Phil Barton: How to make it in Nashville

Phil Barton is an Australian songwriter living in Nashville, Tennessee who went from writing children’s songs to having a #1 song on the Billboard country chart.

The APRA AMCOS Ambassador was recently back in Sydney to accept the inaugural Overseas Recognition Award at the 2016 APRA Music Awards. While in town, he shared some advice on getting a US visa, playing gigs in Nashville, and what to do when Steven Tyler rocks up at your show!

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Writing two or three songs a day.... Really?... This is why everything sounds the same these days. Formulaic songwriting written by committee for A&R people who are terrified about losing their job so they only take risks on songs that sound like everything else on the radio.