Recording in Nashville the week that this episode is being released, she's a singer, songwriter, guitar player who performed at the 2019 Winter NAMM Show in late January. She was in the Top 20 of Season 11 of “America’s Got Talent” AND she finished in sixth place on Season 12 of “The Voice.” Plus she has performed at CMA Fest each of the last two years. She is also a voice-over actor, having done work for the likes of Disney and Nickelodeon, plus a Dreamworks series she's currently working on that's coming soon to Netflix.
"I think part of songwriting is finding things that you don't expect as unique or different and kind of figuring out how they are and really diving deep in it and trying to figure out how could I interpret this the way that I see it through songwriting, through music."
"And I think that's the moment where I knew in my little heart that music and singing and creating was something that I was going to do for the rest of my life."
"Anytime I get to do anything live, I love, because... music is the universal language... And when we get to do what we love live, no matter if you're a guitar player or a singer or whatever and you get to connect with your audience on that level, it's something special."
"Something about singing live and performing live, it's like nothing else. It just fills my soul. And I love it."
"Music... became more than something that I listened to on the radio or listened with my dad in the truck. It became a safe place for me."
"Just, honestly, getting to share my love for music, getting to share who I was, and getting to sing for however million people every Monday and Tuesday (on The Voice) I am very grateful."
"All these songs that I've written or that I've co-written are really it's almost like my personal diary. I really wanted to share with people who I really am. And be vulnerable and be real and not be afraid to fail."
"You've got one life - live it and be you and be true to you."
"Diamonds and Dust"
"Me to Be Me"