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The lawsuit nightmare.Running out of money.Almost homeless with a young family.And the miraculous “eagle” vision that carried him through.Jess shares how God turned the darkest season into a comeback—writing worship anthems for Chris Tomlin, Passion, John Reddick, TobyMac w Forrest Frank, and more.From pop highs (Backstreet Boys, David Archuleta) to Nashville heartbreak and redemption—this is raw faith in the music business.Next episodes coming:Stu G (Delirious? guitarist – worship music legend)Stacey Willbur (veteran CCM song plugger)Hit subscribe—you don’t want to miss these! 🔥#JessCates #ChristianSongwriter #WorshipMusic #ComebackStory #morecowbellplease
00:00 Intro
00:57 Out of Money & Almost Homeless
01:30 A Vision & God’s Word
02:59 Settling the Lawsuit
03:50 Lawsuit Aftermath04:46 Life Lessons from the Lawsuit
05:15 Lawsuit Outcome
05:41 Selling the Catalog
06:00 Nashville Deals & Humbling Moments
07:18 Forming In Paradise
07:35 Signing with TIM Publishing
08:14 Getting Back on His Feet
08:42 Random Success Stories
09:41 Jess’s Journey Through Genres
10:10 TobyMac, Forrest Frank & Jon Reddick
11:09 “Jeff Cates” & Alt IDs11:41 AI in Songwriting
15:12 10,000 Hours & 3 Guys in a Room
16:10 Career Advice for New Writers
17:50 Embarrassing Songwriting Stories
18:33 Lessons from Hard Sessions
19:38 Fear vs Faith in the Room
21:14 Changing Priorities
22:25 Finding & Living Your Purpose
24:30 Jonas Brothers Session
25:02 Martina McBride “Just Call You Mine”
26:44 Passion “The Lord Will Provide”
27:36 Song Impacts on Listeners
29:28 Goodbye & Thanks
29:35 Outro
🎧ALL EPISODES:.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBt6FZ88v_g64fr3KfLjQgPIM0vUYRZy9PODCAST:Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v9dEeIH0OeP1chxSfQ7gj?si=d0HmJihHTjGhiEuwP8cYewListen on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-cowbell-please/id1796605641Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! 🚀https://vidiq.com/morecowbell
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The lawsuit nightmare.Running out of money.Almost homeless with a young family.And the miraculous “eagle” vision that carried him through.Jess shares how God turned the darkest season into a comeback—writing worship anthems for Chris Tomlin, Passion, John Reddick, TobyMac w Forrest Frank, and more.From pop highs (Backstreet Boys, David Archuleta) to Nashville heartbreak and redemption—this is raw faith in the music business.Next episodes coming:Stu G (Delirious? guitarist – worship music legend)Stacey Willbur (veteran CCM song plugger)Hit subscribe—you don’t want to miss these! 🔥#JessCates #ChristianSongwriter #WorshipMusic #ComebackStory #morecowbellplease
00:00 Intro
00:57 Out of Money & Almost Homeless
01:30 A Vision & God’s Word
02:59 Settling the Lawsuit
03:50 Lawsuit Aftermath04:46 Life Lessons from the Lawsuit
05:15 Lawsuit Outcome
05:41 Selling the Catalog
06:00 Nashville Deals & Humbling Moments
07:18 Forming In Paradise
07:35 Signing with TIM Publishing
08:14 Getting Back on His Feet
08:42 Random Success Stories
09:41 Jess’s Journey Through Genres
10:10 TobyMac, Forrest Frank & Jon Reddick
11:09 “Jeff Cates” & Alt IDs11:41 AI in Songwriting
15:12 10,000 Hours & 3 Guys in a Room
16:10 Career Advice for New Writers
17:50 Embarrassing Songwriting Stories
18:33 Lessons from Hard Sessions
19:38 Fear vs Faith in the Room
21:14 Changing Priorities
22:25 Finding & Living Your Purpose
24:30 Jonas Brothers Session
25:02 Martina McBride “Just Call You Mine”
26:44 Passion “The Lord Will Provide”
27:36 Song Impacts on Listeners
29:28 Goodbye & Thanks
29:35 Outro
🎧ALL EPISODES:.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBt6FZ88v_g64fr3KfLjQgPIM0vUYRZy9PODCAST:Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v9dEeIH0OeP1chxSfQ7gj?si=d0HmJihHTjGhiEuwP8cYewListen on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-cowbell-please/id1796605641Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! 🚀https://vidiq.com/morecowbell