More Cowbell Please: CCM Stories13 Mar 2025

Luke Smallbone of for King and Country 4 x Grammy Winner

Luke Smallbone is half of the on stage duo that fronts 4 x Grammy winning band for King and country 4K&C. We are old friends and candidly talk about Lukes early life and growth into the partnership with Joel that formed the band. Theres some ripping yarns, heartfelt moments of pain and struggle all making an engaging listen. https://www.forkingandcountry.comMore Cowbell Please Podcast is interviewing music industry pros. You'll get advice, humor, encouragement and even some therapy in the listen. Stories about songs, productions, career, origins, and a few embarrassing moments thrown in, from those credited on the hits you may know in the Contemporary Christian and gospel music world. Guests include mix engineers, mastering engineers, producers, A&R managers, artist managers, artists, and musicians.

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If you love stories and the music business, this podcast is for you. I interview professional music creators hearing their origins, song and production stories, experiences and embarrassing stories. Not to be taken too seriously! Episodes drop each Thursday.

Huge thanks to @TheModernFilmmaker for helping the amateur at least get started! Thanks to my first four guests - Danny Duncan, Doug Weier, Ian Eskelin and Luke Smallbone for agreeing to do this. Super grateful for David Furlong making a LOGO/ Brand I love! Thanks to Derek Steinbrenner for the ripping GTR!

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Nick Rad: Mixing Toby Mac's Most Personal Album & Building a Career From Milwaukee

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25 Apr 51min

Steve Taylor CCM's Greatest Lyricist — The Prophet in a Plaid Suit (Repost)

(Reposted - spotify issue!)Was Steve Taylor the greatest lyricist contemporary Christian music ever produced? We think so — and in this episode of More Cowbell Please, we make the case.We attended a r...

28 Mar 18min

Steve Taylor: CCM's Greatest Lyricist — The Prophet in a Plaid Suit

Was Steve Taylor the greatest lyricist contemporary Christian music ever produced? We think so — and in this episode of More Cowbell Please, we make the case.We attended a recent Steve Taylor concert ...

28 Mar 18min

Stu G - The teenage QUEEN fan that shaped a generation of Worship sounds.

Stu G, legendary guitarist of Delirious?, joins More Cowbell Please for a raw, heartfelt conversation.From wiring houses as an electrician to co-writing worship anthems like “Did You Feel the Mountain...

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Jess Cates Part 2: The Lawsuit, Losing Everything & God’s “Eagle” Promise

The lawsuit nightmare.Running out of money.Almost homeless with a young family.And the miraculous “eagle” vision that carried him through.Jess shares how God turned the darkest season into a comeback—...

4 Jan 30min

Hit Songwriter Goes From Backstreet Boys to Nearly Homeless | Jess Cates

Hit songwriter, Jess Cates takes us into the realities of the craft in both LA and Nashville. From mega hits with Backstreet Boys and American Idols, to worship hits with Elevation, Passion, Matt Redm...

6 Des 202535min

The TOP 5 Radical Christian Artists Who UP-ENDED the BUSINESS

I name the top 5 the most radical Christian music artists in the recorded music era and what they did that shocked the business. And the church. Were they right? Did they go too far? Forrest Frank has...

28 Nov 202518min