What Keeps Songwriters from Succeeding?
Multi-hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson sit down to talk about what keeps songwriters from succeeding in the music business. With a combined 50+ years of songwriting and music business experience, both Marty and Clay have seen the highs and lows of the business, people come and go, and have had to reinvent themselves…
Read MoreWhat Makes People Give a Crap About My Songs?
What makes people take notice and really care about your songs?! Writing from the truth. Hit songwriters Marty and Clay sit down and talk about writing from truth by taking a universal emotion and turning it into a song that almost everyone can connect with. If you are wanting to write commercial songs, this episode…
Read MoreHit Writer Clay Mills Tours His Home Recording Studio Set-up
Hit Songwriter Clay Mills is a 16-time ASCAP awards winning songwriter/producer, penning #1 hits for Darius Rucker (“Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”), Diamond Rio (“Beautiful Mess”), and Kimberley Locke (“Fall”). Along the way collecting Grammy Nominations for “Beautiful Mess” and Trisha Yearwood’s “Heaven Heartache and the Power of Love”. Clay has had over…
Read MoreHow Are Music Royalties Divided On A Song?
10 Time #1 Song Songwriter, Marty Dodson, has written songs for artists such as Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Carrie Underwood and many others. In this Quick Tip video Marty explains how songwriting royalties are divided among songwriters and publishers. For a more in-depth breakdown, checkout the SongTown video How SongWriters Get Paid.
Read MoreWriting Jingles For Ads, Commercials & Movies
Chapters Chapter 1: Writing A Jingle Chapter 2: Writing For Ads Chapter 3: Writing Sync Songs With Production Writers Chapter 4: Breaking Into Sync Writing Chapter 5: Can You Re-write Sync Songs? Chapter 6: How Much Time Do You Get To Write A Sync Song? Chapter 7: Organizing A Sync Catalog Chapter 8: Should I…
Read MoreSmithfield – Making Your Own Way In The Music Business
Marty talks with Smithfield, a modern country duo successfully making their own way within the music business! As independent artists, Smithfield shares about the highs and lows of their career as well as the pros and cons of record labels. If you are an independent artist, this episode is for you! Write better songs faster!…
Read MoreSongwriting for Sync vs. Other Types of Music
Randall Foster is Vice President of Business Development and GM at Symphonic Distribution’s Nashville office. Prior to his current role, Randall was the leader of the Creative Sync & Licensing for ole music publishing where he oversaw a vast catalog of music copyrights and intellectual property and managed the outside usage and licensing of those…
Read MoreNatalie Taylor – Building Your Brand On TikTok / Finding The Heart Of A Song
Marty talks with TikTok Country Superstar Natalie Taylor from the band Taylor Red. Natalie shares tips and tricks to help you succeed on the TikTok platform as well as Instagram. Plus Clay shares a songwriting tip on finding the heart of your song. Write better songs faster! Clay & Marty’s 10-day video series will help…
Read MoreWhat Is The Role Of A Publisher?
John Ozier has been responsible for over 30 #1’s as an A&R executive, a publisher, and as a songwriter. John is a hit songwriter with cuts by Lee Brice, Tyler Farr, Kid Rock, Kellie Pickler, Charlie Worsham, Josh Thompson, American Young, Air Supply and others. He co-wrote Lee Brice’s multi-week No. 1 and multi-platinum single,…
Read MoreHow Do Songwriters Get Paid?
Marty Dodson is a 10 Time #1 Hit Song Songwriter with nearly 10,000 songs written. Marty has written songs for artists such as Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Carrie Underwood and many others! In this episode Marty talks about how songwriters get paid and the steps you should take once you produce a income producing song.
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