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17Sep
17 Sep 2019
Podcast: An interview with Kendell Marvel (Chris Stapleton, Jake Owen, George Strait)
George Strait, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Brothers Osbourne, Hank Williams Jr, and Chris Stapleton; These are just a few of the country artists that have recorded the songs that Kendell has written. Kendell started out playing cover songs in a small town bar, and eventually moved to Nashville pursue his love of country music. Hear […]
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28Aug
Can a demo be used commercially (as a master)?
To fully unpack this answer, let’s talk about what a “demo” and a “master” is, and what they each can be used for. What is a Demo? A “demo” is a recording that demonstrates your song idea. It is not the final version of the song that a record label could release. Back in the […]
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07Aug
7 Aug 2019
Podcast: An interview with Shane McAnally
Texas native, Shane McAnally, grew up in a family that loved George Strait, Alabama, and Conway Twitty. At 15 years old, he landed in Branson, performing in a band that briefly included LeAnn Rimes (before she was famous). That was then. Now Shane is a 3-time Grammy award winner that has penned songs for country music […]
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06Aug
What is the difference between dry stems and wet stems?
Stems are the individual pieces that make up the recording. For example, if your demo recording contains 4 instruments or sounds (like a vocal, guitar, drums, and bass), a producer can isolate each individual sound from the recording in order to produce 4 individual files. Now, stems can be created in two different styles: dry or […]
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17May
From Demo to Dive Bar
You probably heard this tune before it was cut. Nestled in our country demo page as a sample of our production work is a song called Dive Bar Saints, featuring the smooth-as-honey voice of Brandon Chase. It’s a stripped down demo that leaves room for the lyrics to shine like a “beacon of hope” in a traditionally […]
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16Apr
16 Apr 2019
An Interview with William “Mickey” Stevenson
Our friends Paul and Scott over at Songcraft sat down with Mickey Stevenson, the songwriter known for building the Motown sound and launching Marvin Gaye’s career. While young Marvin was determined on pursuing a career in Jazz music, Marvin was able to persuade the stubborn artist to record vocals on Gospel and R&B demos so Marvin could hear his […]
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12Apr
12 Apr 2019
An Interview with Vince Gill
Happy Birthday, Vince! We’re proud to partner with our friends at Songcraft to bring you this conversation with Vince Gill, the legendary performer and songwriter who needs no introduction. Vince shares about how his record label originally didn’t want to cut any of his demos, and how he wasn’t initially interested in recording the song that he is now […]
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24Mar
24 Mar 2019
Tin Pan South Parking – Finding a Spot at the World’s Largest Songwriter Festival
(2019 Edition) Tin Pan South is AWESOME. Every time we go, we’re inspired by the legendary writers and the stories behind their songs. The parking situation is, however… not so inspirational. The locals blame it on Nashville’s growth, since 100 people a day moved here last year (according to The Tennessean). With all the extra people, plus the world’s […]
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21Mar
21 Mar 2019
An interview with David Gamson
We’re proud to partner with Songcraft to bring you this conversation with David Gamson, the co-writer behind Kelly Clarkson’s, “Stronger.” Gamson has had songs cut by Kesha, Adam Lambert, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis, Nick Lachey, and more. David shares about meeting his heroes, how a “cute” demo got cut, and which artist passed on “Stronger” before [...]
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19Feb
19 Feb 2019
An interview with Smokey Robinson
In honor of Motown’s 60th anniversary this year, our friends Paul & Scott sat down with the LEGENDARY Smokey Robinson and chatted about the stories behind his songs, how he got started songwriting, and the song that took five years to write! Listen for free below.
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