He was a studio contributor to the rock band Evanescence from 2000 to 2002, and has co-written and co-produced for pop, pop rock and country artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Daughtry, Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, David Archuleta, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Jessie James, 5 Seconds of Summer, Christina Perri, and Tim McGraw.

[3] He co-wrote and co-produced on American Idol runner up David Archuleta's song "Crush", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

He also co-wrote the songs "Open Up Your Eyes" and "Supernatural" with Daughtry for their second album Leave this Town (2009), and Jessie James's "Wanted".

He co-wrote with Underwood and Hillary Lindsey on "There's a Place for Us", the end title song of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

That year, he co-wrote and co-produced on Christina Perri's debut album Lovestrong, including the singles "Arms" and "Distance" featuring Jason Mraz.

Hodges and songwriting partner Steven Solomon wrote multiple songs together with Tristan Prettyman for her Capitol Records album Cedar and Gold.

Hodges worked again with Perri to co-write the song "A Thousand Years" for the soundtrack of the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011).

Hodges has also co-written songs from Keith Urban, Gavin DeGraw, Christina Aguilera, Tim McGraw, Phillip Phillips, Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Hey Violet, Tonight Alive, Steven Tyler, Molly Kate Kestner, Hunter Hayes, Josh Groban, Weezer.