The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter
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The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter
Helping Singers, Songwriters, and Indie Artists Create Leverage In the Music Business.
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Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Listen To Your Body
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 530: Interview w/ Fox Rothschild Music Attorneys, Heidy Vaquerano,and Cynthia Katz
CLIMBers, don't give up on your artist dream just yet! The outlook for your ability to earn more money as an indie artist amid a changing music indust...
Song Title Challenge #216: "Hostage" w/ Brooke Lee
Johnny & Brent welcome Brooke Lee, a rising country artist and songwriter who moved to Nashville from Charlotte at the age of 21 to chase country musi...
Ep 529: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter, JT Harding
CLIMBers, today's guest is hit songwriter, JT Harding, who's co-written "Smile" by Uncle Kracker, "Somewhere In My Car" by Keith Urban, "Sangria" by...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Songplugging Tips
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 528: Here's What AI Can't Replicate
CLIMBers, a revolution is coming, led by the indie artists, and if you want to be a part of it, you'd better start paying attention to your business m...
Song Title Challenge #215: "Tickled Pink" w/ James Otto
Johnny & Brent welcome James Otto, a powerhouse vocalist, hit songwriter, and one of the most soulful voices in modern country music, to The Challenge...
Ep 527: Interview w/ Legendary Song Plugger, Sherrill Blackman
Baxter & Johnny welcome legendary Nashville song plugger and publishing executive. Sherrill Blackman - founder of SDB music Group, which has been home...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Almosts
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 526: Interview with Artist Manager, Kris Rochester
CLIMBers, is your career firing on all pistons? Today, we welcome artist manager, Kris Rochester, who's got 40 years in the music industry, including...
Song Title Challenge #214: "Better Bad Ideas" w/ Hit Songwriter Andy Sheridan
Baxter & Johnny D welcome hit songwriter, Andy Sheridan, to the Challenge. Andy moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University, but quickly found mu...
Ep 525: AI Q&A
CLIMBer, AI in the music industry is not going away. So we'd better figure out our relationship to it and how it's going to affect our relationship to...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Deep Work
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 524: Interview w/ Rising Country Star, Brooke Lee
From a small town in North Carolina to millions of streams, major brand partnerships, and sharing stages with legends like Willie freaking Nelson, tod...
Song Title Challenge #213: "B.C." w/ Billy Jam Recording Artist, Alex Miller
Brent & Johnny welcome Billy Jam Records recording artist, Alex Miller, to the Challenge, where they craft 5-6 different conceptual angles to writing...
Ep 523: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter & Hit Producer, Wayne Haun
Brent & Johnny welcome Wayne Haun, a powerhouse in the Christian and gospel music world, a hit songwriter, an award-winning producer, and a guy who's...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons from Play For A Publisher
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 522: Interview with Brian Greenway From April Wine
CLIMBers, today's interview is with Brian Greenway from the Canadian rock band, April Wine. These guys are one of Johnny's favorite bands growing up...
Song Title Challenge #212: "A Little Ladder" w/ Jeremy Spillman
Baxter & Johnny D welcome Kentucky-born-and-bred hit songwriter, Jeremy Spillman, to the Challenge. Jeremy has had songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Eric...
Ep 521: Interview w/ Shalacy Griffin, Production Coordinator For Multi-Platinum Producer, Michael Knox
Johnny D & Baxter welcome Shalacy Griffin, who's the Production Coordinator for Multi-Platinum Record Producer, Michael Knox. She's worked behind the...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney’s “Single Pigeon”
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 520: Interview w/ Legendary BMG VP and Head of Creative, Chris Oglesby
CLIMBers, BMG VP and Head of Creative, Chris Oglesby, is a LEGEND in the publishing world. This is the cat that was in the building the day that Crai...
Song Title Challenge #211: "Keep The Change" w/ Barrett Baber
Johnny & Brent welcome a Nashville-based country singer-songwriter originally from Marion, Arkansas (Woo pig!), Barrett Baber.
The son of...
Ep 519: Interview w/ CCM Artist, Band Reeves
CLIMBers, today's guests, Band Reeves, are challenging what you probably think is possible. They're signed to a major record deal. They're on the road...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Lessons From Toby Keith
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 518: What Does The 2025 Spotify Loud & Clear Report Mean To You?
CLIMBers, the Spotify Loud & Clear report for 2025 has just been released, and indie growth is ASTONISHING! We're unpacking that whole report today,...
Song Title Challenge #210: "The Almost Door" w/ Styles Haury
Johnny D & Baxter welcome former pipe-fitter-turned hit songwriter and country artist, Styles Haury, to The Challenge, where they cook up 5-6 differe...
Ep 517: Interview w/ Johnny McGuire
This episode started as a Song Title Challenge with hit songwriter and artist Johnny McGuire. We then got to talking, and it morphed into an amazing i...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Paul McCartney On Songwriting
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 516: Interview w/ Emerging Artist Manager Erika Primdahl
Johnny & Brent welcome Erika Primdahl, who is a Nashville-based artist manager and founder of Primetime 615, a boutique management company focused on...
Song Title Challenge #209: "You Are Here" w/ Hit Songwriter, Skip Ewing
Baxter & Johnny D welcome legendary hit songwriter, Skip Ewing, to The Challenge. Skip has 11 #1 hits ("Love Me", "If I Didn't Have You", "Something...
Ep 515: Interview w/ Hit Songwriter & Artist, Skip Ewing
Johnny & Brent welcome Hit Songwriter, Skip Ewing, to the show. Skip is a CMT Triple Play winner (three #1's in the same year), BMI Songwriter Of The...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: The Power of Frequency
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 514: Interview w/ Cody Johnson's Manager, Scott Gunter
Scott Gunter is A&R for country superstar, Cody Johnson. This basically means he helps Cody find incredible songs for his albums. With the background...
Song Title Challenge #208: "Backside Of A Blessing" w/ Coley McCabe
Johnny & Brent welcome recording artist and hit songwriter, Coley McCabe, to The Challenge. Coley is a platinum-selling songwriter who hails from Wes...
Ep 513: Dialing In Your Songwriting Process For 2026
CLIMBer, it's 2026, and I'm dialing in how I do things as a pro songwriter. I'm going to share some of my strategies and processes with you to help yo...
Songwriting Pro's J.A.M. Session: Internal Pro vs External Pro
This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) I...
Ep 512: Best New AI Social Media Tactics For 2026
CLIMBers, it sucks having to be a content creator just to get your music heard. Today, going to share a killer AI hack that I use to shave boatloads o...
Song Title Challenge #207: "Two Horse Town" w/ Kent Blazy
Brent & Johnny welcome back hit songwriter, Kent Blazy, to The Challenge. Kent is a songwriter born in Lexington, Kentucky, now calling Nashville home...
Ep 511: Interview w/ CLIMBer, Sundi Jo Graham
CLIMBers! Today's guest is one of you. She is a CLIMBer who has been listening to the show for years and taking action on what she's learned. Now,...