear most artists say they’re terrible at playing or songwriting but way too many artists admit to sucking at networking! This is NOT OK. This episode will reveal some ways and reasons you can and should improve your networking skills. Are you struggling with applying some of the concepts from this podcast to your personal artist career? Johnny is available to you for business consultati...

Where are your successes? This episode will show you how to craft every publisher meeting into a successful meeting. There are a few spots left on Brent’s next Play For Publisher event with John Ozier. Learn more at SongwritingPro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Barber owns Barfrog Music which is a label services company that currently has 4 artists in the top 60 on the Music Row Country Music Chart. They plan on having at least 2 but probably 4 artists on national TV shows in 2018. Want to find out how they did it? Johnny is available to you for consulting. Craft a custom marketing plan to get your art in front of new eyeballs. Schedule your appoin...

If your a songwriter looking to get cuts, then this episode is for you. Brent lists 5 ways to become aware of what songs artists need. Get off the “Pay-No-Mind-List” with this episode. Submit your songs for Brent’s “Play For Publisher” event! Go to SongwritingPro.com for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does a guy meet 40 engineers for the first time in a conference room and then 2-hours later remember every single one of their names? This episode will give you 5 different methods for the ultimate networking trick; remembering names. Remembering someone’s name is an incredible gesture to show them that you care and THAT’S what your new contact will take away from your introduction. They’ll re...