Terrance Sawchuk
  • Songwriter
  • Producer
  • Mixer
  • Author
  • Podcast Host

Terrance
Sawchuk

Billboard #1 songwriter and multi-platinum producer and mixer, with over thirty years making records across multiple genres.

#1Billboard Hot Country Song
ASCAPSong of the Year
2011–2021Most performed country song of the decade
#1 in JapanPop and jazz singles
30+ yearsWriting, producing, mixing

Music

Selected credits
Write

Songwriter

Co-writes built for radio and for the artist's own voice, from country hooks to alternative and jazz-pop.

Produce

Producer

From the first demo to the finished record: arrangement, tracking, and getting the best take out of the room.

Finish

Mixer

An engineer's ear from day one. Mixes that keep the song at the center and hold up on every speaker.

Title Artist Role Notes
Barefoot Blue Jean Night Jake Owen Co-writer 2-week Billboard #1 · 3× Platinum · ASCAP Song of the Year
Back in Town Matt Dusk Producer, co-writer First jazz song to hit #1 on the Japanese pop charts
Jagged Little Pill (25th Anniversary) Alanis Morissette Co-writer “Superstar Wonderful Weirdos” and “Comfort”
Blow Ruby Waters Co-writer, co-producer #1 CBC Music Top 20 · Top 5 Canadian Alternative
Falling Over You Chad Brownlee Co-writer Top 10, Canadian Country chart
Naveed · Clumsy Our Lady Peace Engineering Recorded at Arnyard Studios, Toronto
Cover of $old 4 a $ong by Terrance Lee Sawchuk
The book

$old 4 a $ong

How Music Creators Lost Their Worth, and How to Take It Back

A raw and honest exploration of creative worth, ownership, and the systems that quietly extract it.

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The podcast · Hosted by Terrance Sawchuk

$old 4 a $ong

For centuries, "sold for a song" has meant giving away something valuable for almost nothing. This show is for the songwriters, producers and artists who are done with that deal.

Each episode is built on four frameworks, Ownership, Leverage, Streamline and Sustainability, and how creators rewrite their story from undervalued to unstoppable.

Play episode 1 Podcast page
Episode 01 · My origin story
  1. From a basement piano in Northern Ontario to Nashville
  2. Writing "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," and the demo that changed everything
  3. After the hit: pivots, placements, perspective
  4. The centuries-old meaning of "sold for a song"