Podcast appearances and mentions of steve seskin

The lyrics to Don't Laugh at Me speak to anyone who has felt like an outsider. Whether or not you were bullied as a child, this song will likely resonate with you. Steve Seskin, the singer-songwriter, and his co-writer were first inspired by a young girl's experience of teasing in grade school. But, the song encompasses inequities experienced by those living with physical and developmental disabilities as well as people experiencing hard times. A few months ago I [Leslie] first heard the song in the online dance class, Rumba with Tina. Many of the other virtual dancers were familiar with it and sang along. I just cried. After the class I googled the song title and discovered I knew the songwriter. Steve's wife, Ellen, has been a participant in the Northern California Myotonic Dystrophy Support Group I facilitated. What a small world! Steve's songs have been recorded by recording artists such as Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Tim McGraw, Colin Raye, and Mark Wills. Visit Steve's website to learn more about his music and check out the organization Steve is involved with: Operation Respect.

Steve Seskin is a hit songwriter and artist.  He plays one of his hit songs and walks us through how the song came to be step by step, sharing his thought process and craft.  He shares his insights on what it takes to write a great story song.Show take aways:Try writing your chorus first asking "What is the big pictures idea".  Try to write so that your choruses grow in meaning each time you hear them.Try writing to the following chord progression:I     VImin   IV   V  =  C  Amin  F  GRewrite, Songwriting isn't a race, take as long as each song needs whether it's 3 hours or 75 hours, serve the song.Write what you care about, it doesn't have to have happened to you.There are songs that entertain and there are songs that make you think and sometimes we get lucky and we get both at the same time: "Believe" by John Mayer.https://www.steveseskin.com"The Craft of Songwriting: Music, Meaning and Emotion: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1638411380&sr=8-2"What's in a Song" co-written with Otto GrossRecorded and performed by Otto Gross: @OttoGrossProduction (instagram)@OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok)https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusichttps://www.scarletkeys.com

All I Need To Know by Steve SeskinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Grown Men Don't Cry by Steve SeskinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Don't Laugh At Me by Steve SeskinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

No Doubt About It by Neal McCoy written by Steve Seskin and John Scott SherrillSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer, Steve Seskin has written seven Number One Country songs, including Grammy-nominated “Grown Men Don't Cry,” (Tim McGraw) and “Don't Laugh at Me,” (Mark Wills) winner of the Nashville Songwriters Association and Music Row Magazine Song of the Year. Steve's songs have been recorded by legends like Tim McGraw, Neal McCoy, John Michael Montgomery, Kenny Chesney, Collin Raye, Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Mark Wills, and Peter Paul and Mary. Other Seskin hits include: “Wrong” (Waylon Jennings),"I Think About You" (Collin Raye), "Life's A Dance", “If You've Got Love" (John Michael Montgomery), a"No Doubt About It,” “For A Change” (Neal McCoy) and "Daddy's Money” (Richochet). Steve's song “Don't Laugh At Me” was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary and became the impetus for the Operation Respect project, a curriculum designed to teach tolerance and anti-bullying in schools. This program has been implemented in more than 30,000 schools and Steve has performed in countless elementary schools in support of the program. https://www.steveseskin.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Seskinhttps://www.instagram.com/lazylittlepunk/https://www.facebook.com/steve.seskin.9Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Diving deeper than just the songs, Park City Songwriter Festival was also founded to focus on mental health and addiction recovery challenges that persist in the music industry today. Partnering with the Grammy's MusiCares organization and headlining artist Anders Osborne's Send Me A Friend Foundation, Park City Songwriter Festival cares as much about the health of the songwriters as they do the songs themselves. Park City Songwriter Festival's initial lineup includes (in alphabetical order) Aaron Barker, Aaron Benward, Alicia Stockman, Anders Osborne, Anna Wilson, Bill Luther, Billy Dean, Bryon Friedman, Chad Cromwell, Chris Wallin, D Vincent Williams, Danny Myrick, Dave Pahanish, DJ Logic, Earl Bud Lee, Eric Van Houten, Even Stevens, Hailey Steele, Ira Dean, Keith Stegall, Kent Blazy, Kyle Jacobs, Kylie Sackley, Luther Dickinson, Marc Broussard, Matt Warren, Megan Linville, Monty Powell, North Mississippi Allstars, Paul Jenkins, Phillip White, Rick Brantley, Rick Gerber, Shannon Runyon, Sinclair, Sophia Dion, Steve Seskin, The Side Deal, Tim James, Travis Howard, Tyler Hilton, and Windy Wagner. In addition to national talent, ten local songwriters were selected through Park City Songwriter Festival's relationship with Mountain Town Music.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special episode with teacher, mentor, friend, and writer of SEVEN number one songs Steve Seskin. Steve gave Emily & Hope the prompt I'm Not Who I Used to Be and the three discuss the songwriting process and crack wise as usual.

The San Francisco folkie who became a Nashville hitmaker with "Life's a Dance," "Don't Laugh at Me," "I Think About You," Grown Men Don't Cry" and more!  IN THIS EPISODE: PART ONE The guys discuss Paul's 2019 Grammy experience and Scott's recent revelation about the importance of Steve Seskin. PART TWO -   9:08 mark Steve Seskin sits down with Scott to talk about the lessons he learned busking on the streets of San Francisco and how they’ve informed his songwriting instincts; the way he learned to write songs he was proud of but didn’t want to sing; the way he managed to avoid burnout as a songwriter; how Morgan Freeman inspired one of his biggest hits; the reason his future was altered when his publishing company ran out of coffee cups; what every writer should do to prepare for a co-writing session; which of his songs made him feel creepy when he first started singing it, and song he wrote that changed the course of his life more than any other. ABOUT STEVE SESKIN One of the most successful Nashville songwriters who never actually moved to Nashville, Steve Seskin has written songs for a long list of artists that includes Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Ricky Skaggs, Peter Paul and Mary, and others. He has written seven #1 hits, including the Grammy-nominated “Grown Men Don’t Cry” by Tim McGraw; the John Michael Montgomery hits “Life’s a Dance,” “If You’ve Got Love,” and “No Man’s Land;” The Neal McCoy singles “No Doubt About It” and “For a Change;” as well as “I Think About You,” which earned Collin Raye an Academy of Country award for Video of the Year. Seskin’s song “Don’t Laugh at Me” was named the NSAI Song of the Year after it was recorded by Mark Wills. The anti-bullying anthem became a children’s book and was the impetus for the Operation Respect/Don’t Laugh at Me project, a curriculum designed to teach tolerance in schools. Through the program, Steve regularly performs in school assemblies and has launched related programs that help teach kids how to write songs of their own. Working from his home base in the San Francisco Bay area, Steve is additionally an active keynote speaker and songwriting instructor for the West Coast Songwriters Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, the Kerrville Folk Festival, and other organizations. Though best known for writing hit songs for others, he is also a successful performer and recording artist who has released more than 20 albums of his own material. Perhaps the best way to experience a Steve Seskin song is by hearing it performed by the man himself.   

About this episode: Steve Seskin is one of the most successful writers in Nashville today, with a boatload of songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Neal McCoy, John Michael Montgomery, Kenny Chesney, Collin Raye, Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Mark Wills, and Peter Paul and Mary. On today’s podcast, he talks about his journey as a songwriter and why life is something "you learn as you go." About this podcast: Welcome to NSAI Coffee Break podcast, a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next!

“Don’t Laugh At Me" “Don’t Call Me Names" “Don’t Get Your Pleasure from my pain" “In God’s eyes we’re all the same" Grammy award nominee Steve Seskin co-wrote the anti-bullying anthem, Don’t Laugh at Me, with his friend, Allen Shamblin, a song that was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. It inspired the creation of Operation Respect, a foundation that encourages children to get along with each other. “Kids as young as first and second grade are hurting and already experiencing ridicule by people who pick on them and call them names and they don’t have the ability to throw it over their shoulders,” Seskin says. “They develop a phobia and are afraid to go to school.” Harvey Rich and his daughter, Darrian, who perform on this program, sing the song and interact with children at various community groups and schools in the New Jersey area.

I may think I am defined in many ways - by my roles: teacher, organizerBy my relationships: daughter, mother, sister, granBy what I do, by what I accomplish.But who I really am is mine to define.Join me for a wonderful conversation with Steve Seskin www.steveseskin.com whose song "Don't Laugh at Me" sparked the movement www.operationrespect.org, now in over 30,000 schools around the world! We explore how showing up as yourself and speaking your truth gives others the courage to do the same!