The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter

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Ep 420: The Switch Cost Effect Mar 12, 2024

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CLIMBers, think of the last time you moved, it was tiring, right? At the end of 1 single moving day, are you motivated to go to work or be creative now? At best, you're exhausted and overwhelmed, at worst, you're flustered and irritable. Disrupting your life groove is incredibly debilitating! This is similar to what happens in our minds when we switch between tasks multiple times daily. What is the cost of switching your focus throughout the day? It's a phenomenon called The Switch Cost Effect and today we're going to define this occurrence and give you 5 solutions to avoid or lessen the effects!

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Songwriting Pro's "The Hang" with Hit Songwriter, Tyrus Morgan Mar 08, 2024

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Hear the behind-the-scenes story of a hit songwriter's biggest cut... and biggest bruise!

Tyrus Morgan is a pro songwriter with cuts and hits by Walker Hayes, Unspoken, Newsong & more. Today, he shares the inside story of one of his biggest cuts… and biggest bruises!

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The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win!

About the hosts:

Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com.

Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com.

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Ep 419: How To Annoy Your Co-Writers Mar 05, 2024

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CLIMBer, it's not enough to get in the room with a co+writer. You want to get invited BACK into the room by your co+writer. And today, we're revealing what NOT TO DO. Yes- here is how YOU might be annoying your co+writers and shooting your career in the foot without even knowing it. Yeah. Buckle up. It's gonna be fun!

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Song Title Challenge #161: "You'll Never Know Why" w/ Chris Buck Mar 01, 2024

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Brent & Johnny welcome Canadian recording artist and Anthem Music Publishing writer, Chris Buck, to the show to dream up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song titled, "You'll Never Know Why," sent in by CLIMBer, Bobby Johnston. You can check out Chris' upcoming "Boots 'n Boats Singer/Songwriter Fest" at https://BootsNBoats.com

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If this podcast has helped you, this is a way you can help us back. Thanks, y’all - and keep on CLIMBing!

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Ep 418: Haters Feb 27, 2024

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CLIMBers, an artist's job is to be vulnerable and the 1 thing artists are most afraid of is being vulnerable! So, it's no wonder that of all the people on the planet who have to deal with haters, artists are the absolute worst at dealing with it. So today, we're going to give you some tools and break this down a little bit psychologically to help you deal with haters externally and internally, so check. This. One. Out.

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Songwriting Pro's "The Hang" with Hit Songwriter, Jim McCormick Feb 23, 2024

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Brent sits down with hit songwriter, Jim McCormick (Jason Aldean, Gabby Barrett, Brantley Gilbert & more) to discuss his cuts... and bruises. This is an excerpt from "The Hang." If you'd like to watch the full episode, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trail at SongwritingPro.com!

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Ep 417: What We Can Learn From Toby Keith Feb 20, 2024

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CLIMBers, prompted by the recent passing of country superstar, Toby Keith, I'm going to dive into a few valuable lessons I've learned from his songs and his career. I hope this honors him and I hope it helps you on your songwriting C.L.I.M.B.

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Song Title Challenge #160: "Pain In The Colors" w/ Canadian Country Artist Aaron Goodvin Feb 16, 2024

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Brent & Johnny welcome today's guest who has had success not only as a songwriter, landing cuts by Luke Bryan and Cole Swindell, but this Alberta-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter has notched several Country hit singles in his native Canada, including "Lonely Drum Boy Like Me", "Lucky Stars" and more. Aaron Goodvin's Current single "Country Dance" is racking up millions of streams along with its airplay! Together they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing a song titled, "Pain In The Colors".

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Ep 416: Are You Working IN Your Business Or ON Your Business? Feb 13, 2024

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CLIMBers! Are you feeling like you're well into your artist's journey, but you've hit a ceiling and your growth is restricted? It may be because you're paying more attention to the work and not enough attention to the business. Can you fix this? Find out on this episode!

The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win!

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Songwriting Pro's "The Hang" with Tammy Rogers of The Steeldrivers Feb 09, 2024

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Baxter sits down for "The Hang" with Tammy Rogers - a successful singer, songwriter and founding member of Grammy-winning bluegrass group, The Steeldrivers. They discus songwriting - including the value of NOT having a publishing deal! Hmmm...

This is an excerpt from "The Hang." If you'd like to watch the full episode, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trail at SongwritingPro.com!

The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win!

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