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Who I am

Hello, Brad here. As a musician, I know what it is like to have poor mentors and be paralyzed by insecurity. So I’ve created accessible and actionable education to empower songwriters to do their best work so that great music gets released.

Because I believe that all it takes is for one song to change the world!


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This is a featured image for the blog post "Easy Rock Songs to Learn on Guitar." There is a man playing an electric guitar and wearing white headphones. Over the picture is a green box with white and red text that reads, "The fastest way to becoming a guitar rock star."
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This is a black and white image of two guitars leaning up against a wall. The first guitar on the left is a Fender Stratocaster and the one on the right is a dreadnought acoustic guitar. This is a featured image for the article, "Cutaway Guitar vs. Non-Cutaway."
This is a black and white photo of a close up of guitar pedals for the blog post "How to get good distortion tone."
This is a black and white photo of two people playing acoustic guitar. This is a featured image for the post "How Long Does It Take To Learn Electric Guitar?"
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This is a featured image for the blog post "Why is fingerstyle guitar so hard?" This picture is black and white and shows a male player strumming an acoustic guitar with his fingers.
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This is a black and white photo of a man in a white shirt holding a guitar passed out. He has sheet music on his face and is sitting next to a glass of water and a pizza slice. This is supposed to be comical to show exhaustion from playing guitar. This is a featured image for a blog post "Is Guitar Hard to Learn?"
This is a featured image for the post "Maple vs. Rosewood Fretboards." This image shows two electric guitar necks. One is a maple fretboard and the other is a rosewood fretboard. They are crossing each other and the image is in black and white.
This is a black and white photo of a young man holding a guitar and writing in a notebook. This is a featured image for the blog post, "How to write songs faster."
This is a black and white photo of a young man (mid-20s) writing on a notepad next to a piano. He is in his bedroom. This is a featured image for the blog post "How to Write a Chorus."
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This is the featured image for the blog post, "Neve 88M vs. Apollo Twin X" this shows the founder and writer of Song Production Pros holding both audio interfaces looking puzzled. There are three red question marks above his head.
This is a featured image of the blog post "Neve 88M Review" This is a black and white photograph of Brad Johnson, the founder and writer of the article holding an 88M audio interface and pointing at it.
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This featured image of the review article, "Loog Guitar Review" shows a black and white photo of the founder/writer of Song Production Pros, Brad Johnson, holding a pink Loog Mini.
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This is a featured image for the blog post, "Best 3/4 electric guitar." There is a fender stratocaster that is black and white leaning against a wood wall. There is a box with a green border and white and red lettering that reads, "The Best 3/4 Electric Guitar For All Players"
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A picture of a man playing a Les Paul Guitar. There is an amplifier and drum cymbals in the background. This image is a featured image for the post "7 Best Amps for Les Paul Guitars"
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This is the featured image for the blog post, "TrueFire Review." There is a picture of Song Production Pros owner and writer pointing at a screenshot of the sales page of the All Access TrueFire offer. Underneath him is a green and grey bubble with the text, "Is TrueFire All Access Worth the Investment?"
This is the featured image for the blog post, "Electro-Voice RE20 vs. RE320" There is a black and white photo of Brad Johnson holding both microphones in his hands. He has a bear and is wearing a hat and shirt. The title of the blog post is in a box that is great, white, and with a green border and some red accent on the lettering.
This is a black and white photo of an Ibanez electric guitar's headstock. This is a featured image for the blog post, "Best Japanese Guitar Brands"
This is a black and white, close up photo of a guitar fret on the neck. This is a featured image for the blog post "Jumbo Fret Guitars."
This is a featured image for the blog post "Are Dreadnought Guitars Good for Beginners?" This image features a person strumming an acoustic guitar with their fingers. The acoustic guitar is white.
This is a black and white photo of a Pigtronix Space Rip guitar pedal next to its box. The pedal is sitting on a hardwood table. The Pigtronix box is below it and it's resting on a hardwood floor. This is a featured image for the blog post "Pigtronix Space Rip Review"
This is a black and white photo of a Pigtronix Infinity 2 guitar pedal next to its box. The pedal is sitting on a hardwood table. The Pigtronix box is below it and it's resting on a hardwood floor. This is a featured image for the blog post "Pigtronix Infinity 2 Review"
This is a black and white photo of a Pigtronix Constellator guitar pedal next to its box. The pedal is sitting on a hardwood table. The Pigtronix box is below it and it's resting on a hardwood floor. This is a featured image for the blog post "Pigtronix Constellator Review"
This is a black and white photo of a Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone guitar pedal next to its box. The pedal is sitting on a hardwood table. The Pigtronix box is below it and it's resting on a hardwood floor. This is a featured image for the blog post "Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Review"
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This picture shows the control panel of an amplifier. There are standard knobs and the text "Reverb" and "Volume" above the knobs. This is a featured image for the roundup review post "The Best Amps for Indie Rock."
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This picture is in black and white. There is a Fender Telecaster Guitar leaning up against a Marshall half stack that is placed next to a Fender combo amp. This is a featured image for the roundup review article "The Best Amps for Telecaster Guitars"
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