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

Latest Episodes:

Ep 400: Spotify Top 20 Indie, Label, and ARTIST Ownership! Oct 24, 2023

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CLIMBers! The Spotify Top 20... who owns the songs? Major labels? Indie labels? Or the artists? You're gonna be super surprised - and encouraged - by this one!

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3 Minutes & The Truth: Your Song's 1st Line Oct 20, 2023

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Songwriting Pro Membership allows you to connect to the real music business- no matter where you live and even if you don't "know anybody." Get all the details at the link below... and take the next big step in your songwriting career!

https://SongwritingPro.com

Who is Brent Baxter?

Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet, Brian Free & Assurance and more!

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Ep 399: What I Learned At The Nashville Songwriting Awards Oct 17, 2023

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CLIMBer, in September I went to the Sixth Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. And not only did I get to hear some of the best songs of the year, I also took notes. And I have some great takeaways to help YOU on your songwriting journey. So listen up!

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Song Title Challenge #152: "Dig A Little Deeper" w/ Country Star Neal McCoy Oct 13, 2023

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Brent & Johnny welcome the great Neal McCoy ("Wink" "No Doubt About It" "If I Was A Drinking Man") to Song Title Challenge! Together, they cook up 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song title, "Dig A Little Deeper," sent in by CLIMBer and SongwritingPro.com member, Randy Maynor.

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Ep 398: Do You Have The Wrong Strategy On Spotify? Oct 10, 2023

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CLIMBers, are you using the most effective strategy on Spotify today? We're going to deep dive on one of the most common Spotify artist strategies - that is a MISTAKE! We'll also put a few Spotify metrics under a microscope to give you a better understanding of what your analytics mean, and how to interpret them!

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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3 Minutes & The Truth: Writing With The Artist Oct 06, 2023

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Who is Brent Baxter?

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Ep 397: The Advantages Of NOT Living In Nashville Oct 03, 2023

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CLIMBer, I'm sure you hear a lot about the importance of making the move to Nashville, New York, or L.A. if you want to make it as a songwriter. And while that is a big help, there are advantages to NOT living in a major music city. Today we're gonna reveal a few of them. So, if you're an out-of-towner, this episode is definitely for you!

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Song Title Challenge #151: "Grass Stains" w/ Wilkes Sep 29, 2023

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Johnny and Brent welcome long-time CLIMBer, NBC's The Voice finalist, and killer singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer, WILKES, to Song Title Challenge! Together, they hash out 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing the song titled, "Grass Stains," sent in by CLIMBer, Johnny Matt!

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Ep 396: Why Labels Aren't Breaking Acts Anymore Sep 26, 2023

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CLIMBers! What does it mean to break an artist? Will the industry definition of "breaking" change from artists hitting grand slams to artists hitting singles and doubles? Today Johnny unpacks a Billboard article that he referenced in his previous episode. And you won't believe what the label executives are saying!

Here's a link to the Billboard article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-labels-adjust-expectations-pop-stars/

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3 Minutes & The Truth: Demos vs. Worktapes Sep 22, 2023

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