Millions Of Ways A Perfect Song Can Die (That Have Nothing To Do With The Songwriter)
Songwriters always blame themselves (or the song) when something stops the process of it becoming a hit. But does it have anything to do with the song? Most of the time, IT DOES NOT. On this week’s ep...
1 Apr 20241h 18min
Allison Veltz Cruz: Sisters, Dusty Prayers & Why Nashville
Laura’s sister and fellow hit songwriter, Allison Veltz Cruz (“Prayed For You” Matt Stell, “Somebody Like That” Tenille Arts, “Let Your Boys Be Country” Jason Aldean) joins the trio for a candid conve...
25 Mar 20241h 9min
Season Three-ever begins! Let's Talk Commerciality: Taking Your Songs From Your Bedroom To Billboard
Kevin, Laura and Tracy delve into the initial humility that it takes to learn the craft of commercial songwriting by unlearning how you did it before. Ouch! It takes a minute and it feels weird for a ...
18 Mar 20241h 1min
Ashley Gorley: In A League Of His Own
Ashley Gorley has a literal bajillion hits. He’s also got a thriving publishing company in Tape Room Music. With so much success it’s easy to overlook the fact that it took Ashley eleven years to scor...
11 Mar 20241h 11min
STEALING! How To Fix A Small Problem Before It Becomes A Big Ass Problem
What is stealing anyway? In the songwriting world, there are a million ways it can happen. Sometimes (but rarely) it’s quite blatant, and sometimes it’s as innocent as forgetting you wrote the same co...
4 Mar 20241h 4min
Emily Weisband: Breaking Up With Your Soul Sucking Artist Dream
Emily Weisband (“Thy Will” Hillary Scott, “Boy With Luv” BTS, “Can’t Break Up Now” Old Dominion & Megan Moroney) is one of those people who just billows talent. Even though she moved to Nashville to b...
26 Feb 20241h 29min
The Money Episode: To Spend Or Not To Spend (More Specifically, How Not To Spend)
So, you just scored your first hit song! Time to buy a boat, a big house and that Rolex you’ve been eyeing, right? Not so fast. You can still have fun, but it might be a minute before the next big one...
19 Feb 202455min
Joe Ragosta: You Know, Elvis Didn’t Write That
Joe Ragosta scored his first big hit (“Need A Favor” Jellyroll) just a few weeks before this episode was recorded. Joe brings big energy to the writing room and any other room he walks into. It’s that...
12 Feb 20241h 10min
