040 - Neil Thrasher :: Advice for Songwriters - The Rich Redmond Show Ep 40

Neil Thrasher is an award winning singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo “Thrasher Shriver” which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts in early 1997. 

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Thrasher went on to become a songwriter of legendary status, crafting career changing songs for Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Diamond Rio, Montgomery Gentry and many others. Thrasher has also received an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award in 2004.

A few things that came up:

-Country vs. rock song writing

-Story of Flyover States....

-Highest notes Jason hits are from Neil's songs

-Growing up in a family band, Thrasher Brothers....

-Rearview Town DEMO

-Kids with laptops

-Pitching a song...

-Mechanicals

-Naming food after Aldean songs

-Creative renaissance

-Rich playing shirtless

-Flyover states was 8 years old before Jason cut it

-How does a potential songwriter get started?

-"If my truck could talk".....

-That's what she said....

-Car talk...

-Advice for a new songwriter...

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The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!

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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.

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