Behind every deal made is a lawyer writing the contract. In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Austen shares about growing up in Louisiana, his transition to Nashville and how he began in the music business.
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Best Places to See Live Music in Nashville
Are you a fan of LIVE music? Then this episode is for you! On this week’s Shorty Show, Bart shares with listeners the best places to hear live music in Nashville. He lets you know the best places to go, notable bands that have played there and the best place to hear live music in America.
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Session Guitarist, Songwriter, and Touring Musician with Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan has worked with some of Nashville’s top artists as one of the top session players in Nashville. In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Pat Buchanan talks all about his career as a guitarist and touring musician. He shares how he got his start in the music business, life on the road touring, and gives an inside look into studio sessions as a studio musician working with songwriters. Pat also shares about Home Overdubs, where he can play on your next project from his home studio.
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Top 5 Favorite Guitars with Bart Allmand
In this week’s episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Podcast, Bart gives a rundown of his top 5 favorite guitars. He tells the nitty-gritty of each guitar, why he loves it and shares a few stories from about each of them.
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Children’s Songs in Australia to Country Music in Nashville with Phil Barton
From Melbourne Australia, Phil Barton broke into the music industry by writing children’s music where he wrote over 87 records. In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Phil tells about his journey from Australia to Nashville, how he broke into country music and began his American writing career. He has had success in American Country Music, Canda, and Australia.
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Dixie Chicks Songs and Life on the Road with Amy Allmand
In this Shorty Show episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Bart talks with his wife Amy about their top 5 favorite Dixie Chicks songs. Bart shares a little about the days on the road with The Chick’s back when they were breaking into the music industry.
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Flying Elvises and the Adventures in Record Promotion with Rob Dalton
Ever wondered what goes into record promotion? In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Rob Dalton dives into the nitty-gritty of record promotion. He tells stories of promotion parties, launching some of country music’s top artist and how the business has changed over the last 30 years.
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Top 5 Songwriting Tips with Bart Allmand
In this Shorty Show edition of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’, Bart shares his top songwriting tips, advice he has been given and some of the top organization's songwriters need to join.
Read MoreSongwriter Turned Music Publisher with Jonathan Singleton
Lead vocalist, hit songwriter, and now music publisher. Jonathan Singleton has done it all. On this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Jonathan gives a glimpse into writing hit country songs and starting a publishing company, 50 Egg Music, with Luke Combs.
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Thirty-one Years in the Music Business, Meet the Man Behind the Microphone, Bart Allmand
Curious to know more about the man behind to microphone? Well, you’re in for a treat. In today’s episode Bart is on the other side of the microphone as Joey interviews him. Bart tells about his career, his first songwriting session and the first demo, hold, cut and single he wrote.
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Life on the Road as the Drummer in Dierks Bentley’s band with Steve Misamore
From telling jokes to an empty bar in downtown Nashville to selling out Madison Square Garden, Steve tells stories of life on the road with Dierks Bentley. He dishes on how he met Dierks, the early days of playing in the band and how Dierks inspired him to get his pilots license. Tune in to hear great stories and lots of laughs.
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Introducing the NEW Shorty Show with Joey Turner
Tune in to hear all about the BRAND NEW Shorty Show episodes. Every other week you will be hearing from the man himself, Bart Allmand accompanied by sound engineer, Joey Turner. In these episodes Bart will be answering questions, sharing tips and telling his own stories.
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One of Nashville’s Leading Record Producers and The Guy Who Signed The Dixie Chicks, Blake Chancey
Ever wondered what a day in the life of a record producer looks like? In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Bart talks with Blake Chancey. Blake talks about signing the Dixie Chicks and gives a behind-the-scenes look of life as a record producer. From late nights to early mornings, Blake spills it all.
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Songwriting and Publishing Catalogs with Andrew Fromm
Are you a young singer/songwriter? Maybe looking to get into the music industry? In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’ Bart talks with Andrew Fromm, they chat about music streaming and how it is changing the songwriting industry. Andrew also dives into his business, Fromm Consulting LLC., where he advises on the buying and selling of publishing catalogs.
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An Inside Look into Songwriting with Nashville Producer and Songwriter, Derek George
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a singer, guitar player, songwriter, record producer or publisher in the country music scene? In this episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’, Bart talks with Derek George. Derek is a jack of all trades in this business. He has toured on the road with Pearl River as a singer and guitar player, written several hits for artists such as Bryan White, Randy Houser, Joe Nichols, Chase Bryant, Blake Shelton, and Tim McGraw. Derek has produced records and owned his own publishing company. He gives great insight into songwriting and how the industry is changing.
Read MoreAn inside look into record promotion with Nashville Record Executive, Bob Reeves
Dive deep into behind-the-scenes of radio and record promotion. In this episode of Thinkin’ & Drinkin’, Bart talks with longtime record promotion executive Bob Reeves. Bob talks about how he got to where he is now. Starting in a record store, living through the oil boom in Houston, lying his way into a Production Director job in radio to record promotion working with some of the big names in the country music scene.
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An inside look into the recording studio with one of Nashville’s top session players, Tom Bukovac
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in the studio working with some of Nashville’s top musicians? In this episode of Thinkin’ and Drinkin’, Bart talks with one of Nashville’s top session players, Tom Bukovac. Tom talks about the start of his career, why he took a 3 year break and his transition back into the studio. Bart and Tom talk about meeting Willie Nelson and playing with Joe Walsh on Tom Petty’s last tour.
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Trucks, Cattle & Bob Seger with MCA Nashville Recording Artist, Clare Dunn
Growing up on a farm in a tiny Colorado town Clare set out to pursue her dreams. Determined to pursue her love for singing she headed to Nashville to attend Belmont University, despite not being able to afford it. She spent her breaks from school back on the farm working to make her dream a reality. Tune in to hear how Clare started from scratch not knowing a soul in Tennessee, taught herself how to play guitar and took a songwriting course at Belmont to get her start. She tells about her influences and how she got her start in the music business.
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