The Afrojack, P!nk, and Kesha collaborator explains why he dropped out of Berkeley to write songs; the reason his first few years in Los Angeles were rough; how his debut international hit was born when an artist didn't show up for their writing session; the time Lady Antebellum let him down; the song he wrote with Kesha the first day the met; why he cried while recording with P!nk; and which of the Songcraft questions gave him goosebumps.


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Ep. 129 - WRABEL ("11 Blocks")

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Ep. 231 - JUDAH AKERS of Judah & the Lion ("Take it All Back")

With an ACM Top New Female Vocalist win and nearly 20 Canadian Country Music Awards, the chart-topping Carolyn Dawn Johnson chats about everything from her songwriting successes to her artist career to her co-writing with Chris Stapleton.

Ep. 230 - CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON ("The Day I Die")

Folkie Americana indie hero Drew Holcomb joins us to chat about the songwriting process and which of his songs he's not a fan of!

Ep. 229 - DREW HOLCOMB ("American Beauty")

Grammy winners and astonishingly fabulous musicians Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek join us to chat about their fresh approach to songwriting on their most recent album, Celebrants.

Ep. 228 - NICKEL CREEK ("Celebrants")

Ninety-eight-year-old Songwriters Hall of Famer Alan Bergman chats with us about a wide-ranging career that started with Johnny Mercer and continues to today.

Ep. 129 - WRABEL ("11 Blocks")

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