In this extra follow-up blip from SMI, your guides talk about Brandon Bell's nauseating kindness and he gives us a rundown of his creepy ghost encounters at Southern Ground!

Nice Guys And Ghosts // Brandon Bell, EXTRA CONTENT

The guides talk in this extra content piece about situational mixing with Pat Hundley.

Mixing It Up // Pat Hundley, EXTRA CONTENT

Listen to this extra nugget of Dusty's experience in Saudi Aradia.  Mind.  Blown.

A Saudi Arabian Tall Tale // Dusty Barker EXTRA CONTENT

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Presented by Young Entertainment Professionals (www.yepnashville.com) and recorded at The Tracking Room (www.thetrackingroomstudio.com) in Nashville, TN. We have our first live show with an inside look at Creative Nation with the founders and early believers Beth and Luke Laird and Barry Dean. Creative Nation is a Nashville-based music company founded by Beth and Luke Laird that publishes and manages the careers of Barry Dean, Kassi Ashton, Lori McKenna, Muscadine Bloodline, Steve Moakler and more. Beth, Luke, and Barry take us on an inside look of the early years&nbsp;of the company, company culture, and what does it look like to work and write for this unique publishing company. Luke Laird has written 23 #1 singles, is a Grammy-winning producer, an ACM and BMI Songwriter of the Year recipient. &nbsp; Beth Laird is a music executive with previous work experience at BMG Music Publishing, Windswept Music Publishing and BMI. &nbsp;She was listed on Billboard Magazine's "30 Under 30 Power Players to Watch" and named one of Music Row's Rising Women on the Row. Barry Dean has a Grammy nomination and was awarded NSAI's “Songs I Wish I’d Written” award for Tim McGraw’s “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools,” which he co-wrote; two No. 1 singles for Little Big Town, “Pontoon” and “Day Drinkin’”; “Think a Little Less,” which hit No. 1 for Michael Ray; Ingrid Michaelson’s Top 40 smash “Girls Chase Boys”; and an ever-growing list of country and pop successes. &nbsp; &nbsp;

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You've heard him from the live show, but now it's time to get to know the man behind the 90's sitcom sage advising, self-deprecating&nbsp;humorist songwriter, Barry Dean. Barry is the writer behind the Grammy-nominated and NSAI “Songs I Wish I’d Written” award for Tim McGraw’s “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools,”; he has co-penned two No. 1 singles for Little Big Town, “Pontoon” and “Day Drinkin’”; “Think a Little Less,” which hit No. 1 for Michael Ray; Ingrid Michaelson’s Top 40 smash “Girls Chase Boys”; and has an ever-growing list of country and pop successes.&nbsp; But few actually know what it takes to get where he has gotten and in a very unconventional&nbsp;way. Barry takes nothing for granted. Even with his conversation with me, he drops plenty of wisdom for songwriters but also he shares an inside look at the self-doubts a songwriter feels.&nbsp; What are the paradigms for a songwriter and when should you give it up?&nbsp; We try to dig into his songs but the bigger message here is that Barry truly believes in the craft and its writers. Be sure to follow Barry on Instagram @thebarrydean, and let him know that you laughed at his jokes. It'll make his day.&nbsp;

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Learn what it takes to not only survive in the modern music industry, but thrive. Sit down with legends, risers, songwriters, session musicians, industry execs, etc., as they recount their biggest hits, past failures, battling addictions, racism, sexism, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and even homelessness to get where they are today.

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