Left Of Nashville: A Music Documentary |DIY| Songwriting| Indie Music

By Brandon Barnett

What's Left Of Nashville: A Music Documentary |DIY| Songwriting| Indie Music about?

Documentary podcast where a struggling musician learns from hit writers for Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney and entrepreneurs (Seth Godin). Follow the journey of how to be successful doing what you love. Hosted by Brandon Barnett.

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Left Of Nashville: A Music Documentary |DIY| Songwriting| Indie Music episodes:

01.28.2017
Left Of Nashville Season 3 New Intro
The new intro for Season 3 of LON. New Sound, New Stories, Same Struggle
10.19.2016
Bonus Episode: Side Hustle-Voice Over/Music Project
Sometimes, we have to do other things to pay the bills until our dreams become a reality. If we have enough self-awareness, we might be able to make some "get by" money implementing the skills we have learned as we...
09.26.2016
Searching For Ghosts: The Disappearance Of Cayce Lynn McDaniel-Promo (New Series From LON Podcast Network)
From the creator of Left Of Nashville: Teaser from the upcoming podcast Searching For Ghosts: The Disappearance Of Cayce Lynn McDaniel. Milan, Tennessee is a town of about 8,000 people. It is located in the Western part of the state,...
09.15.2016
Bonus Episode: Americana Music Triangle-There's Something In The Water Here
Aubrey Preston is a musician,philanthropist, business man and developer from Leiper's Fork. You may know him best as the man who saved RCA Studio A in the eleventh hour. He has brought back the town of Leiper's Fork and made...
08.07.2016
LON Special Report: June 30, 2016-The Day The Music Died? Ep.2 The DOJ v. Joe Songwriter with Bart Herbison of NSAI
In this episode, we hear from Bart Herbison, the Executive Director of Nashville Songwriters Association International or (NSAI). NSAI is a not-for-profit trade organization for songwriters with chapters all over the world. Bart talks about the recent DOJ ruling...
07.28.2016
SPECIAL REPORT: June 30, 2016: The Day The Music Died? The DOJ v Joe Songwriter, Ep.1
Sarah Schuberth, Esq. (Music Law Chick) Jonathan Singleton-The Getaway Brandon Barnett-Your Everloving Arms Department Of Justice Contact Page Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution reads as follows: “To promote...
06.24.2016
GENESIS: Outtakes From The Birth Of Left Of Nashville:Bonus Episode
Special episode with outtakes of the birth of Left Of Nashville. Including never heard footage of the co-write with Jonathan Singleton where we almost made the chorus the verse. Left Of Nashville
06.13.2016
New Song In-betweenisode: Make Believe
Here's a bonus episode featuring my latest recording, 'Make Believe.' Enjoy! Left Of Nashville
05.09.2016
Season 2, Ep.21:FINALE EPISODE-A Time To Read The Writing on the Wall And Become What You Are
As creative entrepreneurs, we are blessed with many ideas. We have project ideas pop into our heads while we are in the shower or mowing the yard. This can be a beautiful thing. But it is also a double edged...
05.03.2016
Season 2, Ep.20: Losing My Mojo, Procrastination and Utterly Failing With The Song A Week Project…Or Did I?--Yours & Mine
It’s been about four weeks since I last released an episode of Left Of Nashville. So What happened? Well, the short answer is Everything and nothing. I had to get my taxes done. I live on nine acres and it’s mowing season again....
04.07.2016
Season 2, Ep.19: The Song A Week (Sort Of) Experiment--Behind The Scenes
This is the first time in 19 weeks that I have not made my deadline of releasing the podcast late Sunday night/early Monday morning. And I beat myself up about it for a couple of days. It put me in...
03.27.2016
Season 2, Ep.18: The Song A Week Experiment--Any Other Way
For my next collection of songs, I wanted them to be even more stripped down than the Left Of Nashville EP if that’s even possible. Simplicity is beautiful. And honesty is simple. But that doesn’t mean that honesty is easy....
03.20.2016
Season 2, Ep.17--The Final Act Of Season 2: A Time To Pivot
Let me start out this one by giving you a little bit of an inside look at the production side of Left Of Nashville. When I begin a season, I try to have some episodes banked to relieve some of the...
03.13.2016
Season 2, Ep.16: Dealing With Rejection Without Burning Bridges: The Pivot Hack
This topic will tie a nice little bow on some of the things I have covered in previous episodes such as networking, finding our tribe, having multiple things going, doing things/telling people and picking yourself. In order to be able to...
03.06.2016
Season 2, Ep.15: Pick Me! Pick Me! A Look At Dating From The Left Of Nashville
In this episode of Left Of Nashville, I talk about the struggles of dating when you're a musician on the come up. I’m six months out of my previous relationship and I’ve been out and about. And I’ve met some women...
02.28.2016
Season 2, Ep.14: We Are The Music Makers
In the last episode of Left Of Nashville, I talked about Kevin Kelly’s blog '1,000 True Fans.’ It’s basically the theory that an artist can make a pretty nice living from 1,000 fans who will purchase everything that they produce. But...
02.21.2016
Season 2, Ep.13: 1,000 True Fans--The Market Has Changed
In the last episode of Left Of Nashville, Brent Baxter talked about how everything has changed in this age of Spotify as it pertains to publishing deals in Nashville. Songwriters are either hugely successful or they don’t make enough to...
02.14.2016
LON EP.12: Brent Baxter From Man Vs. Row—The Truth About Publishing Deals In Today’s World and The Multi-Hyphenate Songwriter
Brent Baxter is a Nashville songwriter with cuts by Randy Travis, Lady Antebellum, Joe Nichols, Ray Stevens and most notably, the top five hit 'Monday Morning Church' for Alan Jackson. He is also a songwriting coach and his blog “Man...
02.08.2016
Season 2, Ep.11: Still Crazy After All These Years--The War Of Time And Money
In this episode, Brandon talks about the balance of having enough time and money to pursue one's dream. An unexpected job offer causes him to reflect on the past two years. Brandon talks about he left his career two years ago...
01.31.2016
Season 2, Ep.10: The SOSstudio Experiment: L.A. Time Pt.2
In this episode, Jordan Woods-Robinson discusses the various services offered by SOSstudio. He explains how his recording service began as a personal project to write, record and release one song per week. He covers how the recording process works as well...
01.24.2016
Season 2, Ep.9: The SOSstudio Experiment: L.A. Time Pt.1
In this episode, Brandon takes Jordan Woods-Robinson, head of SOSstudio, up on his offer to record one of his songs. Brandon picks 'L.A. Time' which is a mainstream country song that he has been wanting to demo for some time. Brandon talks...
01.17.2016
Season 2, Ep.8 Your Network Is Your Net Worth: How Not To Become The People In Episode 7
In this episode, Brandon discusses the difference between networking and using people. Thanks to this internet age of instant connectivity, the culture of networking has changed. With it being easier to contact complete and total strangers, successful people have their guards...
01.10.2016
Season 2, Ep.7: In A Town This Size-Users and Trash Talkers
In probably one of the most revealing episodes of Left Of Nashville to date, Brandon talks with Lauren Pritchard (LOLO) about users and trash talkers. After word got out that Lauren was going to be featured in Season 3 of LON,...
01.03.2016
Season 2, Ep.6 Crabs In A Bucket: You Are The Average Of The Five People You Associate With
With the new year upon us, it is important to evaluate where we are versus where we want to be. This episode expounds on the Jim Rohn quote that states that "We are the average of the five people we...
12.27.2015
Season 2, Ep.5 Sign On The Dotted Line--Licensing Deals and Impostor Syndrome: Faking It Until You Make It
In this episode, Brandon talks about "Impostor Syndrome," the belief that we all have that we are not worthy when it comes to actualizing our dreams. He asks friends of his (Jonathan Singleton, Marty Dodson and Lauren Pritchard) who have achieved...
12.20.2015
LON Season 2, EP.4: Anatomy Of A Song: Your Everloving Arms
In this episode, Brandon shamelessly rips off one of his favorite podcasts, "Song Exploder." Brandon dissects 'Your Everloving Arms' from both the writing and recording perspectives. A few years back, he found himself holed up in his house after his divorce. He...
12.13.2015
LON Season 2, Ep.3: Taylor Swift, Destin(y), & The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
In this episode, Brandon discusses how patience is necessary in the music business. Yes Tom Petty, the waiting is the hardest part. Songs on modern country radio are on average, two years old before they are released. After a year since writing...
12.06.2015
Left Of Nashville: Season 2, Ep.2 "Let's Mix It Up!"
In this episode, Brandon talks about the power that we all have in today’s age of technology. We have access to better yet less expensive tools than the Beatles had when they were at the top of their game. The playing...
11.30.2015
Season 2 DEBUT Ep.1 It Takes A Damn Village
In the Season 2 Premiere, Brandon talks about going completely broke, losing his girlfriend because of the hardships of choosing this journey and how Episode 9 of Season 1 almost never happened. Brandon has made himself unemployable. He has to take...

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Left Of Nashville: A Music Documentary |DIY| Songwriting| Indie Music episodes:

Left Of Nashville Season 3 New Intro

Bonus Episode: Side Hustle-Voice Over/Music Project

Searching For Ghosts: The Disappearance Of Cayce Lynn McDaniel-Promo (New Series From LON Podcast Network)

Bonus Episode: Americana Music Triangle-There's Something In The Water Here

LON Special Report: June 30, 2016-The Day The Music Died? Ep.2 The DOJ v. Joe Songwriter with Bart Herbison of NSAI

SPECIAL REPORT: June 30, 2016: The Day The Music Died? The DOJ v Joe Songwriter, Ep.1

GENESIS: Outtakes From The Birth Of Left Of Nashville:Bonus Episode

New Song In-betweenisode: Make Believe

Season 2, Ep.21:FINALE EPISODE-A Time To Read The Writing on the Wall And Become What You Are

Season 2, Ep.20: Losing My Mojo, Procrastination and Utterly Failing With The Song A Week Project…Or Did I?--Yours & Mine

Season 2, Ep.19: The Song A Week (Sort Of) Experiment--Behind The Scenes

Season 2, Ep.18: The Song A Week Experiment--Any Other Way

Season 2, Ep.17--The Final Act Of Season 2: A Time To Pivot

Season 2, Ep.16: Dealing With Rejection Without Burning Bridges: The Pivot Hack

Season 2, Ep.15: Pick Me! Pick Me! A Look At Dating From The Left Of Nashville

Season 2, Ep.14: We Are The Music Makers

Season 2, Ep.13: 1,000 True Fans--The Market Has Changed

LON EP.12: Brent Baxter From Man Vs. Row—The Truth About Publishing Deals In Today’s World and The Multi-Hyphenate Songwriter

Season 2, Ep.11: Still Crazy After All These Years--The War Of Time And Money

Season 2, Ep.10: The SOSstudio Experiment: L.A. Time Pt.2

Season 2, Ep.9: The SOSstudio Experiment: L.A. Time Pt.1

Season 2, Ep.8 Your Network Is Your Net Worth: How Not To Become The People In Episode 7

Season 2, Ep.7: In A Town This Size-Users and Trash Talkers

Season 2, Ep.6 Crabs In A Bucket: You Are The Average Of The Five People You Associate With

Season 2, Ep.5 Sign On The Dotted Line--Licensing Deals and Impostor Syndrome: Faking It Until You Make It

LON Season 2, EP.4: Anatomy Of A Song: Your Everloving Arms

LON Season 2, Ep.3: Taylor Swift, Destin(y), & The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

Left Of Nashville: Season 2, Ep.2 "Let's Mix It Up!"

Season 2 DEBUT Ep.1 It Takes A Damn Village