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The story of how Music City makes its biggest export. The who, the how, the why, and the why not of country music. Part love letter, part hate mail, part how to guide. Come with us as we try to figure out what it means to live This Nashville Life. Your tour guides on this journey are two Nashville insiders themselves: Kelleigh Bannen (a touring country music artist named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country) and Kevin Sokolnicki (a Nashville based engineer and producer).

Location:

United States

Description:

The story of how Music City makes its biggest export. The who, the how, the why, and the why not of country music. Part love letter, part hate mail, part how to guide. Come with us as we try to figure out what it means to live This Nashville Life. Your tour guides on this journey are two Nashville insiders themselves: Kelleigh Bannen (a touring country music artist named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country) and Kevin Sokolnicki (a Nashville based engineer and producer).

Language:

English

Contact:

5124447600


Episodes
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Song RX: Charlie & Helen

5/19/2020
Charlie & Helen (ages 9 & 7) —these adorable siblings are feeling cooped up and missing their buddies. We’ll help them embrace the great outdoors and introduce them to songs that feel like new friends on this week’s episode of Song RX! Song RX Submission: https://triple8.typeform.com/to/tObeVj

Duration:00:33:30

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Backup My Backup Plan

3/3/2020
An interview with live broadcast mixer and engineer Chip Matthews. We talk about how Chip got started in the industry and how his job is unlike anything else.

Duration:00:32:37

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I Guess I’m Going to JLo’s House

2/18/2020
From Miranda Lambert, to Shania Twain, to Sheryl Crow, she has done it all. We dive in with celebrity stylist and image consultant Tiffany Gifford as she recalls her journey working with some of the industry's best. As an expert of creating iconic looks that reflect the feeling of the artists’ music, Tiffany explains how style should really be all about the music. Music first, music last.

Duration:00:40:12

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Everybody’s Italian, Everyone’s “Got a Guy”

1/21/2020
Lou Taylor gives us the inside scoop on how she became President of an extremely successful business management firm. She provides us with her journey into her position and the tactics she uses on the job. “Our job really is to figure out how the client consumes information and take that complicated data and present it simply.”

Duration:00:33:18

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Music That Keeps the Lights On

1/7/2020
Chris Farren, president of Combustion Music, gives us his insight on his career and his journey through the music business. Chris talks about his experiences as a producer, a songwriter and how he became president of a well known publishing and production company.

Duration:00:42:07

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The Radio Game [Rebroadcast]

12/23/2019
A repurposed episode of our pilot episode, The Radio Game. About how a song makes its way from one of a handful of streets on Music Row in Nashville to the top of the charts nationwide. Guest: JoJamie Hahr of Broken Bow Records.

Duration:00:28:29

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No Sleep for 20 Years

12/10/2019
Leslie Fram gives us the run down on her transition from radio queen to Senior Vice President at CMT. Leslie discusses CMT’s ‘Next Women of Country’ campaign and expresses the importance of supporting women in the country music space. Join us as we learn from one of the most inspiring leaders in Nashville.

Duration:00:57:25

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If I Die Will You Do My Makeup?

11/26/2019
Music and makeup may not be all that different when it comes to making it in the creative industry. Celebrity hair and makeup artist Tarryn Feldman looks back at the unexpected beginnings of her career and how she had to break down doors to get into the glam industry upon moving to Nashville. Kelleigh discusses the pressure put on females in the music industry to look like an artist, which led to her own identity struggle. Join us as we dive down the black hole of beauty and how working in...

Duration:00:33:35

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Aren't You From F-ing Arkansas? [Rebroadcast]

11/12/2019
Jason Owen, owner of Sandbox Entertainment, talks artist management and why women in the country music industry break through boundaries. Jason discusses his work with Shania Twain, Kacey Musgraves, and Little Big Town. And last but not least, this Arkansas-boy gone big-time has some advice for millennials.

Duration:00:32:53

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You Don’t Stop Jerry Douglas

10/29/2019
A conversation with writer/producer Ross Copperman.

Duration:00:45:45

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A Chorus Girl

10/15/2019

Duration:00:37:24

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Teaser

10/14/2019

Duration:00:00:59

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Listener Challenge

11/2/2018

Duration:00:00:42

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A Million Right Decisions

10/30/2018
The songs are released into the world.

Duration:00:44:36

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Listener Challenge

10/23/2018

Duration:00:00:34

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Herding Musical Cats

10/23/2018
The songs get recorded.

Duration:00:31:36

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Listener Challenge

10/16/2018

Duration:00:00:40

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Outliers

10/16/2018
How the songs get from the writers to the artists.

Duration:00:32:52

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Listener Challenge

10/9/2018

Duration:00:00:31

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A Circuitous Route

10/9/2018
The Writing of 'The House That Built Me'

Duration:00:39:32