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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on July 02, 2020
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, Dan Smalley. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of about 300 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 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 Dan's ear… 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):
"SOMEWHERE" by Jayne Sachs
"STANDING IN THE WATER WITH A BEER" by Lauren Spring, Danny Myrick, Colin Black
"BOOMERANG" by Zebb Rogers, Ceri Usmar, Steve Smentek
"PRAYERS AND WHISKEY" by Avrim Topel, Matt Rogers, Steve Sample
"MY KINDA PERFECT" by Brett Richison, Brent Giddens, Matt Shannon
"WE ALL GOT 'EM" by Dan Harrison
"WRECKED THE WHOLE TOWN" by Steve Smentek, Kelly McKay, Ethan Bell
"SHE'S LIKE THE RAIN" by Patrick Dodge, David Hill, Jeffrey East
"FIRST" by Scott Miller, Mitch Townley, David Kent
"KNOW WHERE IT IS" by Steve Smentek, Kelly McKay, Ethan Bell
You can hear each our our Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Dan Smalley, Ray Hamilton (of Song Placement Pros), and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on July 9! 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!
"JERSEY GIRL" by Carrie Cunningham, Steve Smentek
"LOVE DOES" by Caleb Long, Scott Voelkerding, Ceri Usmar
"ONE" by Sue McMillan, Kenny Foster
"HEY, LONELY" by Anthony “Train” Caruso, Jakob Miller, Bonnie Warren
"HALF THE MAN" by Jeffrey East, Diann Hammer, Bonnie Warren
"RIGHT SONG AT THE RIGHT TIME" by Tony Brice, Clay Mills
"BLUSH" by Lauren Spring, Roberta Smithline, Matt Rogers
"PEOPLE WE DESERVE" by Jayne Sachs, Goran Kralj
"SUN DRUNK" by Mike Burke, Mike Astrachan, Ralston Wells
"LIKE THAT" by Betsy Walter, Adam Doleac, Steve Mitchell
Hey, would like some face-to-face time with a film / tv synch professional?
Want to ask her some questions- and get answers? Well, this is your chance! On Thursday, August 20, Songwriting Pro is hosting another Know The Pro online event! Our guest this time is Liz Rogers, the Founder and Creative Director at Anacrusis, where she oversees new signings, writer development, and pitching creatively for sync. In addition to Anacrusis, Liz also is an independent music supervisor and has worked on several films and documentaries, and is a member of the Guild of Music Supervisors. Liz was recently honored as one of Nashville's “30 Under 30”, and was recognized by the Nashville Business Journal on the esteemed power players list “Women In Music City.” If YOU want to meet Liz and ask her your questions, join Songwriting Pro today! (If you miss the live event, members get to watch the replay of ALL of our Know The Pro events in the Songwriting Pro Member Area.) And this event is ONLINE, so it doesn't matter where in the world you live. If you're already a SWPro subscriber, just keep an eye on your email for the invitation link. If you're not yet a member, CLICK HERE TO JOIN SONGWRITING PRO TODAY!
God bless,
Brent
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