Podcast

Want your melodies to hit harder and feel more emotional? Clay Mills and Marty Dodson break down 3 pro-level melody moves you can use today—plus a bonus tip—to make your hooks more powerful and your lyric-to-melody fit shine. Clay & Marty’s 10-day video series: This video series will help you level-up your songs and finish…

If you’ve got a hard drive full of “almost done” songs, this one’s for you. Clay Mills and Marty Dodson break down the real reasons songs stall—perfectionism, fear of failure, no process, and lack of focus—plus practical mindset shifts to help you finish what you start. Want better feedback and a clearer path forward? Come…

Want lyrics that land harder and feel more real? In this SongTown Studio lesson, Clay Mills breaks down 5 pro moves that help you write with heart, paint emotion-rich pictures, and keep your message clear. If you’re chasing stronger hooks and a lyric-to-melody fit that connects fast, this one’s for you. Clay & Marty’s 10-day…

Hook your listener fast. In this SongTown Podcast, hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson share 7 ways to hook listeners in the first 7 seconds—starting with the first vocal line, not the production intro. You’ll get practical songwriting tips from hit songwriters you can use today. Clay & Marty’s 10-day video series: This video…

These Songwriting Myths Are Holding You Back, Clay Mills and Marty Dodson bust 5 big beliefs that secretly stall your progress—You’ll hear real-world stories from the writing room, learn how pros actually think about creativity, and pick up practical ways to level up your craft starting today. Clay & Marty’s 10-day video series: This video…

In this episode, Clay and Marty share the kind of tough-love truths that helped them go from unknowns to hit songwriters—stuff all writers need to hear but nobody says out loud. We’ll talk originality, “your life is not interesting,” writer’s block, rejection, AI shortcuts, and why excuses are quietly killing your songwriting dreams. If you’re serious about…

Multi-Hit/Grammy nominated songwriters Clay Mills & Marty Dodson share 3 books that completely changed the way they write songs. We dig into work ethic, handling rejection, show-don’t-tell lyric writing, rewriting songs, and why clarity beats being “clever” every time. If you’re looking for real-world songwriting tips from pro writers, this episode will help you write…

Multi-hit songwriters Clay Mills & Marty Dodson break down 8 pro bridge tips to bring fresh momentum, new sounds, and real emotion to your songs. Learn when you actually need a bridge, how to create contrast with melody/chords, and ways to set up that last-chorus lift. Perfect for leveling up your songwriting and sharpening your…

Multi #1 songwriters Marty Dodson & Clay Mills share 10 ways to make your song unpredictable—the kind of lyric-to-melody fit and arrangement moves artists, publishers, and fans can’t ignore. If you want real-world pro songwriting advice from the SongTown crew—fresh songwriting tips for melody writing and lyric writing—hit play, take notes, and write on! Clay & Marty’s 10-day video…

Level up your songwriting with Clay Mills & Marty Dodson as we share 7 real-world tips from top publishers inside our SongTown Edge Groups. From conversational lyrics to chorus lift and word-to-melody flow, you’ll learn how to build a diverse, pitchable catalog that artists can’t ignore. Clay & Marty’s 10-day video series: This video series…