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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on October 11, 2021
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, John Ozier of Reservoir Music and Woody Bomar of Green Hills Music. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of about 200 songs, it took a while to whittle it down to just 20.
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 for the John Ozier event (in no particular order):
"OUR BED IS STILL UNMADE" by Allan Rosensweig
"FIRST" by Scott Miller, M. Townley, D. Kent
"CHURCH ON THE OUTSKIRTS" by Carrie Cunningham, Trace Thompson, Victoria Banks
"DEAR BEER" by Terri Burch, M. Douglas
"By The Way" by Terri Burch, M. Dodson, R. Smithline
"COWBOYS DREAMERS AND GOD" by Joyce Sampson, Jeff Power, Lucy LeBlanc
"GOOD" by David Jonelis
"THAT OLD GREY DOG" by Jim Karns
"PENNIES AND PRAYERS" by Richard Davis
"MY RADIO" by Tedd Swormstedt, Kenneth Curcio
You can hear each our our Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (By the way, the system often lists me as a writer on the top level. But that's a tech thing with SongSpace. I am NOT a writer on ANY of these songs. The writers are listed in the lyrics. Thanks!)
John and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on October 18! Keep your eyes open for the invitation in your email.
And here are the Top 10 for the Woody Bomar event (in no particular order):
"JUNKYARD (HERE IT IS)" by Michael Marcum Nate Jackson
"HER BOOTS" by Joyce Sampson, Jeff Scornavacca, Kellie Niederhelman, Victoria Banks
"RED DIRT REVIVAL" by Lindsay Popa, Dan Harrison
"JERSEY GIRL" by Carrie Cunningham, Steve Smentek
"THE GHOST OF SEVENTEEN" by Andrew Greer
"LIFE LAID BACK" by Terri Burch
"TRUCK BOI" by Rich Cloke, Elias James, Olivia Rose
"I CAN'T NOT" by Doug Folkins, Elizabeth Elkins
"RIDIN' TIDE" by Kris Tiscareno , Brad Hacker , Patrick Adams
"LINE DANCING ON HIS GRAVE" by Carin Fradin, Mark Beeson
You can hear each of these Top 10 songs with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (By the way, the system often lists me as a writer on the top level. But that's a tech thing with SongSpace. I am NOT a writer on ANY of these songs. The writers are listed in the lyrics. Thanks!)
Woody and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on October 19! Keep your eyes open for the invitation in your email.
Hey, would like some face-to-face time with a multi #1 hit songwriter, Chris Wallin?
Want to ask him some questions- and get answers? Well, this is your chance! On Thursday, August 21, Songwriting Pro is hosting another Know The Pro online event! Our guest this time is Chris Wallin, who has written songs for Kenny Chesney ("Don't Blink"), Toby Keith ("Love Me If You Can"), Montgomery Gentry ("Speed" & "Something To Be Proud Of"), Garth Brooks & more.
If YOU want to meet Chris and ask him your questions, join us for this Songwriting event! These events are usually only for Songwriting Pro members, but in October, we're hosting an Open House, where you get to join us for Know The Pro, J.A.M. Session and Co+Writer Cafe' - for no charge at all. This is your chance to see a sneak peek into the Songwriting Pro community.
Get the details with a CLICK HERE.
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. Actually, it's a BIG something - over 5 hours of free interviews with hitmaking music publishers, songwriters and producers! This look into the Songwriting Pro Member Area is full of tips to help you succeed at the art, craft and business of songwriting. You can gain access to all this good stuff at SongwritingPro.com/preview.
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 hit "Hallelujah Homecoming"), The LeFevre Quartet and more!
