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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on February 15, 2021
Here are the winners of Songwriting Pro's "Play For A Publisher" event for February 2021!
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 publisher, Butch Baker of Mojo Music & Media. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of over 200 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 Stacey’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):
"MAKE SOME" by James Hoppe, TJ Simpson, Selby Copeland
"OLD CHURCH PIANO" by Tracy Richardson, Ron Oates
"CAROLINA RAIN" by Tedd Swormstedt
"MAMA DON'T" by Carrie Cunningham, Jeffrey East, Trace Thompson
"YOU ARE ENOUGH" by KASH MEMPHIS (Brian Havens)
"LOVE DOES" by Caleb Long, Scott Voelkerding, Ceri Earle
"DRIVEWAY" by Rich Cloke
"HEROES" by Patrick Dodge, Lo Lind, Ave Topel
"CRUSH ON MY HOMETOWN" by Carin Fradin
"LIFE LAID BACK" by Terri Burch
You can hear each Top 10 song with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Butch and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on February 22! 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):
"ANCHOR-DOWN TOWN" by Derek James
"FIRST LAST TIME" by Jason Duke, Tony Brice
"I WANT TO" by Brad Yunek
"WISHING HER WELL" by Doug Folkins, Michael Daniels
"WHO MY MOTHER IS" by Jessy Blackman
"GOD WALK" by KASH MEMPHIS (Brian Havens)
"WE ARE FRAGILE" by Paul deMarco, Bill O’Hanlon, Lucy LeBlanc
"'OL BILLFOLD" by Terry B. Smith, Jason Campbell
"INSIDE" by Jayne Sachs
"IN THIS TRUCK" by Roger Fournier
You can hear each of the "On Hold" songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Hey, would you like to get YOUR BEST LYRIC to a hit songwriter for a possible cowrite?
Having trouble getting your songs or lyrics heard? Can’t seem to crack open the doors of the music biz? Is posting your lyrics in Facebook Groups getting you nowhere? Do you live outside a major music center like Nashville, New York or LA, and you don’t know how to make those vital industry connections?
The sad truth is, if THE RIGHT PEOPLE don’t hear your song or see your lyrics… nothing happens. No cuts, no hits, no quitting that day job. And those folks that think you’re crazy for dreaming of a career in the music business? Well… they’ll continue to think they’re right.
Here’s your opportunity to get YOUR song to indie A&R rep, Steve Bloch!
Steve is actively seeking hits for Black River Artists Josiah Siska, MaRynn Taylor and Pryor & Lee! Steve is doing A&R for Doug Johnson over at Black River. That means, if you have the right song, Steve WILL get it heard at the label!
CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE DETAILS AND ENTER 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 (#1 single), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
