By Martin Sutton | The Songwriting Academy
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Grammy & Juno award winning songwriter/producer behind Drake, Nelly Furtado, Shawn Mendes, Prozzak and many more.
He began his career in 90’s Canadian acts Philosopher Kings and Prozzak, both achieved platinum sales, top 20 radio success and a dedicated fan base across Canada.
James’ passion for collaboration grew into a global songwriting and recording career with top artists including Drake, Nelly Furtado, Shawn Mendes, Luis Fonsi, Martin Garrix, Yuna, Lisa Marie Presley and many more. James has co-written and performed on hundreds of recordings, with artists from every continent, performed on stages from Wembley Stadium to Madison Square Gardens and Massey Hall. He has lived in Toronto,London and LA and is at home in any studio in the world.
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Alex shares some special, surreal, moments from his journey through music: From kid Pasco, fiddling with hand-me-down devices and watching Paul McCartney on Tv to, becoming 6x Grammy Award winning audio engineer, mixer and producer, working with Paul McCartney and other major artists in person.
Alex won Grammy Album and Record of the year awards in 2016 for his work on Adele’s ‘25’, Alternative Album and Best Engineered awards in 2018 for his work on Beck’s Album ‘Colors’, Best Engineered album in 2021, and Best Rock Album in 2022 for his work on the Foo Fighters album 'Medicine at Midnight'. Alex also won NAMM TEC Awards in both 2016 and 2019 for his work with Beck.
Hit Makers Exposed brings you the best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥
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A totally inspiring interview with Grammy nominee and music entrepreneur Nathan Cross. How to ride the highs and lows of the music business and still stay a good person.
Nathan is an acclaimed Music Producer & DJ from London, UK. Over the last few years his work has been championed by many of the world’s biggest DJ’s. His work has featured on many reputed independent Dance labels amongst the majors too. Having co-written 2019’s biggest dance hits ‘Piece of Your Heart’ by Meduza and official remixes for Bastille and Flume amongst others. On top of all this Nathan manages a relentless production schedule running his own studio and ghost producing for a large number of Djs and producers in the House scene.
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Carving a unique place in the business world with his Keynote Concerts, Tiamo has identified a way to make a great living doing what he loves most...making music.
Tiamo De Vettori has spoken to over 100,000 people on 250+ stages at conferences and seminars and combines speaking with original live music to deliver “Keynote Concerts”.
Tiamo was named L.A. Music Award’s “Singer/Songwriter of the Year”, is a #1 best selling published author, appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel’s stage, and was featured as a “Coach to Watch” by the Amazing Women and Men of Power Magazine.
Tiamo also leads his own sold out seminars for aspiring speakers and inspirational music artists from around the world.
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Cody Partridge is the President and Lead Music Supervisor at Pear Tree Music Supervision. With close to a decade of experience in the industry, his 150+ credits help demonstrate his versatility in navigating Music clearances and placements over all forms of Media.
Cody prides himself on being an Indiana Jones of music clearances, constantly finding the hidden gems, and never allowing rights holders to go undiscovered. In addition, he is also well versed in navigating Unions implications when placing any affiliated recordings, assuring clients a pleasurable worry free experience in all aspects of Authentic Music use.
Some highlights of his recent credits include: Letterkenny, Schitt’s Creek, and various advertising campaigns, including Telus, Canada Life, and Scotiabank.
Cody is also on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors, and acts as the Treasurer
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Jonas ”MoonChild” Zekkari is a highly accomplished Swedish-Moroccan songwriter, co-producer, and music publishing label owner. With extensive experience in the music industry, MoonChild has established a successful career in Japan and South Korea, working with many high-profile recording artists, including J-Soul-Brothers, Nissy, Generations, Exile the Second, Ryuji Imaichi, Alisa Ueno, Jay ’Ed, Dance Earth Party, and many more.
MoonChild’s songwriting discography is impressive, boasting four world number one hits and several other international best-selling songs. He was also the co-writer of the Japanese MTV VMA winners in 2015 (J-Soul Brothers) and 2016 (Nissy). Furthermore, he played a significant role in the 2017 Japanese Album of the year, and the ”Live Show Dvd” of the year, which won him two Japan Disc Awards in 2018. These prestigious awards are equivalent to the Grammy Awards in Japan.
MoonChild’s success extends beyond Asia, as he has collaborated with legendary techno group Scooter and released music with other international artists such as Menudo and Niels Van Gogh. He brings a unique perspective and exceptional skillset to Moonbase Music. With his wealth of experience and industry connections, MoonChild is committed to supporting and nurturing the next generation of music creators at Moonbase Music.
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Join me as I talk to one of the nicest and most talented men in the music business, Andrew Roachford, who has one of the finest voices I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
Andrew shot to fame with his solo project Roachford, having a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years, including the massive hit record Cuddly Toy.
He subsequently went on to become one of the frontmen of Mike & The Mechanics, and still tours the world playing to a huge loyal fanbase.
In 2019 Andrew was appointed Member Of The Order Of The British Empire for his services to music.
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He's a songwriter, musician, bandleader and all round top guy, who has a history of 25 years fighting for the rights of musicians with the Musicians Union in the UK.
Keith shares some of the best advice on building a career and a network, for emerging songwriters, musicians and artists everywhere. Listen and learn!
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Emmy nominates and Grammy nominated Frankie Pine has, after 25 years in the business, become one of the most highly respected and sought after music supervisors. Her résumé includes hit TV shows Nashville, Daisy Jones & The Six, Army Wives and movies Ocean's 11, 12 and 13, Traffic, Magic Mike and many more besides.
Her attention to detail is inspiring, from creating songcamps for sync projects, to making sure the scene and performers match the authenticity of making real music.
Still incredibly passionate about her work, Frankie talks about her life in music on screen and gives the best advice for songwriters hoping to place their music in movies and TV.
Prepare to be uplifted by Frankie's super-positive spirit!
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From his early days touring the working men's clubs with Glam Rock band Mud to writing and producing the global hit sensation "I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Head" for Kylie Minogue,
Follow the journey of one of the best loved songwriters and record producers in the business.
Although Davis wrote many of Mud's songs, he achieved songwriting success after the band disbanded. Following a chance meeting with Paul Oakenfold, in the late 1980s, he shifted genres from rock to writing club and dance lyrics. He would receive instrumental tracks from producers and incorporate lyrics.[7] He started working with Coco Star, writing “I Need a Miracle” which was released in 1996 and re-recorded version released in 1997 peaked at #39 in the UK.[9][10]
In 2000, he achieved his biggest commercial songwriting successes. Fragma's "Toca's Miracle" became Davis’ first #1 hit and was a mashup of Davis-written “I Need a Miracle” by Coco and Fragma's instrumental “Toca Me”. The song was released on 10 April and won critical acclaim, peaking at #1 in both the UK and Scotland.[11][12] There have been multiple re-releases that have achieved chart success. On 14 August Spiller released "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", on which he provided important lyrical support. The song reached #1 in five countries including the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It finished #8 on the UK 2000 year-end charts.[13][14]
In their first songwriting session together, Davis and Cathy Dennis wrote "Can't Get You Out of My Head" for Kylie Minogue. Released in 2001, it was the first song to have 3,000 radio plays in a single week in the UK, reached #1 in all but one European country and sold over four million copies.[15][16] Davis and Dennis received an Ivor Novello Award for composing the most performed song of the year.[17] The song was originally intended for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, but she turned it down according to Davis,[15] although Sophie later claimed that the proposal never got to her in the first place.[18] Davis soon met Minogue's A&R manager Jamie Nelson who liked it and wanted her to record it. While Minogue was not the original artist selected, Dennis believes Minogue was the best artist for the song.[15] The two writers also teamed up to write Brooke Hogan's single, "Everything to Me", in 2004.[19] The song reached #1 on the Billboard Singles Sales chart.[20]
In the Grammy Awards of 2004, Davis shared a Grammy with co-producer Philip Larsen (Manhattan Clique) and performer Minogue, for another Minogue single "Come into My World", in the category of Best Dance Recording.[21] The song reached No. 4 in Australia while peaking at No. 8 in the UK.[22][23]
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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.