Ep 61: John Oates

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03/18/21 • 49 min

This week, Chris sits down with the legendary John Oates to talk inside songwriting tips, stories from the vault, and his incredible music career, including his record-breaking work with Darryl Hall and collaborations with countless other industry icons. John lets us in on the one thing he’s most proud of, what his first year ever of not touring has been like, and how commercial success came from the marriage of polar opposite musical influences and writing what he loved. Plus: don’t forget to tune in this Saturday, March 20th, for Oates Song Fest, a free online charity concert benefiting FeedingAmerica and featuring artists like Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Sara Bareilles, Dave Grohl, Gavin DeGraw, Shawn Colvin, Michael Franti and many more.

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Donation Link: www.feedingamerica.org/oatesfest

Show Link: https://nugs.tv/free/?showID=472

Donation Link: www.feedingamerica.org/oatesfest

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Ep 60: Cam

This week, Chris sits down with songwriter and country music star Cam, whose hit song, “Burning House”, is still the best-selling country song by a female solo artist over the past 5 years. After crowdfunding her first record and getting cuts with artists like Miley Cyrus and Maggie Rose, Cam moved to Nashville to pursue a publishing deal, and has since worked with an impressive list of collaborators, including Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker, Sam Smith, Harry Styles, Jack Antanoff and the late Avicii.
This episode is celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th. Cam has been a vocal advocate for equality for women, especially in country music (she was even named a member of the Recording Academy Diversity and Inclusion Task Force in 2018). Settle in for an illuminating chat not only about her incredible journey in the music business, songwriting process and new album “The Otherside”, but her thoughts on closing the gender gap in the entertainment industry and building a music community that is inclusive and welcoming to everyone.

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Ep 62: Clay Mills / Songtown

In a special minisode of Pitch List, Chris catches up with Grammy-nominated songwriter and fellow American Songwriter Podcast Network-er, Clay Mills! Clay has not only been a part of hit songs like “Beautiful Mess” / Diamond Rio and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” / Darius Rucker, but he is also the co-creator of Songtown, a creative community of potential co-writers and world-class mentors. Listen on for his concrete advice on how to write better songs, finding balance in your life while juggling multiple projects, + more. Plus, don’t forget to hop over to Clay’s podcast, “Songtown on Songwriting”, to hear the rest of he and Chris’ conversation.

Learn more about Songtown: https://songtown.com/