Matt Armstrong’s Songwriting Secrets: Tomlin, Casting Crowns & More! 🕊️🎸

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More Cowbell Please: CCM Stories

Ainslie Grosser

32 episodes

5 days ago

Grammy Winning CCM Mix Engineer Ainslie Grosser dives into Christian music with More Cowbell Please! Hear CCM stars and industry pros like Luke Smallbone, Paul Mabury, Jordan Mohilowski, John Mays share real faith-driven stories of humor, heartbreak, career highlights and losses. The people who wrote, produced and signed some of the greats like Lauren Daigle, Mercy Me, Toby Mac, The Afters, Skillet, Hillsong United and for King and Country . Subscribe for inspiring interviews! #ChristianMusic

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Matt Armstrong’s Songwriting Secrets: Tomlin, Casting Crowns & More! 🕊️🎸

More Cowbell Please: CCM Stories

45 minutes 32 seconds

2 months ago

Matt Armstrong’s Songwriting Secrets: Tomlin, Casting Crowns & More! 🕊️🎸

Matt Armstrong is a songwriter behind hits like Chris Tomlin’s “At the Cross” and Casting Crowns’ “Always Enough”! From his Buffalo roots to Nashville’s CCM scene, Matt shares wild stories—spilling Dr. Pepper with Ashley Judd, surviving a dog funeral saga, and finding faith through music. Now an A&R pro at Story House Collective, he mentors new talent like Cade Thompson. Next up: Nathan Nockles & Prince Mulla! Subscribe on YouTube to help us hit our first 1000 - almost there! #MoreCowbellPlease

Chapters0:00 Intro1:36 Welcome to Matt Armstrong2:08 Buffalo Roots3:32 Discovering Christian Music6:30 Full Sail Journey7:10 Darkhorse Internship8:13 Working with Ed Cash10:32 Reigniting Songwriting12:03 First Cuts: Always Enough14:06 Ashley Judd & Dr. Pepper16:04 Awkward Protest Song16:34 Three Dog Saga20:47 Song Stories: At the Cross21:11 Watoto Choir Miracle24:22 Songs as Ministry26:56 Making a Living Songwriting28:03 Ups and Downs in Music32:37 A&R at Story House33:59 Dog Sitting for Matthew West34:31 Building Story House Talent38:05 Avoiding Bitterness39:41 Magnificent Defeats43:28 Meeting His Wife44:51 Goodbyes & Thanks44:59 Outro🎧ALL EPISODES:.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBt6FZ88v_g64fr3KfLjQgPIM0vUYRZy9 PODCAST:Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v9dEeIH0OeP1chxSfQ7gj?si=d0HmJihHTjGhiEuwP8cYewListen on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-cowbell-please/id1796605641