Latest Songwriter Music Interviews Podcast Episodes
Hoe To Write a Great Song Every Time
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 29, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Write a Great Song Every Time
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 29, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Episode 264 - Sean O'Hagan
Sodajerker On Songwriting - April 26, 2024 13:27 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsThe wonderful Sean O'Hagan joins us to chat about the new High Llamas record Hey Panda, and his songwriting process. The acclaimed artist, producer, and arranger explores a wealth of topics including his formative work in beloved Irish band Microdisney, writing about his own life and experiences...
Writing with Artists vs. Writing to Pitch
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Monty Ma
Making Sound with Jann Klose - April 20, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEPISODE 110: Monty Ma started his career in the heyday of Internet radio and digital music start-ups in Silicon Valley with such pioneers as Live365 and Project Playlist, where he managed content and programming, product development, and data analytics. The beginnings of his career trace back to...
How Vinyl Keeps Music History Spinning (Looped In: Chicago)
Vinyl Emergency - April 17, 2024 17:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHello! For my day job, I host and produce Looped In: Chicago, a podcast for WBBM Newsradio. And this week, they allowed me to make an episode all about the city's ties, past and present, to the record industry. So while it's different from your typical Vinyl Emergency episode, I hope you'll find...
Taking Lyrics from Good to Great: 4 Pro Tips
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 15, 2024 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
SECOND SPIN: Derry deBorja (December 2020)
Vinyl Emergency - April 09, 2024 19:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThis is an encore presentation of a previous episode, originally airing in December 2020. On today's show, keyboardist Derry deBorja (of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) talks about the musical influence of his older brother, his time as a member of Son Volt, how experimenting with a modular synt...
Pros Reveal Top Secrets To Songwriting Success
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 08, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Top Songwriting Biz Tips: Avoid These Mistakes
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Episode 67: For Songs Singles! Find Your Way, Tim Easton
For Songs - March 31, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutesSome folks are just a natural for this show. Nashville-based veteran singer/songwriter Tim Easton (https://www.timeaston.com/) certainly fits the bill. A renowned tunesmith, Easton has lived a quintessential troubadour life—busking in Europe and living in L.A., New York, and many places in betwee...
Episode 263 - Gossip
Sodajerker On Songwriting - March 29, 2024 15:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsGossip's Beth Ditto and Nathan 'Brace Paine' Howdeshell discuss the creative process behind their excellent new record Real Power. The pair reflect on their near telepathic musical relationship, the ethereal mysteries of songwriting, and collaborating with the great Rick Rubin.
Derek Frank
Making Sound with Jann Klose - March 29, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEPISODE 109: After years of touring the world with artists such as Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Shakira, Air Supply, and others, veteran LA bass player Derek Frank decided it was time to take a slight detour from the life of a “hired gun” musician and focus on his own instrumental quintet. Descri...
"Main Street Strut" by Late to the Station
Journey of a Song - March 29, 2024 03:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"Thick skin, now healed." Midway through this episode of Journey of a Song, Cari Smith of Late to the Station leaned back on her stool and said, "The price I was paying internally [not to make music] became too high. I am here for a reason, and if I think this is it, to not do it would be an a...
The Pro Songwriter Mindset: Clay and Marty React to Viewer Comments
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
"Wild" by Brian Lambert
Journey of a Song - March 21, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"I love how it feels to be wild." Can you really package a deep, meaningful message about the perils of conforming to social convention in a slick, spooky Halloween jam? Genre-bending, independent, Denton-based musical artist Brian Lambert says yes. Back for his second appearance on Journey o...
Transform Your Songwriting: Our Best 5 Tips
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Jeffrey Lee Campbell
Making Sound with Jann Klose - March 16, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEPISODE 108: Jeffrey Lee Campbell, originally from North Carolina, is a guitarist, composer, and producer. He has been a professional musician for over forty years—thirty and counting in New York City. In addition to touring the world with Sting, he’s performed with artists including Sammy Davis...
Songwriting Jumpstarts
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrite better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongTown Press Books: Mastering Melody Writing : Check It Out Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing : Check It Out The Songwriter’s Guide To Maste...
Episode 195: Ruston Kelly (Returns!)
Vinyl Emergency - March 12, 2024 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsSince his last visit to Vinyl Emergency in August 2020, Nashville singer/songwriter Ruston Kelly has narrowly escaped a fiery bus explosion, sold off nearly every physical stage piece from his last tour, and rehabbed an old Victorian bungalow with his own two hands. And while all of these experi...
Ep. 125 Kathleen Fee
Outside The Circle Podcast - March 09, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsEpisode 125 features Singer-Songwriter Kathleen Fee . Listen to the episode now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or
Why Talent Is Overrated
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsNew Songwriting Course! Check out our new 3-week CrashCourse, "Adding More Heart To Your Songs" and change your writing forever! CLICK HERE! Write better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongT...
Ep. 124 Mary McGuinness
Outside The Circle Podcast - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsEpisode 124 features Singer-Songwriter Mary McGuinness . Listen to the episode now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or
Episode 66: For Songs Singles! Tell Me This, Sons of Silver
For Songs - March 01, 2024 02:30 - 33 minutesIf there’s one lesson songwriters learn over and over again, it’s that sometimes you just gotta let go. Sometimes you just gotta let the song work its way out on its own schedule. Just let it go. That’s the trick my next guest leaned on for his band’s latest single. Peter Argyropolous, lead singe...
Episode 262 - Brittany Howard
Sodajerker On Songwriting - February 28, 2024 13:06 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsBrittany Howard talks with Simon and Brian about her arresting new record What Now and how she approaches songwriting. The singer and guitarist discusses taking risks in the studio, experimenting with rhythm, and her encounters with the legendary Prince.
How K.I.S.S. Will Transform Your Songwriting Process
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsNew Songwriting Course! Check out our new 3-week CrashCourse, "Adding More Heart To Your Songs" and change your writing forever! CLICK HERE! Write better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongT...
Episode 194: Chris Rosenau (Volcano Choir / Pele)
Vinyl Emergency - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIn bands like Volcano Choir, Pele, Vermont and Collections of Colonies of Bees, guitarist Chris Rosenau has actively sought out a unique ambiguity. Whether through off-kilter tunings, a myriad of loop pedals or long-form improvisations in 130-degree heat, he says he finds his most interesting ...
John Zaika
Making Sound with Jann Klose - February 23, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEPISODE 107: John Zaika is a Dallas, TX based producer, songwriter and engineer currently working on "Kite On A String: The Bobby Kimball Story" that tells the story of the TOTO front man's life, work, career and struggle with dementia. John was born in Dearborn, MI and has worked on numerous pr...
"My Abilene Woman" by Dorian Marsh and Ian Ross Cohen
Journey of a Song - February 23, 2024 18:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"Eyes of burgundy..." This line was in Dorian Marsh's head from the inception of his collaboration with guitarist Ian Ross Cohen. He liked something about the turn of phrase, something about the concept of elusive, alluring eyes that forced him to proclaim, "I love her so." Dorian didn't cho...
Mastering Co-writing: Strategies to Overcome Obstacles and Avoid Breakups
SongTown on Songwriting Podcast - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsNew Songwriting Course! Check out our new 3-week CrashCourse, "Adding More Heart To Your Songs" and change your writing forever! CLICK HERE! Write better songs faster! Clay & Marty's 10-day video series will help you level-up your songs and finish them faster. CLICK HERE to begin! SongT...
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