#8: JOHN OZIER Writing Hit Songs and Getting YOU Signed to a Publishing Deal. A conversation with G
This episode we sit down with Hit song-writer and General Manager of Creative at Ole Publishing, Nashville to talk about the, often-mysterious, publishing world.
We discuss everything from what exactly a publishing company does for both artists and song-writers, the types of deals there are available, to how they decide to acquire catalogues (did you know that they have listened to almost every song in their 60,000+ song catalogue?! Pretty impressive....); as well as what makes Ole stand out and compete with the majors, or, as they put it, what makes them “Majorly Indie”.
As a song-writer himself, with multiple hits under his belt, he talks about what it's like to be a published song-writer on a daily basis and some of the challenges as well as perks there are in this “hurry-up-and-wait” side of the industry.
His home-town Nashville charm shines throughout the episode, making this an easy-to-listen-to and very informative overview of what it takes to make it on this path.
Enjoy!
