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Announcements by Brent Baxter, Team SWPro on September 22, 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 lyrics to this special event with award-winning Christian singer/songwriter, Gary Chapman. Ya’ll are just plain awesome.
Out of a bunch songs, it took us 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 lyric wasn’t chosen this time doesn’t mean that it isn’t a good one.
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 evaluated and every effort was made to pick the ones that have the best chance of catching Gary’s eye… 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):
"GOD STOPPED BY" by Mary Haller, Helene Cronin
"LOVE'S CONTAGIOUS" by Avrim Topel, Jeffrey East, Rachel Barrentine
"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" by Carson Beyer, Serg Sanchez, Dan Segall, Doug Folkins
"O AMAZING GRACE" by Bill Gue
"THERE ON THE CROSS" by Patrick Dodge, Toni Wortherly
"IT'S YOUR WILL" by William Gunnell
"HEAR MY HALLELUJAH" by James Kelso
"SURE LOOKS GOOD TO ME" by Justin Hooper
"BALLET SHOES" by Zac Craven, Don Quinn
"ROSE IN YOUR HAIR" by Edward Alan Silver
You can see each Top 10 lyric with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (Disclaimer: Since it's my SongSpace account, it automatically lists me as a writer, but I am NOT a writer on any of these songs. They get full credit, not me!)
Gary, Ray and I look forward to meeting with you (online) on Wednesday, September 29! 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" lyrics. These were the next 10 lyrics, 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 lyrics (in no particular order):
"THAT'S THE SOUND OF TIME" by Jeremy Dean, Stuart Montgomery
"COME TO THE TABLE" by Erin Gill, Dan Washburn
"SANCTIFIED" by Patrick Dodge, Clayton Jones
"HELD UP" by Sandra DeVault, Jude Toy, Lauren Spring
"BIGGER THAN ME" by Justin Hooper
"ECSTATIC" by Kevin Reardon, Keith Varon
"WAITING" by Tracy Richardson
"CALLING A TRUCE" by Randy Maynor, Jordan Burks
"DANCE IN THE SPIRIT" by Cece DuBois, Buddy Lee Dobberteen , Jonathan Helfand
"RIGHT SIDE OF WRONG" by Don Hall, Marla Rubenstein, Les Hauge
You can see each of the On Hold lyrics with a CLICK HERE. Let us know what you think! (Disclaimer: Since it's my SongSpace account, it automatically lists me as a writer, but I am NOT a writer on any of these songs. They get full credit, not me!)
God bless,
Brent
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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!
