Ep. 40 - JAMIE FLOYD ("The Blade")
Jamie Floyd is a West Palm Beach, Florida native who grew up in a musical family where she had the opportunity to perform as an opening act for Rascal Flatts, James Taylor, and others. By the age of 11 she\u2019d signed her first production and publishing deals, eventually relocating to Nashville where she found success writing for other artists. She\u2019s best known as the co-writer of \u201cthe Blade,\u201d which became the title track to Ashley Monroe\u2019s 2015 album and was named one of the top songs of the year by NPR Music. Co-produced by Vince Gill and featuring a guest appearance by Miranda Lambert, the song became the album\u2019s centerpiece and helped earn the project a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album of the Year. Others who\u2019ve recorded Floyd\u2019s songs include former Brooks & Dunn front man Ronnie Dunn, who featured the song \u201cOnce\u201d on his debut solo album, which went to the #1 spot on the Billboard country chart in 2011. Jamie\u2019s song \u201cTrouble Get Me Off Your Mind\u201d was performed by R&B powerhouse Brian McKnight in Dolly Parton\u2019s 2013 TV film A Country Christmas Story, while Hayden Panettiere\u2019s character, Juliette Barnes, performed Jamie\u2019s \u201cMississippi Flood\u201d on the hit ABC television series Nashville. Floyd\u2019s songs have also been heard on MTV\u2019s Finding Carter, Lifetime\u2019s The Client List, the CW Network\u2019s Beauty & the Beast, and the Lifetime original movie, Manson\u2019s Lost Girls. The SESAC honoree has enjoyed her cross-genre success by writing songs by day and waiting tables by night. The hard-working dual-career up-and-comer is a model for what it takes to carve out a space in Nashville\u2019s increasingly competitive musical landscape. With her recent Sunshine & Rainbows EP attracting new fans and increased industry attention, Jamie Floyd is one to watch!