Ten Year Town

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Episode 28: Luke Laird Jan 08, 2024

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Luke Laird is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer originally from Hartstown, Pennsylvania. In addition to two Grammys, Luke has written over 20 #1 Billboard singles, has production credits with Kacey Musgraves, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and more, and was named both BMI and ACM’s Songwriter of the Year.
On this episode, Luke shares his journey from Pennsylvania to Middle Tennessee State University, how he found his songwriting success, the founding of his company Creative Nation, his writing philosophy, 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.

Episode 27: Jessi Alexander Jan 01, 2024

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Jessi Alexander is a Nashville country music songwriter and artist originally from Jackson, TN. She has written songs for many major label artists including Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Patty Loveless and many more. Her song “I Drive Your Truck” - which was recorded by Lee Brice - won song of the year at both the CMA and ACM awards in 2013. In addition to her country songwriting success, Jessi is perhaps best known for co-writing the song “The Climb” for Miley Cyrus.
In this episode we discuss Jessi’s journey, her constant reinvention, and her love of songwriting.

Holiday Rewind 2023: Courtney Allen Dec 25, 2023

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This week's episode is a rewind from episode 7 where we welcomed our first publisher-guest Courtney Allen!
Courtney is a Senior Director of A&R at Concord Music. As a music publisher, she pitches and provides support for many talented songwriters in Nashville including Russell Dickerson, Corey Crowder, Hillary Lindsey, Justin Wilson, Ruston Kelly and more. Courtney shares how she works with writers to build them a great calendar, what new songwriters can do to get on a publisher's radar, and generally what it means to be a champion of songs.This week, we revisit one of our most beloved episodes: our very first publisher-guest Courtney Allen! Courtney is a Senior Director of A&R at Concord Music. As a music publisher, she pitches and provides support for many talented songwriters in Nashville including Russell Dickerson, Corey Crowder, Hillary Lindsey, Justin Wilson, Ruston Kelly and more. Courtney shares how she works with writers to build them a great calendar, what new songwriters can do to get on a publisher's radar, and generally what it means to be a champion of songs.

Episode 26: The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield Dec 18, 2023

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Buy "The War of Art" here: https://amzn.to/3RQ62EJ
In this extra special holiday episode of Ten Year Town, host Troy Cartwright covers (breifly) one of his all time favorite books about the creator's journey.

Episode 25: Aaron Eshuis Dec 11, 2023

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Aaron Eshuis is a songwriter and producer originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan currently signed to Concord Music Publishing. Aaron has written songs for Rascall Flats, Joe Nichols, Cole Swindell, Ryan Hurd, and Scotty McCreery. He had his first No. 1, “this is it”, with McCreery in 2018.

In addition to his songwriting career, Aaron has produced records for Ryan Hurd, Scotty McCreery and others. In this episode Aaron talks about his journey from Michigan to Nashville, how he got started in the music industry, and his philosophy on being an asset in the writer room. Aaron Eshuis is a songwriter and producer originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan currently signed to Concord Music Publishing. Aaron has written songs for many major country artists including Rascall Flats, Joe Nichols, Cole Swindell, Ryan Hurd, and had his first No. 1, with Scotty McCreery’s “This is It” in 2018.
In addition to songwriting, Aaron has produced records for Ryan Hurd, Scotty McCreery and others. In this episode Aaron talks about his journey from Michigan to Nashville, how he’s developed his songwriting and producer career together, and his philosophy on being an asset in the writer room.

Episode 24: Zac Barnett Dec 04, 2023

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Currently residing in Los Angeles, Zac Barnett is a songwriter and the lead singer of the band American Authors. Having met while attending Berklee College of Music, Zac and his bandmates have gone on to tour globally, earn over a billion streams, and their biggest hit “Best Day of My Life” is RIAA 3x certified platinum and featured in over 600 commercials and film.
In this episode, Zac discusses how the importance of being open to collaboration, his philosophy on releasing music independently, and even how his love of Florida Georgia Line inspired some of his pop-rock writing.

Episode 23: Josh Jenkins Nov 27, 2023

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Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Josh Jenkins is a Grammy-nominated hit songwriter and the lead singer of the band Green River Ordinance. He’s written songs for Walker Hayes, Jordan Davis, Dustin Lynch, Randy Houser, and many more. Recently, he was a co-writer on the 4x platinum hit “Fancy Like” recorded by Walker Hayes, and CMA Song of the Year “Buy Dirt” recorded by Jordan Davis.
On this episode Josh talks about growing up learning how to write songs with his dad and brother, joining the rock band Green River Ordinance, touring the country, and landing in Nashville to hone his songwriter craft (to great success).

Episode 22: Harry Miree Nov 20, 2023

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Harry Miree a professional studio and touring 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 (and beyond) for his popular YouTube channel (dude!).

In this episode, we discuss how a music teacher changed the trajectory of his life, his thought process on building an audience, how he forged his own path to get his start as a touring drummer, and a million other tangents along the way.

Q&A Bonus Episode B Nov 15, 2023

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Join the Ten Year Town community and email list here.
Host Troy Cartwright and producer Ben VanMaarth answer ten year town listener questions.
submit your questions for the next episode at: http://tenyeartown.com

Episode 21: Brinley Addington Nov 13, 2023

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Brinley Addington is a Number 1 songwriter and artist orgininally from Kingsport, Tennessee. Signed to Spirit Music Nashville, Brinley has had cuts with artists like Darius Rucker, Parmalee, Chris Janson, Kameron Marlowe, and more. In 2021, Brinley notched his first number 1 at radio “Chasing After You” recorded by Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris.
On this episode, Brinley shares his how his first number one was 7 years in the making, the importance of staying focused as a songwriter, and how Nashville is a town where you must be present to win.

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