Thanks Mike. Great point.

I haven't had the number of cuts some of the others have who are out there by any stretch. But I'm told that I'm an excellent teacher of Nashville songwriting. I don't say that to bragg...I just have a knack for it, and I love it. I think about it all the time.

I have my finger on the pulse in Nashville and I write, co-write, produce, demo, whatever, constantly. I didn't offer song advice until I knew I really understood how to write Nashville songs (not that I'm 'there'...nobody is). That took a long time...12 years of being here...not even counting the years before I came here.

Often times people are reluctant to enter into any kind of consult with someone unless they've had had a Tim McGraw cut. I know people who've written Tim McGraw cuts that don't teach well and don't give very good feedback on songs (2 people come to mind). Not all because they can't... more because they're not interested. SOme poeople will still go to someone with a 'name' in their past though...gives them confidence. Others want to tell their friends they're working with 'names'. All kinds of reasons.

SOme are looking for sound advice. Some are looking to find what to do next. SOme are looking for mercyless critiques. Some are looking for technical info. Some (many) are looking for affirmation.

In the end people usually find exactly what they're looking for and get exactly what they want.


Bill Renfrew
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