The C.L.I.M.B. with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter

Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter
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  1. Interview w/ CLIMBing Indie Artist, Allie Colleen

    1D AGO

    Interview w/ CLIMBing Indie Artist, Allie Colleen

    As a completely independent artist, today's guest, Allie Colleen, has accumulated over 11.9 million total streams. She's been called an artist to watch by People Country, Holler, Wide Open Country, Nashville Music Guide, Country Evolution, and more. Allie has been highlighted as the Artist of the Week on Bobby Bones' Top 30 Countdown. Her duet with Lee Bryce, "While We're Still Friends", was spotlighted by Morning Hangovers as one of today's hottest releases, further fueling her momentum. Ms. Colleen has more than 250,000 followers across social platforms, and here's what's really cool: last year, y'all, she did 76 national headlining performances at festivals, private events, and special events, including 24 dates supporting Lee Bryce on his Me and My Guitar tour and Jelly Roll on his Beautifully Broken tour. Connect With Allie Colleen Here: TikTok: @AllieColleen Facebook: @AllieColleenMusic Instagram: @AllieColleenMusic YouTube: @AllieColleenMusic Spotify: @AllieColleen Apple Music: @AllieColleen Website: https://www.alliecolleenmusic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 8m
  2. Song Title Challenge #206: "Slow Burning" with Scott Inman

    5D AGO · BONUS

    Song Title Challenge #206: "Slow Burning" with Scott Inman

    Brent & Johnny welcome Scott Inman, whose music career has taken him around the world, allowing him to share the message of Christ on stages that many only dream of. With messages of faith, family, and life woven deep within his lyrics, this four-time BMI award-winning singer-songwriter and 2024 Singing News Artist and New Artist of the Year is breaking the mold. He's on Daywind Records and also Daywind Publishing. The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more.  He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros.  You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and  SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others.  You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min
  3. EP 509: Interview with Hit Producer & First-Call Session Cat David Dorn

    FEB 10

    EP 509: Interview with Hit Producer & First-Call Session Cat David Dorn

    CLIMBer! Today's guest is a first-call studio musician, a producer for a rising artist on Warner Brothers Nashville, a songwriter, and a studio owner. We get into so much good stuff for you on your CLIMB. Oh yeah, and he's a great hang too. So you definitely want to listen to this one. Connect With David Dorn Here: Website: https://farmlandstudiosnashville.com/ Instagram: @FarmlandStudios Instagram: @DavidDornMusic Facebook: @FarmlandStudios The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more.  He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros.  You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and  SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others.  You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 16m

  4. FEB 6 · BONUS

    J.A.M. Session: Ernest & DOING IT

    This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) If you'd like to watch the full J.A.M. Session, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trial at SongwritingPro.com! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    12 min
  5. Six TikTok Artist Growth Hacks

    FEB 3

    Six TikTok Artist Growth Hacks

    CLIMBers, you're an artist. You're trying to amass an audience, and social media is the place you're going to do it. You're going to need a little bit of help on that. We're going to go over six TikTok artist growth hacks for 2026, y'all! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more.  He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros.  You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and  SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others.  You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min
  6. Song Title Challenge #205: "Another Garden" w/ Rick Monroe

    JAN 30 · BONUS

    Song Title Challenge #205: "Another Garden" w/ Rick Monroe

    Johnny & Brent welcome Rick Monroe to The Challenge, where they craft 5-6 different conceptual ideas for a song titled "Another Garden". Rick was an indie artist for years, formerly endorsed by Jägermeister and now Monster Energy Drinks; however, Rick Monroe & The Hitmen just signed an imprint deal with Virgin Records. Monroe has performed in 17 countries, in every U.S. state (including Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico), and he's a Seven-time Jaeger Meister country brand ambassador. He's toured with Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Lee Bryce, Aaron Lewis, Eli Young Band, Pat Green, Ted Nugent, and Randy Hauser, as well as opened for country music legends including the Charlie Daniels Band, Dwight Yoakam, Travis Tritt, Patty Loveless, and more. Finally, he's entertained the USO overseas, AFV, US troops in Vietnam, and the former President of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev. The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more.  He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros.  You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and  SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others.  You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min
  7. Ep 507: Inside A Publisher Meeting

    JAN 27

    Ep 507: Inside A Publisher Meeting

    CLIMBer, let's go into a real publisher meeting. Come on a little trip with me. We're going to get some invaluable insights from an active hit music publisher in this one. So, you do not want to miss out! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford, and more.  He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro, and CONNECT to the pros.  You can find Brent at ⁠SongwritingPro.com/Baxter⁠ and  ⁠SongwritingPro.com⁠. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV, and music industry professionals. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell, and others.  You can find Johnny at ⁠info@daredevilproduction.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min

  8. JAN 23 · BONUS

    J.A.M. Session: Reasons To Co+Write

    This is an excerpt from Songwriting Pro's "J.A.M. Session." (J.A.M. stands for "Just Ask Me," and it's our monthly members-only online Q&A Session.) If you'd like to watch the full J.A.M. Session, just log in to the Songwriting Pro Member Area. If you're not yet a Songwriting Pro member, NOW is a great time to start your 14-day FREE trial at SongwritingPro.com! The C.L.I.M.B. Show is dedicated to helping singers, songwriters, indie artists and industry pros "Create Leverage In The Music Business." We want you to win! About the hosts: Brent Baxter is an award-winning hit songwriter with cuts by Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”), Randy Travis, Lady A, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens, Gord Bamford and more. He helps songwriters turn pro by helping them WRITE like a pro, DO BUSINESS like a pro and CONNECT to the pros. You can find Brent at SongwritingPro.com/Baxter and SongwritingPro.com. Johnny Dwinell owns Daredevil Production and helps artists increase their streams, blow up their video views, sell more live show tickets, and get discovered by new fans, TV and music industry pros. Daredevil has worked with artists including Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon, Ronnie McDowell and others. You can find Johnny at TheCLIMBshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    16 min
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