This week on The Song Revolution Podcast, I had the very fun opportunity to interview global worship leader and songwriter, Chris McClarney. Chris got his start at 14-years old here in Nashville leading worship for his youth group and was encouraged by his mentors, Travis Cottrell and Benji Cowart, both
There’s a lot more to CCM Artist Jason Gray than meets the eye. Yes, more than the great radio airplay songs, the touring and concerts, and the lifestyle of a popular musician. Jason Gray is the real deal. In this encore episode of The Song Revolution Podcast, Jason gets real
This week on the Song Revolution Podcast, I interviewed miraculous cancer survivor and CCM Artist, Linda Doane. Linda’s testimony is one of faith and perseverance in the face of a terminal death sentence and of the ministry that is being birthed from her story. You may not have been given
Here’s a quick recap of this week’s podcast with Planetshakers’ BJ Pridham on the purpose and power of knowing your context and mission! We’re living in an entirely new era of songwriting and music publishing. The old model of “being discovered” is irrelevant to modern songwriters and Gospel communicators with
Writing Hit Hooks – Part 5 “Simplicity”
If your songs fall flat and fail to connect with your fans, the problem may be more than alliteration (notice all the f’s in that sentence), though alliteration certainly helps. The problem may lie in the lack of imagery that literally pulls your listeners into the song with you. In
In the first two videos, we covered why great songs begin with great IDEAS that are then crafted in to great HOOKS and supported with great LYRICS and MELODIES. In the second video we covered the power of crafting EMOTION into your song. In the third installment of a five-part
