Posts by Clay Mills

Marty talks with Legendary Record Producer/Film & TV composer Fred Mollin. Fred has worked with famous artists and songwriters and is a world renown Disney Music Producer. His latest work is a children’s music album titled “It’s Great To Be A Kid”. Plus, Clay shares a songwriting tip on lyrical opposites and how these opposites…

Marty sits down with multi #1 hit songwriter Barry Dean to talk about his career and his inspirational journey to the top of the charts. Barry’s story will give hope to anyone trying to get started in songwriting without living in a music center. Plus, Clay answers the question “how many songs per year does…

Marty sits down with Brandon Harrington, host of Surviving The Music Industry Podcast. They talk about his journey through music and how his Podcast got started as well as stories about the music industry. PLUS Marty answers the question, “How should I decide what the the splits are on my song”? Write better songs faster!…

Marty talks with special guest, Stefan Xidas, a 30 year old man with Down Syndrome. Stefan is a songwriter from Nashville, TN whose dream is to be the first person with Down Syndrome to get a major cut. Clay also shares a songwriting technique that he learned from Pop Artist Mat Kearney that will make…

Clay talks with world renowned author John Seabrook about his book on the Swedish Pop and Music Movement and Max Martin called “The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory”. John explores the intersection between creativity and commerce in the fields of technology, design, and music. PLUS Marty answers a question about song starts and if…

Clay sits down with 16-time #1 songwriter Jon Nite. They discuss Jon’s approach to writing and his inspirational journey, coming from a small town with no real connections or money, and chasing his dreams all the way to the top of the music charts. PLUS Marty shares how to pitch your songs for Duets. Write…

Marty sits down with Scott Bomar and Paul Duncan from the Songcraft Podcast to talk about the amazing people they have interviewed and their take on songwriting and songwriters. PLUS Clay gives you a lesson on how to LISTEN to music most effectively as a songwriter. Write better songs faster! Clay & Marty’s 10-day video…

Marty sits down with Jess Furman, Executive VP of Sync Strategy at Big Noise to talk about ways to get your music featured in the sync world. Learn how to research the kind of music being used in TV, movies and advertisements and how to connect with industry professionals. Write better songs faster! Clay &…

If you are trying to write a commercial song, you have to write a song that a multitude of people care about! We talk about keys to writing commercial songs and share ways to write songs people actually want to listen to and “give a crap” about! Plus we share a song from our SongTown…

Marty Dodson talks with special guest Ben Arthur, host of the Podcast “Songwriter Stories and Answer Songs”. We talk about Ben’s podcast, songwriting and we hear an original song from Ben! We also share a special segment “Ask Marty and Clay” in which Clay Mills answers, “how long should a co-write last”? Write better songs…