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NHTE 569 Chris SD Jan 08, 2025

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A multi-Juno Award-winning songwriter and producer, he is the founder of Sundown Sessions Studios and the founder and CEO of SyncSongwriter, with five songs from two SyncSongwriter alumni artists having recently been featured in a Cannes Palme d’Or winning film. He has produced numerous hit songs for radio including gold and platinum records for several major-label artists. His credits include working with Blue Rodeo, plus working on albums by major artists like Kris Kristofferson and Bryan Adams, among others. There is a free, online, live event coming up this Sunday, January 12th, that he talks about during this conversation.

NHTE 568 Karen Kosowski Jan 01, 2025

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A multi-instrumentalist, producer, and multi-genre songwriter who is signed to Sony Publishing. She produced the majority of Mickey Guyton’s three-time GRAMMY-nominated album “Remember Her Name” and is a co-writer on several of the album’s tracks. Based in Nashville, she arranged the instrumentation and choir, and played piano in the final performance of Mickey’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl in early 2022. She has also accompanied Mickey on stage for many special occasions, including performances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” the 2021 American Music Awards, and the 2021 GRAMMY Awards. Her résumé includes writing, co-writing, or producer credits on a long list of songs that have charted and/or been Gold certified – including in the U.S., Canada, and Australia – and she has had several songs placed into major motion pictures.

NHTE 567 Mark Farner Dec 25, 2024

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One of the founding members of the legendary band Grand Funk Railroad. A singer, songwriter, guitar player, in September he released a full album, and his American Band continues to tour, including a cruise that they will play on next March. He is a platinum recording artist 30 times over and even earned a Dove Award nomination. A music video for one of the songs on his new album got more than 25 thousand views in just the first four weeks alone of being on his official YouTube channel. On and off the stage he works tirelessly to honor our nation’s service personnel and Veterans wherever they are stationed.

NHTE 566 Steph Carse Dec 18, 2024

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A six-time Emmy Award-winning recording artist, filmmaker, and television producer. Music-wise, he released a single in August and the official music video for it already has over 1.1 million views on YouTube. Based near Orlando, he has sold a half million albums and garnered a Juno Award nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. He is currently directing and producing the movie “Undone,” which is based on a true story, and his 2023 movie musical “The True Miracle of Christmas” is now available on Amazon Prime Video. He is also the founder of the anti-bullying ministry Y i Count.

NHTE 565 JD Hinton Dec 11, 2024

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Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor who was even a radio DJ. He just released a five-song EP on November 15th, his second EP release of the year, and he has more new music coming in 2025. He has performed at notable venues ranging from Rockwood Music Hall to the House of Blues to the Viper Room and even sang in Rome at the Vatican! His music resume also includes having composed music for Hollywood films, including a song that was sung by Celine Dion. With clearly a lot to say musically, his catalog includes an EP last year and three EPs in 2022.

NHTE 564 Ryan Robinette Dec 04, 2024

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Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who released an EP at the end of August. He has been on the iTunes Top 10 Country Charts AND had one of his songs hand-picked by the Global Head of Country at Spotify to be on their “New Boots” playlist, where it stayed for several months being streamed close to two million times. In 2016 his first official music video landed in the Top 10 on Vevo’s Country Charts for multiple weeks. He has played at numerous songwriters festivals and shared stages by himself and with his band alongside artists and writers such as Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, Nelly, Daughtry, and more. The videos on his official YouTube channel have a combined total of more than 18 million views and his top five songs on Spotify alone have combined for more than 3.3 million streams.

NHTE 563 Charly Reynolds Nov 27, 2024

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Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who released an album on September 20th and followed it up with an official music video released at the end of October. One of the tracks from her new album was featured on two Spotify playlists and another on Apple Music. She also released an original Christmas song less than three weeks ago. She has opened for big names in country music such as Maddie & Tae, Walker Hayes, Lainey Wilson, and Elle King, and this past June she had multiple performances as part of CMA Fest. Her cover of the song “Neon Moon” was spotlighted on FOX TV’s The Resident and her official YouTube channel has a combined total of more than 4.1 million video views.

NHTE 562 Twinnie Nov 20, 2024

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British country-pop sensation who just released a new album less than two weeks ago. The launch of that project came just six days after having performed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. She has already released three music videos for songs from her new album and her official YouTube channel overall has a combined total of more than 1.6 million video views. She has live shows on five consecutive days coming up at the end of November in the UK and had also performed in Nashville in September in conjunction with AmericanaFest. She is also a member of CMT’s 2024 “Next Women of Country” class AND is the co-founder of an initiative aimed at promoting mental health and well-being in the music industry. Before rising to country stardom, she performed as a backing singer and dancer for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Plus, she has done acting work, including alongside household names like Glenn Close and Christian Slater in film and stage.

NHTE 561 Archie Beatz Nov 13, 2024

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A composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording & mix engineer, and YouTube personality. Currently based in northern California, he is a voting member of the Recording Academy and has composed music for T-Mobile, Covergirl, and even an NBA star. Plus, as lead composer, he scored an original series on the Zeus Network. He has partnered with a handful of audio brands on his YouTube channel, which is approaching a combined total of ten million video views. He also talks during this interview about a new recording project of his own that he has coming out in Spring 2025.

NHTE 560 Vail Johnson Nov 06, 2024

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Singer, songwriter, bass player, and producer who has recorded and performed with numerous household names in music. He has worked in over 85 countries and is currently working on a new album. His music has been heard in film, television, radio, and albums, and he has lived in Los Angeles, been a part of numerous bands, and toured internationally, playing every major jazz festival around the world. Based in Nashville, he teaches a masterclass, while also still going out and performing a one-man show, and, his official YouTube channel has amassed a combined total of almost three-quarters-of-a-million combined video views. Among the countless celebrities he has performed with are Kenny G, Stevie Nicks, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Michael Bolton, James Ingram, Steve Perry, Christopher Cross, Peabo Bryson, and more.

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