In Loving Memory: Michael Busbee

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Unknown, Music Interviews, Songwriting, Music, Songwriters, Education, Interviews, Music Creation, Artists

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Busbee fought for songwriters. He was one of the key advocates during the passage of the Music Modernization Act and was one of the first elected to the MLC. He wrote pop hits. He wrote country hits. But most importantly, he was our friend. The entire Nashville and LA songwriting community has lost a champion. We are sending all of our love to Jess and his three daughters.

busbee

Full name: Michael Busbee

1976 - 2019

With Love,

Ross, Joe and the ATWI Family.

"Originally hailing from the Bay Area and now based in LA, this Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer and publisher has deservedly become an untouchable force in the songwriting community. Best known for carving parallel careers in mainstream Pop and commercial Country, busbee has written with and produced for a wide range of artists, including Gwen Stefani, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Jon Bellion, Timbaland, Rachel Platten, Christina Aguilera, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lady Antebellum, Shakira, and more. Recent smash hits in the Country market include "The Fighter“ by Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), "My Church" & "80s Mercedes" by Maren Morris, and BMI of the Year "H.O.L.Y." by Florida Georgia Line. Additionally, many of busbee’s hits in both the Pop And Country markets have been 50/50 collaborations. A true musician's musician and family man....And The Writer Is…busbee!"

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0:00.0	Dearest and the writer is family. This weekend the music industry lost an
0:06.8	incredible songwriter, producer, entrepreneur, advocate, but most importantly the
0:11.7	community lost a great friend.
0:15.0	There are numerous artists whose careers were launched because of him
0:18.0	and there are a number of writers who learned from his generosity
0:21.0	because he was never afraid to write with an artist or writer with no credits.
0:26.0	He relished in being a mentor and opening doors for others.
0:30.6	In addition to that, the Music Modernization Act would not have passed and the NMPA Board
0:37.0	would not have songwriters on it without him.
0:40.6	He fought for writers whether they knew it or not.
0:44.0	This is personally a difficult time because for the past couple months,
0:48.0	Busby and I talked every day.
0:50.0	He had a heart too big to describe in a post so we decided to re-release his episode so you could hear his heart for yourself.
0:59.0	And honestly, so I can hear it again.
1:02.0	And the writer is, one of my best friends I've ever had in the music business, Michael Busby.
1:08.0	Welcome to And the writer is.
1:11.0	I'm your host Ross Golan.
1:13.0	This week's writer producer has topped both pop and country charts, the latter of which he's done
1:18.6	multiple times.
1:19.6	Look, there are general rules that most of us in the industry play by.
1:23.8	If you want to write country, live in Nashville.
1:26.8	If you want to write pop, live in LA, or New York or Stockholm.
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