By the age of 16, country-pop singer Jordyn Shellhart was a published songwriter and major label recording artist with an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry under her belt. Born in Wheatland, Wyoming, and raised in Santa Rosa, California, Shellhart started writing songs at ten, but it wasn’t until she picked up the guitar three years later that she became serious about making it in the music industry. Her songs eventually found their way to Rick Barker, Taylor Swift’s former manager, and the pair began to craft a game plan for the young artist. In 2008, she inked a publishing deal with SeaGayle Music, and began balancing high school with a burgeoning music career. Shellhart released her all acoustic, bare bones debut, In a Room, the following year.
