Podcast Episodes

Song Title Challenge: Tom Douglas & "Sweet Southern Promise"

This one is so good, we're dropping it on ya in case you missed it the first time!

Johnny & Brent welcome LEGENDARY hitmaker, Tom Douglas, to the pod ("House That Built Me", "Southern Voice", "Little …

Published on 1 year ago

CLIMB CLASSIC: How To Stay In Contact Without Wearing Out Your Welcome

CLIMBers! This one is so good, we wanted to present it to you a 2nd time...

After you've done the work to make a few connections in the music business, how do you stay in contact without wearing out y…

Published on 1 year ago

J.A.M. Session: How 1 Line Can Ruin Your Song

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, ju…

Published on 1 year ago

Interview with Ben Glover

Episode 457

CLIMBers! Today we sit down with songwriter / producer of 40 #1 songs, 8-time Grammy Nominee, Multiple Dove Award Winner, and recipient of the NSAI Top-Ten-Songs-I-Wish-I'd-Written Award, Ben Glover.…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

"Love Ain't Blind Enough" w/ Dan Smalley

Brent & Johnny welcome Nashville Recording Artist and songwriter (with cuts by artists like Ashley McBryde and more), Dan Smalley, to the Challenge where they cook up 5-6 different angles to writing …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Interview with Berkley Kriz, Artist Manager at Starstruck

Episode 456

Brent & Johnny welcome, Starstruck Entertainment Artist Manager, Berkley Kriz (Blake Shelton, Carly Pierce), to The CLIMB to discuss what her day to day looks like and how indie artists can get ahead…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

J.A.M. Session:Qualities Of The Professional

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, ju…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Interview w/ CCM Superstar, Brandon Heath

Episode 455

CLIMBer, how does an award-winning multiple number-one singer-songwriter put together a new album? We're talking about that today with hit CCM artist, Brandon Heath. Understanding how he puts a recor…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

"Would It Kill Ya?" w/ Adam Wheeler

Johnny and Brent welcome Nashville-based singer-songwriter Adam Wheeler (with cuts by Clay Walker, Scotty McCreery, Megan Moroney, Tracy Lawrence, Tenille Arts, Buddy Jewell, Gord Bamford, and more) …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Interview w/ CCM Artist and Author Jason Gray

Episode 454

CLIMBer, how do you turn what you might think of as a career-disqualifying challenge or limitation into an important part of what connects you to your audience? In other words, how do you turn an obs…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago