Ten Year Town

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Episode 71: Josh Crutchmer Dec 02, 2024

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Josh Crutchmer is a music journalist and author originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma. Josh is a writer and planning editor for the New York Times and a contributor to Rolling Stone. He is set to release his 3rd book, Red Dirt Unplugged, on December 13th.

In this episode, we discuss Josh’s journey from Oklahoma to the New York Times, why music journalism is important, the stories behind red dirt legends like Tom Skinner, Stony Larue, and much more.

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This podcast was produced by Ben VanMaarth.
Intro and Outro music for this episode was composed by Troy Cartwright, Monty Criswell, and Derek George. It is called "Same" and you can listen to it in it's entirety here.
Additional music for this episode was composed by Thomas Ventura.
Artwork design by Brad Vetter.
Creative Direction by Mary Lucille Noah.

SongTown with Troy Cartwright Nov 25, 2024

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This episode features our host Troy Cartwright's interview on the SongTown Podcast. Learn more about SongTown at https://songtown.com/.
"Today’s guest Troy Cartwright (Singer-songwriter/ Host of the Ten Year Town Podcast) reveals his journey through a major label record deal, leaving that, and finding indie streaming success. Now he calls his own creative shots, crushing it with songs like “That’s Why,” “Unlove You,” and “Over You By Now.”

Episode 70: Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects) Nov 18, 2024

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Nick Wheeler is a songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the band “The All-American Rejects.” Originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma, Nick wrote some of the early 2000s’ biggest hits, including “Swing, Swing,” “Move Along,” “Gives You Hell,” and others. In addition to his work with the band, Nick operates and produces out of his Wheelhouse Studio in Nashville.
In this episode, Nick shares why he loves Nashville and considers it his home, his early interest in production and recording, what’s next for his studio and more.

Episode 69: Travis Denning Nov 11, 2024

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Travis Denning is an artist and songwriter originally from Warner Robbins, Georgia. Known for his creative storytelling in songs like “David Ashley Parker from Powder Springs” (certified Gold) and his first #1 song “After A Few” (certified Platinum), he has had additional success as a songwriter with cuts on Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Chase Rice, Cody Johnson, and more. He is currently published by Red Creative Group.

On this episode, Travis shares his journey, from getting his start in Georgia college bars to playing Colorado’s Red Rocks amphitheater, having his first #1 in during the pandemic, and what’s next for Travis in the coming year.

Episode 68: Marv Green Nov 04, 2024

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Marv Green is a grammy nominated songwriter and singer originally from Southern California. Over the course of his multi-decade career, he has had cuts with legendary artists such as George Strait, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Morgan Wallen and many, many others. His song “Amazed” recorded by Lonestar won the BMI Award for song of the year. Currently, he is signed to Warner Chappell Music and Red Door Music Group.
In this episode, we discuss Marv’s origin story before moving to Nashville, what it’s like writing with artists like Eric Church, where he finds inspiration, his advice to his younger self, and many other stops along the way.
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Episode 67: Harry Miree Oct 28, 2024

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Harry Miree is a professional drummer originally from Birmingham, Alabama. Harry has toured with acts like Hardy, LoCash, Lindsay Ell, Ryan Follies and many, many more. He is also well known in the drumming community for his popular YouTube channel. Currently, he is the Music Director and touring drummer for Hardy.
In this episode, Harry returns to Ten Year Town to discuss all that goes into creating a tour, how he translates song recordings to a live show, what he’s looking forward to and much more.
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Episode 66: Tofer Brown Oct 21, 2024

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Tofer Brown is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and producer originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tofer has written songs for artists like Jon Pardi, Little Big Town, Lauren Daigle, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Carly Pearce and many others. He is currently signed to Concord Music Publishing.
In this episode, Tofer shares his journey, from transferring to Belmont University and then dropping out after only a semester, why he waited to sign a publishing deal, advice for younger writers and more.

Episode 65: Tom Douglas Oct 14, 2024

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Tom Douglas is an ACM Award-Winning and Grammy nominated songwriter signed to Sony Music Publishing. Tom has had his songs cut by many legendary artists including Tim McGraw, Lady A, Keith Urban, Eric Church, and more. His song “The House That Built Me,” recorded by Miranda Lambert, went on to win the Song of the Decade Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

On this episode, Tom shares his journey, from moving to Nashville two different times, to having his first Number 1 be a solo-write, how he stays inspired, and much more.

Episode 64: Travis Wood Oct 07, 2024

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Travis Wood is a songwriter originally from Beaverton, Ontario. Travis has had songs recorded by Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Corey Kent, Parmalee and many more. He is currently signed to Creative Nation and his song “I Ain’t Sayin”, recorded by Jordan Davis, is currently a single at country radio.
In this episode, we discuss Travis’ move from Canada to Nashville, how he picked up writing songs from his dad, his first Number 1 song with Parmalee, his advice to young songwriters, and more.

Episode 63: Kelly Archer Sep 30, 2024

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Kelly Archer is a songwriter originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, and is currently signed as a writer with RED Creative and Sony Music. Kelly has written hits for many country artists, including number 1 songs with Brett Young, Justin Moore, Corey Kent, Travis Denning. Her song “I’m Gonna Love You”, recorded by Cody Johnson featuring Carrie Underwood, is Cody's current radio single.
In the episode, Kelly shares how she moved to Nashville from Canada to pursue songwriting, advice she’d give her younger self, her journey to her first #1, how her last two singles were over 5 years old and many other stops along the way.

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