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 🔥To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HEREThe best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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 TreasurerThe best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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!The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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!The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

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] The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Rupert is the Creative Director of the Atlantic Screen Group, and supervision agency, Redfive, where is he also co-founder. Ru has worked on various global advertising campaigns with brands including Marks & Spencer, Nike, Reebok, Skoda, Next, Hyundai, and Tesco as well as the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. He has represented the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue, as well as numerous artists and bands including Daft punk, Mark Ronson, Pink Floyd, Vampire Weekend, Genesis, and The Stone Roses. In 2016 he won both Best TV Advert and Overall Sync of the Year as music supervisor at the MusicWeek Sync Awards.Since co-founding music supervision agency Redfive, Ru’s film and TV projects include Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Oscar-nominated projects films such as The Wife, The Trip, and Number Nine Film’s adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel, Living, starring Bill Nighy, and also films such as Mothering Sunday, Worth and the upcoming Guy Ritchie film, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and the new Anthony Hopkins film, Freud’s Last Session.Ru is co-founder and Vice President member of The UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

I loved this conversation with two super cool professionals from the world of music in TV and Movies.Mike Ladman is Senior Music Supervisor at Droga5. Since joining Droga5 in 2016, Mike  has developed the Music Department and manages music and audio capabilities across the agency and client roster. During this time, Mike has helped lead the agency to win over 25 music and advertising industry awards, notably four Cannes Lions, two D&AD Pencils, four Clios and six AMP awards, among others, across Droga5 clients such as Google, The New York Times, Hennessy and others. In 2018, Mike was named one of Billboard’s s Top Branding Power Players. He has been an international music delegate around the world at music festivals and conferences in Denmark, Amsterdam, Israel, Brazil and more. Prior to joining Droga5, he was a Music Producer at McCann for nearly seven years, where he provided music for clients, such as Microsoft, the United States Army, Verizon, MasterCard and more, across the agency’s roster. Mike received his first film credit managing the music supervision for an indie film, Tracktown, which premiered at the LA Film Festival in 2016. In his free time, you can find Mike DJing around New York City as DJ PuppyHiccups.Nikolas Keenan (p.k.a. "shy niko") is a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, engineer and music supervisor. Born and raised in Chicago, IL his career has spanned over 10+ years. It began under a poorly devised French artist moniker while doing remixes for major labels and independent releases with Kitsuné (Boys Noize, La Roux, Bloc Party). Formerly a full time Head of Music at global advertising agency VMLY&R, Nik has seen many sides to the creative industry from producing artists, to crafting original music for commercials, to leading music supervision for major brands. His original music can be heard across global brands like Apple, Meta, Google, Nike, J.P. Morgan Chase, Samsung, Puma, Sonos, Michael Kors, Coca-Cola, Coors, Sephora, Coach, Toyota, and many more. His music has also been featured on popular shows such as Hulu's The Kardashian's, ABC's Grown-ish, MTV's Siesta Key, HBO's ...And Just Like That and films on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more. His music has also been featured by Chicago's very own, Lyrical Lemonade, and other major publications such as Pitchfork and Forbes. In the studio, Nik has collaborated with artists such as Skizzy Mars, Grouplove, Loren Gray, Ayelle, Piwa, and many more. He currently lives in Chicago and drinks way too much iced coffee.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Pete Ganbarg is a 2-time Grammy Award-winning music business executive who is currently President of A&R for Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records.Pete began his career in A&R in 1989 at SBK Records through a mutual friendship with SBK founder Charles Koppelman's son, Brian Koppelman. Brian had previously encouraged Pete to join the label while student-teaching English in Middletown, Connecticut, stating “one day you have to work for my dad.” When SBK ceased operations in the late-1990s, Pete joined Clive Davis at Arista Records as Sr. Director, A&R. The first artist he worked with at Arista was Santana, for whom Pete conceived and A&R’d the 30× Platinum World Wide, 9X Grammy Winning Album of the Year, Supernatural.In early 2001, Pete left Arista and joined Epic Records as Sr. Vice President, A&R.Pete left Epic in late 2003 to start his own A&R consulting business, Pure Tone Music. Pure Tone's label clients included Arista Records, RCA Records, Virgin Records, and Atlantic Records. Company projects included albums by Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, Halestorm, Train, Santana, Kenny G, Aaron Neville, America, Donna Summer, and Chaka Khan.He joined Atlantic Records as Executive Vice President/Head of A&R in mid-October 2008 and was named President of A&R in late 2017.As of 2021, he also hosts "Rock & Roll High School," a podcast interview series that spotlights figures from the history of contemporary music.Ganbarg is a graduate of Wesleyan University. The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

I had the total pleasure of spending time chatting with my friend Bob Harris who has the most remarkable stories from a rich history in TV and Radio broadcasting.From Marc Bolan to John Lennon, Bob. has spent time with pretty much every musical icon out there.  As Chris Martin from Coldplay put it...“Bob Harris is a straight-up legend”.Enjoy!The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

I had the total pleasure of spending time chatting with my friend Bob Harris who has the most remarkable stories from a rich history in TV and Radio broadcasting.From Marc Bolan to John Lennon, Bob. has spent time with pretty much every musical icon out there.  As Chris Martin from Coldplay put it...“Bob Harris is a straight-up legend”.Enjoy!The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Will joins us from his new home in Los Angeles to talk songwriting, production, KPop Mega-hits and a journey through alcoholism and addiction. to sobriety. One of the funniest and most charming people in the music business, this episode is a must-listen.Will has produced and co-written records for acts as diverse as Aloe Blacc, Girls Generation, Loona, The Pussy Cat Dolls, VIZE X Papa Roach, WSTRN, Sean Kingston, Exo, Lady Leshurr, HRVY, The Vamps, Boa, Eve, Klingande, Red Velvet, Cliq, Eve, Robin M, Lost Frequencies & Love Harder to name just a few. Will is included on the Billboard "Songs That Defined The Decade" for his huge groundbreaking single for Girls Generation "I Got A Boy" which reached #1 on the Billboard World Chart. The single appeared on the Time Magazine list for best songs at the #5 position. Billboard said it was one of the most forward-thinking lead pop singles heard in any country."I Got A Boy" also appears on the "100 best K Pop songs" via Billboard. Will went on to produce and co-write "Wolf" for Exo and "Happiness" for Red Velvelt two further groundbreaking huge K Pop smash hit singles that are synonymous with the K Pop genre.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

An inspirational conversation with a multi-million selling hit songwriter in both pop and country music.Sharon is a multi platinum songwriter who started her career in music in her home state, Florida,  as a singer.She spent years as a session singer (Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, George Jones and many others) until her first recorded song hit for the Oak Ridge Boys, followed shortly by the iconic, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS, by Waylon Jennings and then recorded by Willie Nelson on OSCAR winning soundtrack of The Electric Horseman film.After enjoying long term success as a country music songwriter, she moved to Stockholm in 2008 and penned Agnes’ worldwide hit, RELEASE ME and continues to travel back and forth between Europe and the States composing all genres of music… including scores for musical theatre in Europe and The States.Sharon is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of FameThe best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Behind the hits with extraordinary songwriter/producer Sam Hollander.As one of the most renowned, multi-platinum songwriters and producers in the game, Sam Hollander has written and produced for the likes of Panic! At The Disco, One Direction, Fitz and the Tantrums, Weezer, Katy Perry, Blink-182, Ringo Starr, Def Leppard, Carole King, Billy Idol, Jewel, Train, Tom Morello and Gym Class Heroes amongst many others. To date, he’s achieved 22 US Top 40 Hits, as well as 10 Number 1's, 10 top fives, and 87 Top 10 chart positions globally. His songs have been streamed over 7 billion times, and in 2019, he held the #1 position on the Billboard Rock Songwriters Chart for nine weeks, a year-end record. Sam has also been chosen to be on Variety's Hitmakers list, as well as being named Rolling Stone's Hot List Producer of the Year.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Continued chat with Andy Ross, award-winning music supervisor and executive music producer with over 30 years of diversified experience in the music industry, including stints as artist manager, label chief, and publisher.Andy won a Guild of Music Supervisors Award for his music supervision on director Damien Chazelle’s three-time Academy Award winning jazz movie Whiplash, and has been responsible for music supervision and curation of music in over 200 film, TV and advertising projects. As manager of UK band Psapp he helped land them the theme song to the award winning ABC show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, currently gearing up for its 18th season after 365 episodes. He has commissioned over 100 original songs by writers such as Diane Warren, Dr John, Conor Oberst, Gary Numan & Howard Jones.Currently he is the Creative Director and co-founder at Exit Strategy Productions where he oversees all aspects of creative music production and works on the development, creation and production of feature films and TV projects.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

An intimate chat with Andy Ross, an award-winning music supervisor and executive music producer with over 30 years of diversified experience in the music industry, including stints as artist manager, label chief, and publisher.Andy won a Guild of Music Supervisors Award for his music supervision on director Damien Chazelle’s three-time Academy Award winning jazz movie Whiplash, and has been responsible for music supervision and curation of music in over 200 film, TV and advertising projects. As manager of UK band Psapp he helped land them the theme song to the award winning ABC show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, currently gearing up for its 18th season after 365 episodes. He has commissioned over 100 original songs by writers such as Diane Warren, Dr John, Conor Oberst, Gary Numan & Howard Jones.Currently he is the Creative Director and co-founder at Exit Strategy Productions where he oversees all aspects of creative music production and works on the development, creation and production of feature films and TV projects.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE

Fabulous stories from a 40 year career in the business. From jamming with Queen at a weird party with painted naked people in glass cases to angry neighbours kept awake by The Beach Boys practising in his New York apartment at 3am.Larry's career has been all the way there and back, with some wonderful life defining moments along the way.Larry Dvoskin is a Grammy nominated musician, #1 best selling author, entrepreneur, investor, music consultant and freelance writer for Rolling Stone magazine.In a variety of roles his credits  include David Bowie, Sammy Hagar, Bono, MGMT, Sean Lennon, Al Jardine of The Beach Boys, Unicef, UN, RCA, EMI, Warner Brothers, MTV, CBS, ABC, and as a creator and executive producer has sold television shows sold to NBC, MTV, Logo, and othersHe has taught Songwriting at the NYU School of Professional Studies for 22 years and is the Founder and President of Do What You Love Media, Miracle Music Inc, and Cool Guy Music Inc.The best advice out there, raw and uncensored, from experts who have walked the walk through the music business 🔥 To find out how we can help you, come and talk to our professionalsGet more from The Songwriting Academy and join the FREE Songwriting Community HERE