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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on January 21, 2021
Here are the winners of Songwriting Pro and Song Placement Pro's Music Industry Pitch Event!
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 new country artist, Kyle Coulahan, and his producer, Noah Dewey. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of about 250 songs, it took a while to whittle it down to just 10.
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 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 Kyle's and Noah's ears… we 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):
"JERSEY GIRL" by Carrie Cunningham, Steve Smentek
"ONE" by Patrick Dodge, Victoria Banks, Johnnie Mikel
"BACK PEWS AND BACK ROADS" by Cale Rogers
"DAYS LIKE THESE" Dave Quirk, Troy Castellano, Keesy Timmer
"DIAMONDS AND COAL" Jeff Roe, Leslie Bowe, Lucy LeBlanc
"GIRL, I WANNA BE THAT MAN" by Tedd Swormstedt
"GOD STOPPED BY" by Mary Haller, Helene Cronin
"GULF COASTIN" by Lauren Spring, Colin Black
"SHINE" by Lauren Spring, Claire Bunnick, John Frank
"SUMMER HIGH" by Steve Traversa, Scott Miller
You can hear each of our Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Kyle Coulahan, Noah Dewey, Ray Hamilton (of Song Placement Pros), and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on January 28! Keep your eyes open for the invitation in your email.
As I said above, these 10 were not the only good songs. Here are some of the songs that landed just outside the top 10. I hope you'll be encouraged if your song made this list. They were right there in the mix!
"STANDING IN THE WATER WITH A BEER" by Lauren Spring, Danny Myrick, Colin Black
"CAROLINA RAIN" by Tedd Swormstedt
"I'LL BE YOUR RAIN" by Jayne Sachs, Mark Cawley
"LONG ONE" by Sean Murphy
"LUCKY ENOUGH" by Claire Bunnik, John Frank, Lauren Spring
"OL' BILLFOLD" by Terry B Smith, Jason Campbell
"RED LIGHTS (ON MEMORY LANE)" by Amy Barne
"SHADE OF RED" by Tedd Swormstedt
"WAIT AND SEE THINGS" by Marty Dodson, Mary Haller, Ave Topel
"WILDHOOD" by Doug Folkins, Aaron Goodvin
You can hear each our our Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Hey, would like some face-to-face time with a hit music publisher?
Songwriting Pro's Play For A Publisher event exists to connect you and your music to a real, active music publisher. It's your opportunity to be heard by a real professional in the industry.
How would it feel to watch a publisher as they listen to your best song - and to get their personalized feedback in real time? How would it feel to KNOW you've been heard? And what if they love your song? That's more than just validation that you're doing good work. It's more than just a sense of relief that comes with "well, maybe I'm not crazy for having this dream after all." It's more than just knowing that you belong with the pros.
It's an open door to a real relationship with a music publisher.
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AND TO SUBMIT YOUR SONG TODAY!
God bless,
Brent
PS- Thanks for stopping by Songwriting Pro! I appreciate it. As a matter of fact, I want to give you a special little something just for your visit. It's my FREE ebook "Think Like A Pro Songwriter," and it reveals valuable I-learned-it-the-hard-way-so-you-don't-have-to tips to help you succeed at the art, craft and business of songwriting. You can download it at SongwritingPro.com/Gift.
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 (the #1 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
