I started singing when I was 12 at a campground in southern Indiana.  My folks ran a Karaoke activity on Saturday nights, and I was usually the lead  singer.  Shania Twain was my idol back then, and it wasn’t long before I was known as “little Shania” by the campground locals.  As I grew older, and gained some experience singing with the local bands that played at the campground occasionally, I decided I needed my own band.  You see, I wanted to be a “big star”!  I started taking guitar lessons and vocal lessons and singing in every contest, school activity, or club that would let me in the door.  I met a LOT of great people who were immensely helpful in teaching me and opening doors in an effort to advance my dream.  My parents were supportive, and helped to build a music business for me, buying equipment and helping me put together a band.  Year by year, the opportunities grew and the future looked bright. 

I recorded my first CD at age 14.  By that time I had an entertainment attorney advising me.  With some help from my mother, who is a reading teacher and poet, I wrote my first 4 songs, and headed off to Nashville to record them with a very talented producer who was recommended by some songwriter friends.  My attorney shopped the CD around Nashville, but getting a label to take me on, was a lot more difficult than expected. 

I recorded my 2^nd CD “Beautiful Lie” at age 16, with an independent label, “Blacksmith Records” at Sound Emporium in Nashville.  I later showcased at Castledoor in Nashville.  The 8 tracks on the CD, with the exception of one I wrote, were from Universal Studios catalog of songs.  The CD was produced by Will Smith.  I was told to go back home, put together a top band and tour.  If I could sell $5,000 units Universal would be interested in signing me.  That’s a lot harder to do than it sounds.  I tried to perform and promote the CD for the next two years.  I  sold a lot of CD’s and met a lot of great fans at fairs and festivals.  I opened for Confederate Railroad, The Write Brothers, and Blake Sheldon, and was the featured band at several venues, and radio station events.  One song from the albumn "I Really, Really Want To Kiss You" made it to the top 12 country singles in Europe.   I still, however, didn't have a major label contract.

During the next three years I played with several good bands, and formed my own band more than once.  As most musicians can tell you, putting together a good band, with all equally talented, like minded musicians, is extremely hard to do.  Bands come and go, members leave for one reason or another, and it’s a hard road to travel.  I got tired of the problems and playing the small bars and local clubs and feeling like I was going nowhere.  Some people said move to Nashville, yet the producers in Nashville told me I couldn’t make a living singing there.  It’s a songwriter’s town.  I felt stuck and tired of all the roadblocks.

Two years ago, I quit performing live and started to focus on songwriting.  I teamed up with Richard Murray and Michael Coleman, “www.seeyourshadowsongwriting” to do some demo work and recorded their song “Two Kiss Notice”.  Michael and I went on to collaborate on my song “Why Do All The Weirdos End Up With Me”.  I recorded the song earlier this year.  I’m hoping to get back to performing live again very soon.  Meanwhile, I’m still writing with co-writers here and in Nashville.