Podcast Episodes

Song Title Challenge #189: "The Offer Still Stands" w/ Caroline Owens

Brent and Johnny welcome hit Billy Blue recording artist, Caroline Owens, to The Challenge, where they whip up 5-6 different conceptual angles for writing a song titled, "The Offer Still Stands, sent…

Published on 8 months ago

Ep 473: Pitching and Moaning (Unprofessional Persistence)

CLIMBer, there's good persistence and there's bad persistence. Unfortunately, I've gotten an up-close view of bad persistence recently. Let's talk about it - so YOU can avoid this mistake and its con…

Published on 8 months ago

J.A.M. Session: How to Ruin A Publisher Meeting

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 8 months, 1 week ago

Interview with Digital Marketing Company Owner, Jennie Smythe From Girlilla

Episode 472

Our guest today, Jennie Smythe, is the founder and CEO of Girlilla Digital Marketing Agency, whose current roster includes Willie Nelson, Blondie, Brooke Shields, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Rascal …

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Song Title Challenge #188: "Jelly Donuts" w/ Ben Glover

Johnny & Brent welcome Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer, Ben Glover, who's penned and produced 40 number one songs in multiple genres of music and was named ASCAP's Christian Songwriter o…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

A.I. vs Human with Mason Douglas

Episode 471

What place does a human demo producer/musician/singer have in the dawning world of A.I. demos? Today, we welcome long-time friend of the pod, Mason Douglas, to the show to discuss the downstream eff…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

J.A.M. Session: What You Need To Turn Pro

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 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 470: Interview w/ CCM Artist Rachel Purcell

If you like fantastic, heartfelt, authentic artists, you'll love this interview with recording artist and songwriter, Rachel Purcell! Rachel shares her beautiful vulnerability as she recounts what it…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Song Title Challenge #187: "Jury's Out" w/ Chat GPT

Today, Brent & Johnny welcome our most famous guest to the challenge: A.I. in the form of ChatGPT! Listen to us hash out the song title "Jury's Out," sent in by CLIMBer, Sundi Jo Graham. Then we go …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 469: A.I. Demos-Friend Or Foe?

CLIMBer, some of y'all are using AI to demo your songs. Is that smart, or is it sacrilegious? Does it save you money or sell your soul? People have big feelings about this, and we're going to dive in…

Published on 9 months ago