SONGWRTIER

Hometown: Nicholasville, Kentucky

Bachelor degree in Music Theory/Composition

(Eastern Kentucky University 1990)

FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NASHVILLE SONGWRITER'S ASSOCIATION (NSAI)

3 Time Grammy Award Nominee:

2003 Grammy nomination :

“The Impossible” (Joe Nichols) Country Song of the Year:

2009 Double Grammy nomination :

“You’re Gonna Miss This”(Trace Adkins)- Country Song of the Year

“In Color” (Jamey Johnson)- Country Song of the Year

Music Row Magazine: Breakthrough Songwriter of the year 2003

Awarded one of NSAI’s ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written’ 2003: “The Impossible”

Awarded one of NSAI’s ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written’ 2008: “You’re Gonna Miss This”

Won Song of the Year at the 2008 NSAI awards for “You’re Gonna Miss This”

Nominated for Song of the Year at 2008 CMA awards for “You’re Gonna Miss This”

2009 Double ACM Nominee: “You’re Gonna Miss This” and “In Color” for Song of the Year

Won Song of the Year at the 2009 ACM awards for “In Color”

Won Music Row Magazine’s 2009 Song of the Year for “In Color”

Awarded one of NSAI’s ‘Ten Songs I Wish I Had Written’ 2009: “In Color”

Won Song of the Year at the 2009 CMA awards for "In Color"

Awarded BMI's inaugural "Champion's Award" 2015

Nominated for Song of the Year at the 2018 ACM awards for "Whiskey and You"

#1 Country Singles:

“The Impossible” (Joe Nichols)**

“I Just Wanna Be Mad” (Terri Clark)**

“The World” (Brad Paisley)**

“You’re Gonna Miss This” (Trace Adkins)*

“I’m Still A Guy” (Brad Paisley)

“Southern Girl” (Tim McGraw)

"Perfect Storm" (Brad Paisley)

(*received BMI Million Play Award)

(**received BMI 2 Million Play Award)

Other top 10 singles:

"It Matters To Her" (Scotty McCreery) #2

"It Aint My Fault" (Brothers Osborne) #9

"Crushin' It" (Brad Paisley) #7

“In Color” (Jamey Johnson) #7

“Nothing To Die For” (Tim McGraw) #5

“Jesus In Disguise” (Brandon Heath) #8

"Just A Girl" (Brandon Heath) #8

Other top 20 singles:

“Without A Fight” (Brad Paisley/Demi Lovato) #14

“People Loving People” (Garth Brooks) #19

“Something To Do With My Hands” (Thomas Rhett) #15

“Crying On A Suitcase” (Casey James) #14

“Leaving Eden” (Brandon Heath) #17

“Thought About You” (Tim McGraw) #14

Cuts include: Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Brothers Osborne, Thomas Rhett, Joe Nichols, Josh Turner, Terri Clark, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, Sammy Kershaw, Andy Griggs, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Randy Travis, Billy Currington, Chris Young, Rodney Adkins, Craig Morgan

Production credits include Curb recording artist Steve Holy including the 2006 #1 single: “Brand New Girlfriend” and 2010 top 20 single "Love Don't Run"