While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
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While the limelight goes to the performers, the heart and soul of the music business is the songwriter. My Big Break explores the stories of these unsung heroes who largely operate behind the scenes, writing and producing the music we all love. How did they write their hit song? What’s the secret to a sustainable creative career in music today? And most importantly… how did they get their Big Break?
Hosted by Antony Bruno, former Billboard editor and music industry consultant, now Dir. of Communications for Royalty Exchange.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joining us this week is Brent Baxter, a hit songwriter who has worked with artists like Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Randy Travis, and many more. He is also one of the co-hosts of the songwriter podcast The C.L.I.M.B. and is extremely active in the songwriter development sphere through the website Songwriting Pro.
After working a nine-to-five, Brent took the leap and moved to Nashville to pursue his dreams as a songwriter. Brent shares his experiences growing as a songwriter and finding a publisher who wants to invest in your future, not your past, on this episode of The Big Break.
Show Notes
1:20 Where are you these days?
5:02 Do you think the remote writing method has enough benefits to stay as a norm?
7:15 Are you more of a lyricist or a melody creator?
8:09 Growing up as a storyteller, and first putting words to music
11:30Where did you go to school and what did you study?
12:11Getting a degree, but discovering the dream of Nashville
13:55The first song, and starting to make trips to Nashville
15:10A certification for ‘Triple Plywood’
17:09When do you realize that it’s time to quit the job and move to Nashville?
18:20A room opens up, and the Nashville journey begins
19:54Blue Water Music
23:10Figuring out balancing working and learning the business, and writing
24:07Is being exclusively a lyricist limiting at all? Is it common?
25:40Erin Enderlin
26:46Creating Monday Morning Church
28:20How did Monday Morning Church make its way to a big placement?
30:31Getting a call at 1:00 AM
33:30Alan Jackson gets the cut, now the wait to see if it makes the record.
35:50How do you leverage a hit like that so it doesn’t become just a fluke?
37:17Jeff Carlton
38:11Don’t burn bridges
40:00Getting connected to Major Bob Music
42:49“I need to know you’re in it for my future”
43:50When did the songwriter coaching component become part of what you do?
48:10Did your job at Blue Water help you with the teaching you do now?
50:35Social credit, and staying current
52:17If there was one piece of advice you could give to songwriters, what would it be?
55:30How do people find you?
56:30Thanks for joining us
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