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 10 hours 12 minutes
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.
episode 7: The Money Episode: To Spend Or Not To Spend (More Specifically, How Not To Spend)
So, you just scored your first hit song! Time to buy a boat, a big house and that Rolex you’ve been eyeing, right? Not so fast.
episode 6: You Know Elvis Didn't Write That: An Interview With Joe Rogosta
Joe Ragosta scored his first big hit (“Need A Favor” Jellyroll) just a few weeks before this episode was recorded.
episode 5: The Who, What, When, Where & Why Of That First Hit
Laura, Tracy and Kevin expand on the idea that even if you have a publishing deal, you're still very much the sole proprietor of your own business.
episode 4: Canadian Nice With An Excellent Bluff: An Interview with Kelly Archer
Kelly Archer (“Sleep Without You” Brett Young, “Wild As Her” Corey Kent, “Somebody Else Will” Justin Moore) explains what it’s like to write songs in Nashville before and after becoming a U.S. Citizen. Tricky!
episode 3: Award Show Ashmord Shmow… Let's Talk About Expectations!
This episode highlights one of the easiest ways to ruin what could otherwise be a really fun and fulfilling career choice: expectations.
episode 2: From Salad Boy to Nashville Heavy Hitter: An Interview with Jordan Schmidt
Jordan Schmidt ("wait in the truck" HARDY & Lainey Wilson, "God's Country" Blake Shelton, "What Ifs” Kane Brown) talks to Laura and Tracy about his journey from producing rock bands in Minnesota, to getting in on the ground floor of Florida Georgia Line’s publishing company, Tree Vibez Music, all the way to writing smashes for Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Kane Brown
episode 1: "We're Back! Let's Get Into Publishing Deals"
Laura, Tracy and Kevin kick off Season 2 by diving head first where we left off in season one: publishing deals.