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

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004 SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE: Rick Monroe Jun 21, 2019

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Rick Monroe is an indie artist that grossed over $400,000 touring last year. He’s has many sponsorships, not the least of which is Monster Energy Drinks.

He also handles all the marketing and touring logistics himself. He’s a self-proclaimed “Army of One”.

You’ll learn a ton about how to optimize your social media efforts getting more results for less time as I accept Rick’s challenge and dive into how we can improve his marketing efforts.

Rick’s website: https://rickmonroe.com

Rick’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/rickmonroe

Rick’s Podcast “Road Life”: https://www.rickmonroe.com/road-life-podcast.html

PS: if your social media suffers because you’re starved for time, then schedule a consultation today and we’ll dive into streamlining your efforts and show you how to grow your audience. Email us at info@daredevilproduction.com and put CONSULTATION in the subject line.

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175: You’ll Never Have Songwriting Success without SPINS Jun 18, 2019

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If you’re a songwriter, this is a MUST listen!

Brent and Johnny break down 5 key points on songwriting that will stack the deck in your favor and give you the best chance to get cuts.

Download Brent’s free ebook, Think Like A Pro Songwriter. Just go to giftfrombrent.com and tell him where to send it.

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042 SONG TITLE CHALLENGE: “Different Than I Remember” Jun 14, 2019

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What is like during the first 15 minutes of a pro write on Music Row?

ANSWER: Just like this episode.

Brent & Johnny execute a quick 15-minute creative exercise to develop 4-5 different lyric concepts for the song title “Different Than I Remember”.

If you’re a songwriter, you’ll absolutely LOVE this miniseries.

As always, all the song titles are submitted by CLIMBers (listeners of the podcast). If you have a title or many titles that you’d like to submit to be on the SONG TITLE CHALLENGE miniseries, please email as many as you like to info@daredevilproduction.com and put SONG TITLE CHALLENGE in the subject line.

If you’d like to apply the song title challenge exercise privately with Brent or if you’d like some input on preparing/repairing your song lyrics, schedule a coaching session today. Go to SongwritingPro.com/coaching and pick your time.

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174: About Your Beliefs… Jun 11, 2019

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Did you know that you get most of the beliefs that dictate your day-to-day behavior from the ages of 1-7 years old?

Your beliefs on self-worth, money, religion, trust, love, sex, success, value, etc. heavily influence every decision you make in your life as a person, a friend, an employee, a parent, a partner, a songwriter, and as an artist.

When was the last time you reexamined these beliefs to see if they’re still serving you well?

SPOILER ALERT: Johnny & Brent may press on some emotional bruises, scrape off a scab or two, and maybe encourage you to dig up some of your old baggage to explore if certain beliefs are holding you back from becoming the professional artist, musician, and/or songwriter you want to be.

PS: What if your songs are amazing but nobody is listening to them because your strategy needs to be refined? Schedule a consultation call today and you’ll see an immediate improvement gaining loyal fans consistently. Email us at info@daredevilproduction.com and put CONSULTATION in the subject line.

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003 SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE: Hot Sauce Universe Jun 07, 2019

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Drop in on a live on-the-spot social media critique of a real indie artist.

On these episodes Johnny offers up advice on what he would do to the social media accounts if the artist was his client.

Bottom line: Tons of VALUE BOMBS in these shows!!

This week’s artist is Hot Sauce Universe. Here are the links if you’d like to follow along.

Please follow them and show support if you do!

Website: HotSauceUniverse.com

Instagram: @hotsauceuniverse

Facebook: @hotsauceuniverse

PS: Imagine feeling like the results from your DIY social media efforts increased by 1000%. Schedule a consultation today and make it a reality. Email us at info@daredevilproduction.com and put CONSULTATION in the subject line.

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173: Country Chart Breakdown Jun 04, 2019

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How aware are you of what’s going on RIGHT NOW on Billboard’s Country charts?

What’s the ratio of male to female artists in the top 15?

What are the top 15 songs about?

How are they written exactly, i.e. first person? Letter to the world? Present tense? Past tense?

Brent and Johnny dissect all the songs in the top 15 songs on Billboard’s Country Chart.

Be a student of the game. Keep your finger on the pulse of the market.

Lots to learn on this one.

Dive deeper into professional songwriting with Brent’s free ebook, Think Like A Pro Songwriter. Just go to GiftFromBrent.com and tell him where to send it.

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041 SONG TITLE CHALLENGE: “God and My Mom” May 31, 2019

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Songwriters, how would YOU write this one?

Even Brent has been going back through 20 years of hooks in his hook book and breathing new life into some old song titles using the Song Title Challenge method!

We want to challenge you to do the same.

In this episode, Brent and Johnny surprise themselves with all the different conceptual variations they created for writing lyrics to the song title “God and My Mom”.

PS: If you’d like to work with Brent on a song title privately, or if you feel like you could PREPARE a song or REPAIR a song, schedule a coaching session today. Go to SongwritingPro.com/coaching and pick a time slot.

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172: Interview with Vocal Coach to the Stars, Mindy Pack May 28, 2019

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MUST LISTEN if you’re a singer!

Mindy Pack is the vocal coach for Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, The Indigo Girls, Halsey, and Martina McBride just to name a few.

Mindy Pack

Holds a certificate in Clinical Vocology from The National Center for Voice and Speech
Holds certificate in laryngeal manipulation
Is the creator of one of the top Educational Apps called Voice Tutor.

In this episode we discuss vocal health, how to shop for a vocal coach, common vocal cord issues, and more!

Here’s a link to the Straw Video (Must Watch!)

Here’s a link to your CLIMBer discount at Mindy’s L.A. Event.

Here’s Mindy’s Website: MindyPack.com

Mindy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindypack/

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002 SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE: Jordan Cook May 24, 2019

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Jordan Cook hops on this episode to dissect and refine his social media efforts. You simply won’t BELIEVE his engagement. Lots to learn on this one!

Here are Jordan’s links so you can follow along with the critique.

Instagram: @smashing_good_time

Website: SmashingGoodTime.rocks

If you’d like to optimize your social media efforts or clarify a strategy that will get you into immediate growth, schedule a consultation today. Email us at info@daredevilproduction.com and put CONSULTATION in the subject line.

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171: Golden Advice From A Platinum Publisher May 21, 2019

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Imagine being a fly on the wall in a bunch of different publisher meetings. what value bombs you would take away from those meetings??

Once again Brent breaks down a platinum publisher’s advice that was gleaned during a SongwritingPro “Play For Publisher” event. This time it’s John Ozier from ole` Publishing.

If you’d like to submit a song for one of Brent’s “Play For Publisher” events, download his free ebook, Think Like A Pro Songwriter and you’ll be on the insider’s list for every upcoming event.

You can get Brent’s free ebook now at GiftFromBrent.com

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