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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on July 16, 2020
Here are the winners of Songwriting Pro's "Play For A Publisher" 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 pro music publishers, Courtney Allen of BMG and Butch Baker of Mojo Music & Media. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of about 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 Woody’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):
"PEOPLE WE DESERVE" by Jayne Sachs, Goran Kralj
"COYOTE LULLABY" by Larry Center
"BLOOD RED" by Jim King
"MAP" by Anthony “Train” Caruso / Bonnie Warren / Josh Willcutts
"JERSEY GIRL" by Carrie Cunningham, Steve Smentek
"SIERRA" by David Tucker, Blaine Younger, Mike Astrachan
"THAT OLD GREY DOG AND ME" by Jim Karns
"NO BETTER" by Victoria Banks, Selby Copeland, Karen Kiley
"NEXT BEST THING" by Tony Brice | Jason Duke | Kyle Jackson-Rachky
"I STAND" by Kelly McKay, Steve Smentek, Scott Voelkerding
You can hear each our our Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think!
Butch, Courtney and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on July 27 & 28! 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. So please be encouraged, and keep on writing!
Okay, here are the 10 On Hold songs (in no particular order):
"HEARTBREAK RAIN" by Joe Ryan
"EVEN" by Larry Center
"HOW IT SOUNDS" by Derek James, PJ Repetto
"CHANGE" by Tedd Swormstedt, Jeffrey East
"LIQUID COURAGE" by Chelsey Satterlee/ Selby Copeland
"EASIER" by Jonathan Van Risseghem
"STOMPIN' GROUNDS" by Karen Kiley, Jeff Roe, Steve Smentek
"LAST CALL" by Karak Arnett, John King
"EVERY ROAD" by Brian Gallagher
"BUZZ" by Dan Harrison
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 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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