Songwriter Soup is a frank discussion about how to make it in the music industry as a songwriter. It takes grit and a lot of patience, but also sound financial advice. Laura Veltz is a Four-time Grammy-nominated songwriter and is teaming up with Tracy Hackney, a seasoned financial advisor for musicians, to bring you the tips and tricks of the industry. Joined by host and producer, Kevin Sokolnicki, the trio has interviews with some of the most prominent and up-and-coming songwriters and artists in the music industry. Songwriter Soup airs every Monday where you get your podcasts.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 6 hours 51 minutes
REPLAY: You Don’t Suck, It Just Takes A Minute
Big Machine Music general manager (and Laura’s publisher) Mike Molinar joins the podcast to talk about his philosophy on songwriter-publisher relationships. Mike shares his advice to young songwriters, the nitty-gritty of publishing deals, and how understanding the structure of those deals is the vital to your success.
episode 5: What Lifelong Hospitality, Humility & Curiosity Looks Like: A Conversation with One of Music’s Patriarchs, Mike Elizondo
Songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Elizondo ("In da Club" 50 Cent, "The Real Slim Shady" Eminem, "Cowboy Casanova" Carrie Underwood, The Encanto Soundtrack with Lin-Manuel Miranda) is simply synonymous with modern music.
episode 5: (Song)writer's Block, Suffering for Your Art & Where Ideas Might Be Hiding
What’s blocking you? This week, the trio discusses this ironic possibility: it might be that you’re taking this dream job a little too seriously. We all do it! At all stages, in fact. Take breaks, change the subject, nerd out on other people’s hits, or do songwriter exercises— Laura discussed many of her favorite ways to shake her brain loose.
episode 4: Fomo, Envy & Protecting The Daily Joy of Writing Songs: A Conversation with Jessie Jo Dillon
On this week’s episode, Laura, Tracy & Kevin sit down with one of Laura’s best friends, critically acclaimed hit songwriter, Jessie Jo Dillon (“10,000 Hours” Dan & Shay, Justin Beiber, “Halfway To Hell” Jelly Roll, “Lies, Lies, Lies” Morgan Wallen).
episode 3: Millions Of Ways A Perfect Song Can Die (That Have Nothing To Do With The Songwriter)
Songwriters always blame themselves (or the song) when something stops the process of it becoming a hit. But does it have anything to do with the song? Most of the time, IT DOES NOT.
episode 2: Sisters, Dusty Prayers & Why Nashville? A Conversation With Allison Veltz Cruz
Laura’s sister and fellow hit songwriter, Allison Veltz Cruz (“Prayed For You”Matt Stell, “Somebody Like That” Tenille Arts, “Let Your Boys Be Country” Jason Aldean) joins the trio for a candid conversation about the sisters’ unique childhood and what lead them to songwriting after their family band broke up.
episode 1: Season Three-ever begins! Let's Talk Commerciality: Taking Your Songs From Your Bedroom To Billboard
Kevin, Laura and Tracy delve into the initial humility that it takes to learn the craft of commercial songwriting by unlearning how you did it before. Ouch! It takes a minute and it feels weird for a bit, but it gets better!
episode 10: A League Of His Own: An Interview with Ashley Gorley
Ashley Gorley has a literal bajillion hits. He’s also got a thriving publishing company in Tape Room Music.
episode 9: STEALING! How To Fix A Small Problem Before It Becomes A Big Ass Problem
What is stealing anyway? In the songwriting world, there are a million ways it can happen.
episode 8: Breaking Up With Your Soul Sucking Artist Dream: An Interview with Emily Weisband
Emily Weisband (“Thy Will” Hillary Scott, “Boy With Luv” BTS, “Can’t Break Up Now” Old Dominion & Megan Moroney) is one of those people who just billows talent.