Jaren Johnston: Commercial Songwriter, But Keep It Dirty
Songwriter & lead singer of The Cadillac Three, Jaren Johnston ("5 Foot 9" Tyler Hubbard, "Raise Em Up" Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" Tim McGraw) knows how to pull a hearts...
6 Maj 20241h 15min
REPLAY: You Don’t Suck, It Just Takes A Minute
Big Machine Music general manager (and Laura’s publisher) Mike Molinar joins the podcast to talk about his philosophy on songwriter-publisher relationships. Mike shares his advice to young songwriters...
29 Apr 20241h 8min
Mike Elizondo: What Hospitality, Humility & Curiosity Looks Like
Songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Elizondo ("In da Club" 50 Cent, "The Real Slim Shady" Eminem, "Cowboy Casanova" Carrie Underwood, The Encanto Soundtrack with Lin-Manuel Miranda) ...
22 Apr 20241h 23min
(Song)writer's Block, Suffering for Your Art & Where Ideas Might Be Hiding
What’s blocking you? This week, the trio discusses this ironic possibility: it might be that you’re taking this dream job a little too seriously. We all do it! At all stages, in fact. Take breaks, cha...
15 Apr 20241h 8min
Jessie Jo Dillon: Fomo, Envy & The Joy of Writing Songs
On this week’s episode, Laura, Tracy & Kevin sit down with one of Laura’s best friends, critically acclaimed hit songwriter, Jessie Jo Dillon (“10,000 Hours” Dan & Shay, Justin Beiber, “Halfway To Hel...
8 Apr 20241h 9min
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 Mars 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 Mars 20241h 1min
