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Here are the winners of Songwriting Pro's "Pro Connect" event for February 2024!
First of all, thank you to each of you who took a chance, took positive action, and submitted one or more songs to this special event with pro Music Producer / A&R pro, Paul Secord. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
There were a lot of worthy songs sent in, and it was tough to leave so many out. If your song wasn’t chosen this time doesn’t mean that it isn’t a good song.
You know, one time I turned a song in to my publisher, and they didn’t know what to do with it, so they didn’t want to do anything with it. My cowriters wanted to demo it, and the publisher said they wouldn’t pay for a demo.
The song was called, “Crickets,” and we got it cut by Joe Nichols. It’s the title track to one of his recent albums.
That’s right. The song my publisher wouldn’t even pay to demo got cut, anyway. (My cowriters did an out-of-pocket guitar/vocal, and we pitched it ourselves.)
Welcome to Nashville. So while each and every song was heard and every effort was made to pick the ones that have the best chance of catching our guest's ear… I could be wrong. That’s just the way the music biz works. So if your song wasn’t selected, it doesn’t mean you should give up on it.
Okay, here are the Top Ten (in no particular order):
"CAN I GET AN AMEN" by Tedd Swormstedt, Brian White and Patrick Dodge
"CHILD OF MINE" by Bill Gue
"DENT IN ME" by Bill Whyte and Rachel Cintula
"GOTTA LOTTA PEOPLE" by Scott Miller
"I'VE GOT THIS FRIEND" by Jennifer D Ferguson
"IN GOD WE TRUST" by Tom Manning
"STRAIGHT FROM THE GREAT THOU ART" by Dawn Kenney and Donna Ulisse
"THAT'S JUST HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE" by Shirley Nagel
"THERE ON THE CROSS" by Patrick Dodge and Toni Wortherly
"WAIT FOR GRACE" by Keri Edwards
You can hear each Top 10 song with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Paul Secord and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on February 12! Keep your eyes open for the invitation in your email.
Of course, these weren't the only good songs sent in for the event. Here's the list of the "On Hold" songs. These were the next 10 songs, just outside of the Top 10. Any of these songs could have ended up in the top 10 - they were right in there fighting it out for a spot in the Top 10. And there were several that were SO close to making this list, too. So please be encouraged, and keep on writing!
Okay, here are the 10 On Hold songs (in no particular order):
"CALLED" by Julius "Juice" Davis Jr.
"DADDY'S EYES" by Sundi Jo Graham, Paul Lombardo, Patrick Adams
"GOOD TIME IN THE LORD" by Denise Bain Barker, Debby Harrah
"LET IT BE JESUS" by Laura Dickey, John Keister, Jue Min Daniel Lim
"REDEEMER" by Thurane Aung Khin
"TAKE THIS SINNER BY THE HAND" by Gregg Shively
"THAT'S MY AMERICA" by Laura Dickey, Jason VanMeter and Karen Willett
"THE GRACE TO BE BRAVE" by Paul deMarco, Bill O’Hanlon and Lucy LeBlanc
"THESE HANDS" by Andrea Brodeur, Matthew Rogers, CJ Stevens
"TIME TO BREATHE, TIME TO PRAY" by Scott Porter
You can hear each Top 10 song with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
God bless,
Brent
PS- Thanks for stopping by Songwriting Pro! I appreciate it. As a matter of fact, I want to give you a gift just for your visit. It's my FREE PDF e-book, "6 Ways To Make Your Songs More Commercial." It'll help you write songs that artists want to sing and fans want to hear. You can get this awesome gift at 6simpleways.SongwritingPro.com.
Who is Brent Baxter?
Brent is an award-winning songwriter with songs recorded by Alan Jackson (the top 5 Country hit "Monday Morning Church"), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Steve Cropper, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Gord Bamford (the #1 hit and CCMA Single Of The Year "When Your Lips Are So Close"), The Sound (the #1 hit and Dove-nominated Southern Gospel Song Of The Year "Can I Get A Witness"), Wilburn & Wilburn (#1 single), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
