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Craig Wiseman is a Grammy-winning songwriter and one of the most successful hitmakers in country music history. Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he has written over 30 No. 1 songs for artists like Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Florida Georgia Line. His catalog includes career-defining hits such as “Live Like You Were Dying,” “The Good Stuff,” and “Summertime.” In addition to his songwriting success, he is the founder of Big Loud Publishing, which has grown into one of Nashville's most influential music companies. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.In part two of this episode, we discuss the story behind the creation of big loud, his best advice, and what's next. This episode's "stat of the week" is brought to you by https://chartmetric.com/.This episode is also sponsored by The Graphic Guitar Guys. They create eye-catching custom guitar wraps for some of the biggest artists and festivals in the music industry. Their work is perfect for adding a unique touch to album pre-sale bundles or VIP package items—check them out and discover how they can transform a guitar into a show-stopping work of art.New Episodes every Tuesday.Find the host Troy Cartwright on Twitter, Instagram. Social Channels for Ten Year Town:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokThis podcast was produced by Ben VanMaarth. Intro and Outro music for this episode was composed by Troy Cartwright, Monty Criswell, and Derek George. It is called "Same" and you can listen to it in it's entirety here. Additional music for this episode was composed by Thomas Ventura. Artwork design by Brad Vetter. Creative Direction by Mary Lucille Noah.

Craig Wiseman is a GRAMMY-winning songwriter with over 30 No. 1 country hits. Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he has written songs for Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Florida Georgia Line, including “Live Like You Were Dying,” “The Good Stuff,” and “Summertime.” He founded Big Loud, now a major Nashville music company, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.In part one of this episode, we discuss his journey from Mississippi to Music Row, the stories behind his biggest songs, and his writing process. Part two covers the founding of Big Loud, his advice for songwriters, and more.This episode's "stat of the week" is brought to you by https://chartmetric.com/.New Episodes every Tuesday.Find the host Troy Cartwright on Twitter, Instagram. Social Channels for Ten Year Town:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokThis podcast was produced by Ben VanMaarth. Intro and Outro music for this episode was composed by Troy Cartwright, Monty Criswell, and Derek George. It is called "Same" and you can listen to it in it's entirety here. Additional music for this episode was composed by Thomas Ventura. Artwork design by Brad Vetter. Creative Direction by Mary Lucille Noah.

Craig Wiseman is Senior Program Manager for Salesforce Sydney Tower where he is passionate about wellness, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and smooth project to operational transition. Mike Petrusky asks Craig about his experiences on this remarkable project, his career journey, and his perspectives about the future of work and the workplace. Craig shares his views on the role of offices and the confusion between collaboration and interaction as marked by society's current focus on individuality instead of teamwork. While Mike and Craig agree about the value of flexibility and choice when scheduling where we work, they also see concerns about a potentially unhealthy loss of personal accountability in some organizations. They discuss the need to balance the two while emphasizing the role of leadership, equality and social agreements if we are to have success both as individuals and members of a team. Check out this episode for a challenging discussion that will encourage you to be a workplace innovator in your organization! Connect with Craig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwiseman/ Learn more about Salesforce Tower Sydney: https://www.salesforce.com/au/blog/announcing-salesforce-tower-sydney-doors-open-in-2022/ Explore the Salesforce website: https://www.salesforce.com/ Listen to the pipes and drums in Slade's “Run Runaway”: https://youtu.be/gMxcGaAwy-Q Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/  

Tim McGraw, Craig Wiseman, and Steve McEwan.

Today's guest is one of country music's most renowned, talented and distinguished writers. From his early days of writing and drumming in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to being crowned Songwriter of the Century by ASCAP, he has indeed created for himself a monumental platform in the history of country music. As the writer of songs including Brooks and Dunn's “Believe” to Blake Shelton's “Boys ‘Round Here” to Morgan Wallen's “Chasin' You”, he has amassed over 350 cuts, 130 singles, and 29 #1's. After moving to Nashville in 1985 to pursue a career in songwriting, he received his first chart success after having co-written “The Only One” from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl. In 1990, our guest signed his first publishing deal with Almo/Irving Music, and ten years later, he signed with BMG Music Publishing. In 2003, he opened his own publishing company, and within the first year of the independent company's operation, he experienced the first single of the catalog; “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw not only peaked at the top of the charts for ten weeks, but it also was named NSAI Song of the Year, CMA Song of the Year, ACM Song of the Year and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. In 2012, our guest co-founded Big Loud's management division, the launchpad of Florida Georgia Line, followed by Big Loud Records in 2015. His success has continued to escalate at exponential levels throughout the years. He was proclaimed ASCAP's “Songwriter of the Year” in 2003, 2005, and 2007 in addition to being named “Writer of the Year” by NSAI and Music Row in 1997. In 2009, he received the impressive honor of NSAI's “Songwriter of the Decade” and won the 2014 Heritage Award from ASCAP as the most performed country songwriter of the century. Following those years of success, hard work & accomplishments, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October of 2015. In 2017, he was honored with a CMA Triple Play Award for FGL's “Anything Goes” & Blake Shelton's “Gonna” & “Came Here To Forget.”. For the past 15 years, Wiseman has hosted The Stars of Second Harvest Show at the Ryman, showing his philanthropic heart and giving all proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank Of Middle Tennessee. To date, this musical event has raised over $1.5 million for the food bank. And The Writer Is… Craig Wiseman!Watercolor by: Michael Richey White See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Craig Wiseman is one of the best songwriters in country music boasting 29 No. 1 and counting. He's written songs such as Live Like You Were Dying, Where the Green Grass Grows, Boys Round Here, Chasin' You, and so many more. Craig sits down with Eddie on this episode to talk about what it was like getting his start in Nashville back in the 80's, having his first success as a songwriter and now having his own management company, Big Loud. New Episodes Every Friday! Follow the podcast: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on Youtube Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Big Loud Shirt, Craig Wiseman, is back in the studio for Part 2! What you will realize in Part 2 is that Craig's last name is quite fitting, as he is one extremely wise man.Part 2 kicks off with laughs about PR training and the inspiration and soul that goes into songwriting. Then, Ern and Craig dive into some of Craig's biggest hits, such as "Live Like You Were Dying" and "The Good Stuff." Craig explains how each of those songs came to be and what the process of writing them was like. Next, Craig plays two verses of an iconic unreleased song that has been labeled a "career-ender," Craig crushes a ChugBud in the Truth or Chug segment, and ERNEST shares a hilarious story of a time he and HARDY were writing with Craig. The episode closes with some wisdom that you can't get anywhere else, a discussion on how to make it in Nashville, and how self-awareness is a curse that crushes all creativity. This is our wisest episode yet. Enjoy!-----Catch the video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@jbepod) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week.FOLLOW ERNEST ON:SpotifyApple MusicInstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubePRODUCED BY:Big LoudAlex Lagos / Lagos Creative

This weeks guest is a Nashville Music icon, songwriter & producer, owner of Big Loud record label, and The Big Loud Shirt himself: CRAIG WISEMANThis episode is a two-parter, so don't worry, there is more of Craig's wisdom to come. The two kick off the episode by talking about the first time Craig heard ERNEST/Sno rap, a funny story of Ern breaking the bank on a Los Angeles visit, and the genius of Craig's songwriting ability. Next, Craig talks about the beginning of his time in Nashville, his first gig, and the one time he considered giving up and heading back to Mississippi. Then Craig shares about how he stays motivated in Nashville, and his recent desire to tuck back into songwriting harder than ever. Ern and Craig close out the episode with some wisdom on appreciating your blessings, being authentic in your work, and the commitment success in Nashville requires-----Catch the video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@jbepod) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week.FOLLOW ERNEST ON:SpotifyApple MusicInstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubePRODUCED BY:Big LoudAlex Lagos / Lagos Creative

Montreal's Manny Blu is getting ready to release his new EP DEViL on August 20th. The project features five songs written by some of Nashville's best writers including Ryan Beaver, Jessi Alexander, JT Harding, Brinley Addington, Anthony Smith, Michael Hardy, Craig Wiseman, Aaron Eshuis, Joe Clemmons and Logan Wall. Featured on the album is the single "Valet" featuring fellow Montreal artist Brittany Kennel released in early July. “Valet” tells the story of a couple falling in love while experiencing some of the most cherished Nashville spots, romanticizing the place that Manny now calls home.   While definitely one of the most traditional country-sounding songs found on DEViL, Manny continues to push his punk-inspired mentality forward by embracing the fact that an acoustic country ballad is the perfect, unexpected addition to the EP tracklist. Being a former hockey player & MMA fighter, Manny knows that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. So when Covid derailed live shows, he launched his own live performance series Live & Turned Up on his Official YouTube page. The series "Live & Turned Up" finds Manny performing a mix of original songs, fan favourites, and unexpected covers. Manny describes the new EP as “an ensemble of songs that have a variety of skill sets and sides of me as an artist that I haven't shown before, and is probably the most complete project I've released to date. I think DEViL has elements that call back to what I've released before and what I have coming next.” With the EP's singles "Train" and "Valet already released, Manny just dropped a third single, the weekend party anthem "Circle Up" featuring singer-songwriter Blaine Holcomb lending his vocal talents to it.  

In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with two of the most well-known songwriters in Nashville; Craig Wisman and Lee Thomas Miller. If you are an aspiring songwriter or musician, this episode is filled with so much wisdom, that it's a can't miss. We discuss their writing process and how they pump out over 100 songs per year... year after year. Between them, they have 33 # 1 songs, winning a number of industry awards, and have written songs for some of country music's top artists like Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Terri Clark, Jamey Johnson, Chris Stapleton... the list goes on and on! Be on the listen for a little jam session by Craig Wiseman on the guitar after the closing music... ENJOY! Reach out to Craig here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thebigloud Big Loud Publishing Website: http://bigloudpublishing.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigloud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigloud Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigloud Reach out to Lee here:  Website: http://www.leethomasmiller.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leethomasmiller More on Craig Wiseman Craig Wiseman is one of country music's most renowned, talented and distinguished writers. From his early days of writing and drumming in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to being crowned Songwriter of the Century by ASCAP, he has indeed created for himself a monumental platform in the history of country music. As the writer of songs including Brooks and Dunn's “Believe” to Blake Shelton's “Boys ‘Round Here”, Wiseman has amassed over 350 cuts, 125 singles, and 27 #1's. After moving to Nashville in 1985 to pursue a career in songwriting, he received his first chart success after having co-written “The Only One” from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl. In 1990, Wiseman signed his first publishing deal with Almo/Irving Music, and ten years later, he signed with BMG Music Publishing. In 2003, Wiseman opened his own publishing company, and within the first year of the independent company's operation, Wiseman experienced the first single of the catalog; “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw not only peaked at the top of the charts for ten weeks, but it also was named NSAI Song of the Year, CMA Song of the Year, ACM Song of the Year and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. In 2012, Wiseman co-founded Big Loud's management division, the launchpad of Florida Georgia Line, followed by Big Loud Records in 2015. Wiseman's success has continued to escalate at exponential levels throughout the years. He was proclaimed ASCAP's “Songwriter of the Year” in 2003, 2005, and 2007 in addition to being named “Writer of the Year” by NSAI and Music Row in 1997. In 2009, he received the impressive honor of NSAI's “Songwriter of the Decade” and won the 2014 Heritage Award from ASCAP as the most performed country songwriter of the century. Following those years of success, hard work & accomplishments, Wiseman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October of 2015. In 2017, Wiseman was honored with a CMA Triple Play Award for FGL's “Anything Goes” & Blake Shelton's “Gonna” & “Came Here To Forget.” Although his accomplishments are nothing less than extraordinary, Wiseman's talents and endeavors extend far beyond the field of songwriting. As a complement to Tim McGraw's “Live Like You Were Dying”, Wiseman co-wrote a book with the same title, which topped the New York Times Best Seller list in 2004. Additionally, he co-wrote the book A Baby Changes Everything in 2008, in conjunction with Faith Hill's #1 single. The following year, Wiseman starred in a reality TV show, The Hitmen of Music Row, which aired on GAC. For the past 15 years, Wiseman has hosted The Stars of Second Harvest Show at the Ryman, showing his philanthropic heart and giving all proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank Of Middle Tennessee. To date, this musical event has raised more than $1.5 million for the food bank. Craig's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thebigloud Big Loud Publishing Website: http://bigloudpublishing.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigloud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigloud Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigloud More on Lee Thomas Miller FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NASHVILLE SONGWRITER'S ASSOCIATION (NSAI) 3 Time Grammy Award Nominee: 2003 Grammy nomination:   “The Impossible” (Joe Nichols) Country Song of the Year: 2009 Double Grammy nomination: “You're Gonna Miss This”(Trace Adkins)-  Country Song of the Year “In Color” (Jamey Johnson)- Country Song of the Year Music Row Magazine: Breakthrough Songwriter of the year 2003 Awarded one of NSAI's  ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written' 2003: “The Impossible” Awarded one of NSAI's  ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written' 2008: “You're Gonna Miss This” Won Song of the Year at the 2008 NSAI awards for “You're Gonna Miss This” Nominated for Song of the Year at 2008 CMA awards for “You're Gonna Miss This” 2009 Double ACM Nominee: “You're Gonna Miss This” and “In Color” for Song of the Year. Won Song of the Year at the 2009 ACM awards for “In Color” Won Music Row Magazine's 2009 Song of the Year  for  “In Color” Awarded one of NSAI's  ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written' 2009: “In Color” Won Song of the Year at the 2009 CMA awards for "In Color" Awarded BMI's inaugural "Champion's Award" 2015 Nominated for Song of the Year at the 2018 ACM awards for "Whiskey and You" #1 Country Singles: “The Impossible” (Joe Nichols)** “I Just Wanna Be Mad” (Terri Clark)** “The World” (Brad Paisley)** “You're Gonna Miss This” (Trace Adkins)*“I'm Still A Guy” (Brad Paisley)“Southern Girl” (Tim McGraw) "Perfect Storm" (Brad Paisley) (*received BMI Million Play Award) (**received BMI 2 Million Play Award)                                 Other top 10 singles: "It Aint My Fault" (Brothers Osborne) #9 "Crushin' It" (Brad Paisley) #7 “In Color”  (Jamey Johnson) #7 “Nothing To Die For” (Tim McGraw)  #5 “Jesus In Disguise” (Brandon Heath)  #8 "Just A Girl" (Brandon Heath) #8 Other top 20 singles: “Something To Do With My Hands” (Thomas Rhett) #15 “Crying On A Suitcase” (Casey James) #14 “Leaving Eden” (Brandon Heath) #17 Cuts include: Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Brad Paisley, Joe Nichols, Terri Clark, John Michael Montgomery, Sammy Kershaw, Andy Griggs, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Randy Travis, Rhett Akins, Blue County, Billy Currington, Craig Morgan, The Wreckers, Chris Young, Blackhawk, Mark Wills Production credits include  Curb recording artist Steve Holy including the 2006 #1 single: “Brand New Girlfriend” and 2010 top 20 single "Love Don't Run" Website: http://www.leethomasmiller.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leethomasmiller

Kevin “Chief' Zaruk is a Canadian entrepreneur, record executive, and investor best known for co-founding Big Loud. He is a founding partner of The Core Entertainment, along with investor Simon Tikhman. The Core is an entertainment company in partnership with Live Nation that focuses on acquiring and cultivating talent in music, sports, film, television and technology. Career: In 2011, Zaruk teamed up with Nickleback producer Joey Moi, songwriter Craig Wiseman and manager Seth England to found Big Loud Mountain Publishing and Management. Advocating a top to bottom approach in building a successful act, Zaruk was integral to the rise of Florida Georgia Line-the first act signed by Big Loud Mountain. In 2015, the partners expanded the company to include a record label division, Big Loud Records. Big Loud Records' roster includes Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Chris Lane, HARDY, Madison Kozak, Mason Ramsey, MacKenzie Porter, ERNEST, Larry Fleet and Sean Stemaly. In 2017, the partners merged all three companies-along with venture capital fund, Big Loud Capital- to create cutting-edge music innovator, Big Loud. That same year, Big Loud joined forces with the genre-bending management group, Maverick. In 2020, Zaruk and serial entrepreneur, Simon Tikhman, founded The Core Entertainment. The Core is a 360-degree entertainment company specializing in investment and management in music, sports, film, television and technology. Zaruk is also a strategic investor in BEV, an innovated canned wine company.

Famed country music songwriter Craig Wiseman stops in the cellar to catch up with his longtime friend, Phil Vassar. They share stories from their early days co-writing songs, to being crime fighters in their shared neighborhood at the start of their careers. Craig tells the real life stories that inspired his legendary Tim McGraw hit, “Live Like You Were Dying.” He also shares his feelings on blending musical styles and blurring the genre lines. Phil and Craig discuss the influence that playing in bars early in their careers had on how they approached writing songs. They reminisce about writing “American Child” about Phil's firstborn in the same house they're recording the show in currently. They end their day talking about the inclusive attitude & influences behind their song “Bobbi With An ‘I'.”Performances:“Live Like You Were Dying” - Craig Wiseman“American Child” - Phil Vassar“Bobbi With An ‘I'” - Craig Wiseman & Phil VassarMore info on Songs From The Cellar & details on how to watch the TV series can be found at https://www.songsfromthecellar.comKeep up with Craig Wiseman on Social media at:InstagramFollow Phil Vassar and Songs From The Cellar at:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeSpotifyCheck out more awesome podcasts at:American Songwriter Podcast NetworkAnd go!

Iconic comedian Carrot Top talks about the production required to put on his live, touring show. He tells Phil about incorporating a joke about Mike Tyson into his show, and then coincidentally meeting him shortly after and being terrified. Carrot Top details the time he watched Queen the Musical with Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor, and then got a studio of his castle recording studio. Former heavyweight champion of the world Iron Mike Tyson meets with Phil and shares his love of classic country artists, such as Buck Owens, Roy Clark, and Willie Nelson. Tyson tells Phil about how his animated TV series, “Mike Tyson Mysteries,” came to be. He and Phil talk about both being parents and share philosophies and qualities they work to instill in their children.Performances:“My Next Thirty Years“ (Tim McGraw) - Phil Vassar & Carrot Top“Big Time" - Phil VassarTo stay up to date with Carrot Top, head on over to https://carrottop.comTo stay up to date with Iron Mike Tyson, head over to https://miketyson.comMore info on Songs From The Cellar & details on how to watch the TV series can be found at https://www.songsfromthecellar.comKeep up with Carrot Top on Social media at:FacebookInstagramTwitterKeep up with Mike Tyson on Social media at:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeFollow Phil Vassar and Songs From The Cellar at:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeSpotifyCheck out more awesome podcasts at:American Songwriter Podcast NetworkAnd go!

The Garden Party Radio Show with John Jenkins - Nashville Songwriters Series # 1 - Craig Wiseman Craig Michael Wiseman is an American Country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise.[1] He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton,[2] and numerous other acts. He has written twenty-six #1 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs music charts, and has won a number of industry awards. In 2009, he was named "Songwriter of the Decade" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International,[3] and in 2015, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[4] 21 Summer" - Brothers Osborne. Buzzin' -y Blake Shelton (featuring RaeLynn) If the Good Die Young" - Tracy Lawrence. "A Little Bit of You" - Jason McCoy "Someone Else's Dream" Faith Hill. "Walkin' Away" -Diamond Rio "Everywhere" - Tim McGraw. "She's Got It All" - Kenny Chesney. "Just Another Day in Paradise" - Phil Vassar "Tell Her" - Lonestar. "Live Like You Were Dying" -Tim McGraw "That's What It's All About" - Brooks & Dunn. "Love Me If You Can" - Toby Keith

Together with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Blame My Youth over Zoom video! Blame My Youth is Sean Van Vleet – a name you might not be aware of, but unknowingly heard in your headphones, in a store or on a television. As a former principal songwriter in Chicago indie faves Empires, Van Vleet expanded into the world of songwriting and syncs, providing music for major artists and ads worldwide. Blame My Youth is Van Vleet’s return to the band format, bringing all of the earworm-y grandiosity that permeated his quietly complicated pop gems.Blame My Youth - reveals a new song, “Dance With My Demons,” his follow up to Blame My Youth’s debut single “Fantastic.” Teaming with Billboard’s #1 producer Joey Moi and co-writer Greg Holden (who co-wrote the song) “Dance With My Demons” once again highlights Van Vleet’s prowess for crafting endlessly catchy, hook-filled songs. He shares, “‘Dance With My Demons’ is a pub/barn burner for the pint raisers who choose to cheers their vices and reckless behaviors for a night, and shove their shames off into the future. This song celebrates a mindset where the bright side and dark side meet, and the party starts. The day I met my now extremely good friend and frequent collaborator Greg Holden, we were equally crashed out at the bottom of recent life highs. He had some heavy personal struggles as did I. We shared a guilty conscience we had about giving into vices and letting bad habits and thoughts get the best of us. Both of us grapple with loving and hating our demons. So we wrote this song where we allowed ourselves to be good with them for little while, accept them, maybe even warmly embrace them.” A perfectly-crafted modern rock banger permeated by seductive pop hooks and sheer audacity, “Fantastic” was released this Fall and debuted on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation. It has amassed upwards of 3 million streams and the video hit the top 10 rock and alternative charts at Vevo. It is the follow up to “Right Where You Belong,” which was written and recorded exclusively for the soundtrack to Bill And Ted Face The Music - it played during the movie’s closing credits - and marked the debut of Blame My Youth.Blame My Youth is Van Vleet’s return to the band format, bringing all of the earworm-y grandiosity that permeated his quietly complicated pop gems. Sean Van Vleet first success came with Empires, a Chicago based indie band with several releases, an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman and festival appearances such as Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and more during tours with Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhunter, Alkaline Trio and others. After Empires called it quits in 2015, he connected with friend Josh Ocean (NVDES) to build an impenetrable musical bond that has seen their explosive “laptop punk” find its way into placements around the world including the likes of Samsung, Google and Apple iPhone advertisements.As Van Vleet was writing the first Blame My Youth songs he shared them with close friends including some of the people he worked with along the way - a crew mostly renowned for their time in Nashville - Big Loud’s Seth England, Craig Wiseman and Moi. They have long wanted to collaborate and while Big Loud primarily work in the country music space, there was no denying that Blame My Youth was something special, and they quickly signed Sean to their new label imprint Big Loud Rock. “I met them all 10 years ago,” recalls Van Vleet. “Not only are we really good friends, but I think we all knew that we would eventually work on something awesome together. It’s just about the right timing.”With Blame My Youth, Van Vleet is showcasing his overwhelmingly feel good approach with nods to Andrew WK’s brazenly positive big bang and Post Malone’s inescapable pop sensibility, all with touches of darkness and vulnerability throughout. It’s music meant for maximum volume while recovering from a life on maximum volume, yet so earnest, singular and inescapable that it relates to anyone who has fought through any sort of adversity.We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

Country music hitmaker, Phil Vassar, is a an award-winning, piano-pounding powerhouse; one of only a handful of musicians to have had multiple hits as a songwriter and solo artist. Phil's hit list includes ten Number 1 ”Billboard” chart-toppers, fifteen Top 10 smashes and twenty-six Top 40 crowd-pleasers including Just Another Day in Paradise, Carlene, Six Pack Summer, American Child, For a Little While, That's When I love You, My Next Thirty Years (Tim McGraw), Right on the Money (Alan Jackson), & I'm All Right and Bye Bye (Jo Dee Messina) to name a few.In 2015, Phil completed his underground wine cellar at his 1929-built Nashville estate. Filled with cocktail favorites, candles and, what else, a piano, the cellar quickly became his favorite place to write, play and hang out with friends. The environment inspired his idea to create a series with his talented friends. Songs from the Cellar was born!SFTC will feature artists, songwriters, entertainers, athletes, comedians and wine enthusiasts will be guests on the show. Each episode will spotlight conversations and collaboration alongside a shared drink (water, coffee, wine, whatever!). Guests include Charles Esten, Jessie James Decker, Tommy Shaw, Steve Cropper, Mike Tyson, John Rich, Peter Frampton, Cam, Hunter Hayes, Dennis Quaid, Vince Gill, Brothers Osbourne, Jo Dee Messina, Chingy, Larry Gatlin, Craig Wiseman, Gavin Degraw, Kix Brooks, Kellie Pickler, and many more.For more updates and sneak peaks, follow @philvassarsftc on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter; or head to www.songsfromthecellar.com

 This week I’m talking with my friend Bobby Rymer who owns the publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group in Nashville. He’s worked his way from the bottom to the top of record labels and publishing companies in the music industry and has a career that has spanned over 35 years. We are discussing the process of working your way up the ladder at publishing companies and record labels, the importance of knowing the history of the music industry, what publishers are looking for when signing new writers and the best venues to play in Nashville to get noticed by industry insiders.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. Talking Points:*I own Writer’s Den Music Group. As a publisher I have a day gig and a night gig.*During the day I pitch songs and have meetings, etc. At night I go to showcases and meet writers and artists.*Spend money smartly.*Look over your options at what you want to accomplish and how.*You don’t have to have an office anymore if you have a laptop and a phone you can do most of your work that way.*I was doing social work and realized it was not my passion and I decided to go back to school to get a degree in the music business.*My friend got a job at Capitol Records in the mail room and called and asked if I would be interested in his old job at a record store. Then 9 months later he called saying he got promoted and asked if I wanted my name put in for the mail room job at Capitol.*The mail room at a record label is the bottom of the totem pole which is where most people have to start.*Get in anyway you can and prove your worth.*Ask yourself “how bad do you want it?”*Internships and a course called "Copyright Law" are worth their weight in gold.*You really don’t start to understand how the music industry works until you’re in it working everyday and making relationships and learning how things are done.*I got to sit in on meetings and learn how you find talent and find songs.*If you can, try to work out a smaller company because you will stand out more as opposed to a larger company that just churns interns out every semester.*After about a year and a half an opening came up in A&R and I was able to move up because the label looked within before looking out.*My main job in A&R was to go out and find songs for the artists on the label by meeting with the publishers in town.*If you want to consider the music business for a career, you better know your history.*When looking for songs for artists, I would sit with the label heads after they talked with the artists to know what they were looking for.*You go out and find songs you’re passionate about and the come back and see if there’s a home for it on the label.*You have to listen to songs and see if they are checking off the boxes of things you are looking for to fit an artist.*When you are reaching out to labels or publishers, you better know who they are and the history of people they’ve worked with and what they’ve done and you better know who they are working for now.*Get Billboard Magazine and make sure you know every artist, label, producer and writer and study the charts so it becomes second nature. That is where you start. You shouldn’t have to pause when someone asks who produced or wrote the latest hit is.*Before you knock on a door or make a phone call to a company, understand who you are talking to because if you don’t they will quickly realize that you don’t want this bad enough or you haven’t done your homework.*I was A&R for about 4 years at Capitol, then there was a regime change and lost that job.*Opportunity is not going to knock on your door, you have to go out and meet it.*I kept having meetings and eventually bumped into a publisher I knew who used to play me songs and he offered me a job as a tape copier at the music publisher Almo-Irving.*Even though it was a step back from where I had been, I wanted to stay in the industry and I got the job as the tape copy, which is the ground floor at a publishing company.*A tape copy made copies of 8-10 songs on a tape and put together lyrics and a label for publishers to take to pitch meetings.*The tape copy is the best place to start at a publishing company because that’s where you learn the catalog and the songs and writers.*The writers would come down with new songs and you would put the songs in the system so you get to spend time with the writers and build relationships.*I was tape copy for about 3 years learning until a vacancy came open and I naturally moved up to song plugger.*I realized that publishing is all I ever want to do because I get to work creators who make things out of thin air and I get to help find a home for it.*A song plugger is being aware of the labels in town, the artists in town and your job is to find a home for these songs. sometimes it’s find new writers and bringing them in to the company.*As a songwriter show up and do the work and always have your antenna up because you never know where a song idea will come from.*Some songs in a publishing catalog don’t see the light of day after a while because they have a time stamp on them using certain language and melodies from the time it was written and the language and melodies maybe different now than they were then and those things change.*Maybe the song is there but the demo is dated and will turn someone off even if it’s a great song.*If the song will take it, I like demos with acoustic instruments. Don’t go crazy with reverb. Maybe do a glorified work tape and the demo has the chance of having a longer shelf life because they aren’t dating it with certain tones and sounds.*The guitar/piano vocal demo is great because that’s the way I hear it when the writer plays it for me and there is nothing getting in the way of the lyric and the melody.*If you bring a fully produced demo and the producer knows they aren’t going produce it that way, then they have to sit with the artist and start subtracting what they don’t want and that is hard for artists to hear sometimes because they are hearing it one way and being told they are going to do it a completely different way. If you have a guitar/piano vocal and say I’m going to start adding this, they get it.*Some producers need to hear the full demo as it would be on the record.*The song will dictate what it needs as a demo ultimately.*resumes mean nothing in this business. It’s all relationship based.*I worked for Almo-Irving for 14 years and eventually ran the Nashville office. It got bought out by Universal Music Group so after a year off I started a publishing company called Writer’s Den Music Group.*Write what you know. Your story’s already been written. Tell it!*People say “no” to songs I think are hits because this is an art, not a science and everyone has their own opinion. Find people who have similar tastes to you and send them songs that fit you similar personalities. If people have different tastes than you, find out what they are.*This business is an educated guessing game.*You have to be careful to not create demos that are too much like an artist because if they pass on it and you pitch elsewhere, those artists or labels think it sounds like that particular artist and once they find out the previous artist passed on it, they think something is wrong with the song and it will not get cut.*Don’t pitch what they’ve done, pitch what they might be doing.*Write what’s familiar to all of us but unique to you.*It’s the music business, not the music I’ll do whatever I want and hope it works.*For tv/film sync music you have to stand out and offer something that no one else is.*We need the first you, not the second anybody else.*It’s about creating a mood.*Everything is negotiable.*Music supervisors only want songs that are pre cleared so they don’t have to wait 3-4 days to to get an answer from a publisher if they want to license a song.*As a publisher when I want to sign a new writer I’m looking for songs that have a good lyric and melody. If I can whistle it, I’m in.*I’m not looking the next whoever, I’m looking for the first you.*Great writers have a thumbprint like great singers do and you know within the first few seconds who wrote the song.*I’m looking for someone who can write a song told a thousand different times, told from a different angle.*If someone is reaching out to me wanting to get signed to a publishing deal, the best thing is to meet me at workshops and conferences where we can meet in person. That’s what I’m there for. Most of the time it’s by word of mouth from people I know or at songwriter nights when I go to listen to new writers.*I close my eyes when I listen to songs because I want to see the movie you’ve created. If I don’t like a song it’s because I’m seeing it and feeling it.*Maybe I’m not crazy about the song, but there are a couple of lines that are new and fresh and that will make me want to talk to the writer because that might be the tip of the iceberg for something greater.*I’m looking for potential.*Hone your craft so that when someone listens to it, there is nothing they can suggest to make it better.*You can’t control God given talent, but you can control work ethic.*I prefer to sign writers to long term contracts, not single songs because I want to build a relationship. I like to court a writer for period of time to get to know each other before I sign them.*I’m looking for a certain amount of talent and a work ethic.*Find people who will give you a leg up you do the same for others.*If we don’t see you, if we don’t hear you, you don’t exist.*Be out and play out. You need to play out 1 night and be out 4 or more. *You never know who you’re going to be standing next to or see on stage that you can develop a relationship with.*Play out so people can see you.*There are venues for tourists and venues for industry people. Play the venues such as The Local, Belcourt Taps, Douglas Corner, 3rd and Lindsley and The Bluebird where the industry people attend.*If you’re playing at these venues, you’re going to find your “class” of people to rise up with at that is usually at the earlier shows from 5-7pm. You want to be hanging around those people.*It’s about making smart decisions, hanging out at the right places at the right times, giving yourself opportunities and letting people see you are out and about and proactive. Eventually someone will take notice and you’re going to get invited to the next level. Bobby Rymer is the owner and general manager of the Nashville based music publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group.Writer’s Den was originally started in 2007 with Rymer at the helm. Among the cuts secured are multiple songs by Alan Jackson (including the 2013 Grammy nominated song, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”), Lindsay Ell, Alabama, Chris Stapleton, Kesha, The Steeldrivers, Lee Ann Womack, Plumb, Ricky Skaggs, Olivia Newton-John, Trace Adkins, Randy Owen and Joe Nichols as well as several cuts by Bonnie Raitt. In addition, the company has landed a number of film/TV placements including numerous songs in the TV show, Nashville. They have also secured cuts in Canada, Europe, South America and Australia.Currently signed to the roster are Brennen Leigh, Noel McKay and Gordon Kennedy.Prior to Writer’s Den, Rymer was VP/GM of the Nashville office of Almo/Irving/Rondor Music, a company that was founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss of A&M records fame. Some of the writers he was privileged to work with during that time were Bekka Bramlett, Peter Frampton, Patti Griffin, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, Mark Knopfler, Kent Robbins, Annie Roboff, Anthony Smith, Marty Stuart, Gillian Welch and Craig Wiseman. Before joining the publishing side of the business, Rymer was at Capitol Records/ Nashville from 1985 to 1990. Initially starting in the mailroom and then moving to the A&R Dept., he worked with Garth Brooks, Barbara Mandrell, New Grass Revival, Marie Osmond, Kenny Rogers, Dan Seals and Tanya Tucker among others.He is an Alumnus of Leadership Music, class of 2002.

This week on Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ we have one of Nashville’s top songwriters, Craig Wiseman. For part 2 of this interview, Craig answers Bart's lightning round of questions. You are sure to leave this interview hearing some good stories and having lots of laughs. In this episode, you’ll hearBart’s lightning round of questions with CraigCheck out today’s sponsor Paul Reed Smith >> https://www.prsguitars.comFor the full show notes visit >> http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/craig-wiseman-part-2 Screenshot the show and tag us on social media @thinkinanddrinkinpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ we have one of Nashville’s top songwriters, Craig Wiseman. He is a top songwriter receiving many major songwriting awards and be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and he started a publishing company that has grown into a publishing, management and record company. Join us for Part 1 of our interview with Craig for a great conversation and lots of laughs.In this episode, you’ll hearMoving from Hattiesburg, MS to Nashville and living in his car while trying to make it as a drummer, but ending up as one of Nashville’s top songwritersHow Craig’s faith has played a huge role in his songwritingCheck out today’s sponsor Paul Reed Smith >> https://www.prsguitars.comFor the full show notes visit >> http://www.thinkinanddrinkin.com/podcast/craig-wiseman-part-1 Screenshot the show and tag us on social media @thinkinanddrinkinpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The GRAMMY-winning writers of Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman, share the hilarious and inspiring stories of their journeys to Nashville.  Tim and Craig also describe how an utterly ordinary writing day yielded one of the most acclaimed songs in country music history: "Live Like You Were Dying." We’re also introducing “Listener Challenges” in this episode so you can join us in the creative journey. Tune in so we can explore how to “take the scenic route” in your own creative life.

I was the last child and only girl born to the greatest parents, Dave and Joanne, and best older brothers, Jeff and Greg. I grew up on a hobby farm in the community of Dawson Creek, British Columbia. I began singing in church when I was 3, learned to play guitar when I was 12, and then began my curiosity with writing songs. I was obsessed with all things music and spent my entire childhood determined to be a star. However, in my senior year in high school, I received a scholarship to attend UNBC, which meant putting my move to Nashville on hold. I toughed out the 4 years of school to get my nursing degree, all while writing, touring, and making trips to Nashville. But when I got my degree in the mail showing I was an RN, I packed my bags. October 4, 2010, I loaded up my Honda Civic and headed south. I started knocking on doors, playing open mics and writers nights 7 nights a week. I wrote with anyone and everyone who would write with a green writer new to Music City. After a year and a half of persistence, one big door opened. Erv Woolsey (who manages my hero, George Strait), signed me as an artist/writer to his management/publishing company. After 2 years of honing my writing skills and getting my artist career on track, I was dropped and found myself knocking on doors once again. The office of legendary Hall of Fame songwriter, Harlan Howard, opened their doors and hearts to me. I played my entire catalog to the amazement of Harlan's widow, Melanie Howard, and she darn near signed me on the spot. In the year and a half that I have been a staff writer at Harlan Howard Songs, I have written over 200 songs with Music Row veterans like Craig Wiseman, Liz Rose, Paul Overstreet, and Stephony Smith, to name a few. In May 2016, in the midst of my long hunt to find the perfect producer to capture my quirky country style, Nashville's finest producer, Chuck Ainlay, came into my life. I invited him to come see me perform at the Bluebird Cafe and much to my surprise, he showed up. We had a meeting a few days later and decided this was exactly what we both needed and put the plan in motion. July came around and I found myself at the prestigious Sound Stage Studio on Music Row, recording my EP with the A-Team of studio musicians. Now here I am, starting a wild year, listening to my completed project. I am so proud of this EP and all the incredible people who contributed their time and talents to make it possible. I hope to be coming to your town and playing these songs for you live. I also hope to meet you, get a picture with you, and give you a hug, because it's people like you who make this all worthwhile. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. See you soon!

This week, Chris invites the Warren Brothers over to his studio to talk all things songwriting and crack a few jokes. They discuss their unique situation of writing as a duo, how it feels to have the great Craig Wiseman as their boss, and confirm that Waylon Jennings actually hates country music.  Plus: what it means to know “the real Chris Lindsey”. https://americansongwriter.com/american-songwriter-podcast-network/

Today, Chris sits down with Craig Wiseman at his publishing company, Big Loud Shirt, and digs deep.  They talk about uptempos vs. ballads, writing with Roy Orbison's kid brother, and how publishers are the best cheerleaders.  But most importantly, Craig shows true character as he and Chris find that the most important thing is giving back. https://americansongwriter.com/american-songwriter-podcast-network/

Two-time CCMA award-winner Deric Ruttan has been nominated for a 2016 CCMA for Songwriter of the Year for co-writing the Blake Shelton #1 hit Came Here To Forget (with Craig Wiseman) and for Record Producer of the Year for his work on Jason Blaine’s album Country Side.  In November 2013, Deric celebrated another #1 Blake Shelton song when Mine Would Be You - a song he co-wrote - was a three-week #1 U.S. Billboard Country Airplay hit, and was nominated for both a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and an ACM Award for Song of the Year. Deric is a six-time ASCAP award-winner, ten-time SOCAN award-winner and a five-time CMAO award-winner.  Born & raised in Bracebridge, Ontario and now based in Nashville, Deric has also climbed the charts many times  over with songs from his own albums. These well-loved hits include "When You Come Around", "That's How I  Wanna Go Out", "First Time In A Long Time", "Take The Week Off" and "Main Street, 1979".

Award-winning music biographer Jake Brown returns to store shelves nationwide with a shift from the rock world to the country world with his new book Nashville Songwriter: The Inside Stories Behind Country Music’s Greatest Hits which includes exclusive interviews with country legends Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and a long list of hit songwriters.  The book features interviews with the writers behind country's greatest hits like Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying, Lady Antebellum's We Owned The Night, Carrie Underwood's Jesus Take The Wheel, and many more. Songwriters featured, in this 300-plus page book, include Craig Wiseman, Dean Dillon, Bob DiPiero, Bill Anderson, Sonny Curtis, Tom Shapiro, Kelley Lovelace, Rivers Rutherford, Tom T. Hall, Wayne Carson, Chris Dubois, Dallas Davidson, David Lee Murphy, and Freddy Powers.  In addition to these never-before-revealed stories behind the songs, aspiring songwriters will find countless gems of wisdom about the craft and career of songwriting itself. Jake Brown has written 35 published books since 2001, featuring many authorized collaborations with some of rock’s biggest artists, including 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Heart (with Ann and Nancy Wilson), living guitar legend Joe Satriani, heavy metal pioneers Motorhead (with Lemmy Kilmister), late hip hop icon Tupac Shakur (with the estate), celebrated Rock drummer Kenny Aronoff, late Funk pioneer Rick James, and the all-star rock producers anthology ‘Behind the Boards’, among many others.

Hey there!  I'm Kelly Sutton.  We are so glad you’re here for another Inside Music Row!  We’ve got plenty of entertainment news for you this week, so let’s get started!  Even though Kenny Chesney is taking some time off, he’s still hard at work, now co-producing his 16th studio album.  He’s working hard collecting great songs and pushing the boundaries without betraying his true self.  You can see part of that in the new single “American Kids,” written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally.  Kenny says the song ‘just grabs you and holds on, but even more importantly…it feels really good.”  Look for Kenny to hit the road again in 20-15 with tons of new material.   Randy Houser recently helped open a new Operation Homefront Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  He helped cut the ribbon for the facility, which helps wounded military service members and their families.  Randy also performed for the group and visited with them before a special cookout.   Thomas Rhett teamed up with his father Rhett Akins to support a charity in their hometown.  Their performance together raised over 40-thousand dollars for Great Strides Valdosta in honor of their cousin Sophie, who has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.    Sammy Kershaw is honoring his late friend and mentor George Jones with the release of a new album dedicated entirely to the “Possum.”  The project includes a total of fourteen tracks, including renditions of some of George’s biggest hits like “White Lightning” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”  Also included are two new tracks that were inspired by the legend, plus a special “Near You” duet with Georgette Jones.  Look for “Do You Know Me? – A Tribute to George Jones” to hit stores July 22nd.    Now it's time to go “Inside The Song.”  John Oates met his songwriting match when he was teamed up with hit writer Craig Wiseman.  John recently shared a fun story about how they wrote “Lose It In Louisiana” together, which is on his latest “Good Road To Follow” project.

Welcome to another “Inside Music Row!”  Today we’ll “Stay” and celebrate a number one hit for Florida Georgia Line.  We’ll also hit up a CD release party for Suzy Bogguss.  Finally…we’ll check out new music from hot new duo North Forty.  All this and more coming up Inside Music Row.   Hey there!  I'm Kelly Sutton… we are so glad you’re here for another Inside Music Row.  We've got lots in store for you today, so let’s get started with some entertainment headlines.  More festivals are being created around the world each year, bringing major artists to towns that might not normally get top talent.  The Inaugural Tree Town Music Festival is set for May 24th and 25th, just before Memorial Day.  This festival will bring Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, and many more to Forest City, Iowa.  For more information, check out Tree Town Festival dot com.   Branding is extremely critical when trying to build a product, or even music.  When the Marshall Tucker Band formed in 1971, they created a simple logo that has stood the test of time.  Now they have been recognized by Grammy Magazine as one of the ten distinctive artist brands that ‘need no introduction.’  The Marshall Tucker Band logo is featured along other original artwork from A-C/D-C, The Beatles, Kiss, and many more.   Josh Thompson is turning it up with the release of his sophomore album.  It’s called “Turn It Up,” the project hits stores April First.  This disc includes his current Top 30 single “Cold Beer With Your Name On It,” along with nine other tracks he co-wrote.      The tenth annual “Stars For Second Harvest” benefit concert is set for June third at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.  Hit writer Craig Wiseman will host the show, with plenty of other artists and writers to be announced soon.  Last year’s concert and auction raised over 100-thousand dollars, but Craig’s goal for this special anniversary show is 250-thousand dollars for Nashville’s Second Harvest Food Bank.   Now it's time to go Inside The Song.  “Redneck Crazy” was a huge number one hit for Tyler Farr, but we wanted to see if this song was written about a real woman.  Co-writer Josh Kear tells us how he got the inspiration from a song already on the radio.

In this, our 11th Episode, we'll be giving you some ideas to kick-start your creativity and generate new songs (or at least the "seeds" thereof) more quickly than ever before.In NOTES AND BOLTS, Steve will be talking all about the so-called "IMMERSION SONGWRITING" techniqueMarie will discuss the life and career of CRAIG WISEMAN in her LEGENDARY SONGWRITER SALUTESteve will have you dancing (or at least standing upright and making stupid-looking arm gestures) in the WHAT THE !@#$%? segmentMarie waxes poetic about the recent classic "Live Like You're Dyin" in UNDER THE MICROSCOPESomething "comes over" Steve in STEVE'S PHONEMARIE'S ACADEMIC MOMENT shares valuable in formation on Performing Rights Organizations We'll peer into the MAILBAG and take a quick peek at the LOCAL SCENEAnd we'll finish up by giving a listen to "SHE AIN'T COOL" a submission by listener JASON RUMLEYThis episode may or may not have been recorded under the influence of OLE SMOKEY MOONSHINE (it was!), our new unofficial sponsor Related Links:IMMERSION SONGWRITINGCRAIG WISEMANSHE AIN'T COOL by JASON RUMLEYPAT PATINSONJIMBEAU HINSONWRINKLED RECORDSSTEVE REMPISMARIE PERRYOLE SMOKY MOONSHINE

Nashville and Country Music news that includes Faith Hill, Superbowl, Shania Twain, Kellie Pickler, George Strait, Red Shirt Fridays, Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack, Merle Haggard, We Go inside the song with Craig Wiseman as he talks about Faith Hills hit A Baby Changes Everything.

Nashville and Country Music News that includes Tim McGraw and his Neighbors Keeper Foundation; ABC's Country's night to Rock; Jamey Johnson New Album and Performance at the CMT Music Awards, Trace Adkins receiving an Award; The Bellamy Brothers recording with Swiss Rock Band Gola; We Go Inside the song with Craig Wiseman and luke Laird as the talk about Blake Shelton's #1 Hit Hillbilly Bone

 Nashville and Country Music News that includes: Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Craig Wiseman, The Grascals, Hallodega, LoCash Cowboys, Luke Bryan, We go inside the song with Darius Rucker as he talks about his song "All I Want" co written with Frank Rogers.

Nashville and Country Music news that includes: Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, Craig Wiseman, Rodney Atkins, Phil Vassar, Heidi Newfield, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, All for The Hall, Vince Gill, Keith Urban, We go inside the song with Point of Grace as they talk about their song "King of The World."

Jeffrey Steele has written tons of hit for the top artists in Nashville, with the likes of Rascal Flatts, Phil Vassar, Montgomery Gentry to name just a few. The former lead singer for Boy Howdy is always searching for the next lyric and hit song. He has also teamed up with fellow songwriters Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins, and Craig Wiseman as GAC's reality show the Hitmen of Music Row. he also talks about being a judge on this year's Nashville Star and his summer songwriters camp. All this and he still has time to make a new Cd and DVD Countrypolitan.