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Songwriting Advice From Hit Publisher, Matt Lindsey

Tips & Resources by Brent Baxter, Pro Songwriter on July 08, 2019


Here's great songwriting advice from a hit music publisher.

Matt Lindsey is the owner of Matt Lindsey Music, a successful independent music publishing company in Nashville, Tennessee. Matt has had his hand in getting songs recorded by George Strait, Garth Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, The Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Brooks n Dunn, Willie Nelson, and more.

Matt was a recent guest on Frettie.com's "Know The Row," and he shared some great, real-world advice for songwriters.  Here's some of what he had to say.
Read on!

Here is a bit of Matt's advice (paraphrased):

Every cut matters (major artist, indie artist, film/tv, etc.), so you've got to try and get every one you can. There's always an opportunity, but you have to take time to seek them out.

I find out who's looking for songs by sharing information within various publisher groups. It's important to maintain relationships and to always keep your eyes and ears open.

It's almost like music publishers have become the new artist developers. I'm always on the hunt for a new, unsigned writer/artist.

Just because you have a publishing deal doesn't guarantee you success. It takes time. I had a #1 with Blake Shelton ("Who Are You When I'm Not Looking") on a song that was 9 years old. I had pitched it to him for years, even got it cut by Joe Nichols. But I kept taking it back to Blake. I just took that long.

You can't sell someone on a song. The song has to sell itself. To me, it's a turnoff to over-hype the music. It has to speak for itself.

Events are an important way to get on the radar of people in the music industry. I get hundreds of emails every day, and it's impossible to keep up with all that. I meet people at events, through PRO recommendations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC), word-of-mouth from other songwriters, etc.

It's important to keep up with who's who in Nashville- and to be able to recognize their faces if you see them around town.

If you'd like to hear EVERYTHING Matt had to share, the full video replay is available in Frettie's Member Area.  It's right there along with full video replays of other events with hit songwriters, Byron Hill & Jimmy Yeary, artist/writer Aaron Goodvin, and more.

Also, I have two really cool events coming up. In August, I'm hosting two "Know The Pro" events: August 13 with independent sungplugger, Shane Barrett and August 20 with hit music publisher, Tim Hunze of Anthem Entertainment (formerly Ole' Music). This is your chance to hang out online and ask YOUR questions to a real sungplugger and a real music publisher.  Together these pros have secured cuts by artists including George Strait, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and many, many more!

This is YOUR chance to sit down face-to-face (online) with real-deal music professionals, and I hope you won't let it slip away.

Here's the best part: these events are FREE for Frettie subscribers! So if you're already a Frettie subscriber, you'll receive an invitation to these events. If you are NOT a Frettie subscriber... what are you waiting for? Heck, it's only $5 a month!

CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE DETAILS AND JOIN FRETTIE AND THESE EVENTS!



God bless,

Brent


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