37 S2 Ep 4: Billy Smiley - Cracking the Music Industry

Smiley is the founding member and producer of WhiteHeart – selling over 3 million units, he has also helped discover, develop, produce, A&R, and write for such artists as: The Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Insyderz, The Normals, Aaron Shust, Symphony in Red, Johnny Cash, Petra, Charity Von, Justifide, Sky Harbor, Margaret Becker, Twenty Twenty, Idle Cure, One Bad Pig, Rachel Rachel, and Randy Matthews, 

As a songwriter he has co-written 22 no. 1 songs, and over 50 top 10 songs.

He has produced more than 100 albums, and 27 No. 1 songs. He has 5 Grammy Nominations, one producing the Grammy nominated song "Silent Night", recorded by BeBe & CeCe Winans, and co-produced the Grammy nominated albums, “WhiteHeart”, and “Tales of Wonder”. 

Show notes:

Youth Specialties – http://www.youthspecialties.com
National Youth Workers Conference – http://www.nywc.com
Billy Smiley Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Smiley
Evian Water - http://www.evian.com/en_us/
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3 Best Places for Music in Nashville

Robert’s Western World in Nashville
The Basement in Nashville
The Listening Room in Nashville

Billy’s son’s band – The Technicolors
Tootsie’s in Nashville
Billy’s Studio – Dark Horse Recording Studios

Show Quotes 

“Never accept mediocrity.”

Thanks to Experience Mission for sponsoring entire Season 2. They are amazing.
Thanks to J2 Marketing for sponsoring this episode and for providing studio space for Season 2 on Grape Road, just around the corner from Bethel College (Indiana). For more about that vibrant growing Christian college, visit BethelCollege.edu.
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