Tommy Lee James’ songs have found success with some of the industry’s most renowned artists including Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Robin Schulz, One Direction, Taylor Swift, ATB, Lost Frequencies, Kenny Chesney, Oliver Heldens, Tim McGraw, Joe Walsh, Celine Dion, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn and many others.  With hit songs in pop, rock, country, and dance, his success as a songwriter spans great diversity. Having nine Billboard and Mediabase #1’s in the country market alone, James has distinguished himself as a songwriting icon.

Tommy Lee James has seen a resurgence of multi-genre international success within the last eight years. In 2014, James co-penned the global hit “Are You With Me?” by Lost Frequencies. “Are You With Me” was recently awarded Diamond status in Germany, and hit 18 countries #1 at radio. Since then, Tommy has transitioned back into pop music with cuts from Kygo to Oliver Heldens to Alle Farben and many others including a massive single in 2019 with German DJ superstar Robin Schulz “All This Love”.

The last two years have ramped up for James, even as the world slowed down. 2020 generated a multi-week Billboard Country #1 song “Nobody But You” recorded by Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani (which was performed at the Grammys in February 2020), and 2021 brought two cuts on Fearless (Taylor’s version) - one of which “Don’t You” was a From The Vault release. James has largely focused on virtual sessions with writers, producers, and artists from around the world with great success during this time.

Tommy Lee James’ ability to jump genres with ease is what makes his career so remarkable, and this momentum shows no signs of slowing down in 2021-22. With hits spanning three decades, he is an idea generator and topliner chameleon in the room who helps bring commercially viable songs to the table year after year. Offering a style that is fresh, unique, and compelling, James is positioned to continue his ascent as a hit-making powerhouse. 

A brilliant writer, an innovative producer, a dynamic on-stage presence, and a mentor to emerging writers, Gordie’s musical genius and generosity is applauded by audiences and industry players alike. 

Raised in the community of Big Pond (pop. 47), near the rugged, edge-of-the-world coastlines of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Sampson’s songwriting has taken him across the globe. But besides the island he hails from, there might be no place in his story more important than Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives now with his family. He moved to Music City in 2005, and in less than a year Carrie Underwood had recorded his own “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” which wound up at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six weeks in a row and earned Gordie a Grammy for Best Country Song of the Year. Since then, Sampson’s songs have been cut by a long list of established artists that includes Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Hunter Hayes and Caitlyn Smith and by young up-and-comers like Carly Pearce, Caylee Hammack and Tenille Townes. 

It was a winding road to get here. He tore up the stage in high school and afterwards with his early bands, did time playing and producing for fiddlin’ phenom Ashley MacIsaac, toured with The Rankin Family, and was part of Canadian folk music icon Rita MacNeil’s group on her weekly CBC show Rita and Friends. Sampson’s straight-to-the-heart tunes benefit from the weight of his expressive voice on his own records, - his 1999 album Stones garnered a Juno Award nomination for Best Roots & Traditional Album and he has won numerous East Coast Music Awards.   Although he doesn’t often take on outside projects, he has appeared as a producer for records by The East Pointers and Port Cities. 

Gordie heads back home to Canada every summer to spend time with family and friends in his beloved Cape Breton and to perform in the Maritimes, where enthusiastic audiences welcome him, year after year.  From 2010-2019 he ran The Gordie Sampson Songcamp, a retreat that gives young songwriters the opportunity to develop their skills and build relationships with their peers, and promotes learning in pursuit of artistic excellence. Numerous Songcampers, including Mo Kenney, the members of roots/pop group Port Cities, Dave Sampson and Kyle Mischiek (Sunsetto)  have gone on to build their own successful musical careers. 

Born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas, Jenn Schott was destined to have a career in music. It’s in her genes. Her grandfather was the concert master violinist for the CBS orchestra including the Ed Sullivan show, her father was a university professor of woodwinds, and her mother is a flutist. After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Jenn made the move to Nashville to pursue a career as a songwriter.

More than 20 years later, Jenn’s songs continue to resonate with artists in Nashville and beyond. Jenn co-wrote Tim McGraw’s #1 single, “7500 OBO” in addition to the title track of McGraw’s Grammy nominated album, “Two Lanes of Freedom,” which was also the namesake of McGraw’s 2013 summer tour. She also penned Mickey Guyton’s debut single, “Better Than You Left Me,” which was named one of Billboard’s 10 Best Country Songs of 2015. Other artists who have recorded Jenn’s songs include Rascal Flatts, The Eli Young Band, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Tillis, Lonestar, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Francesca Battistelli, Natalie Hemby, Lucy Hale, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Restless Heart.

Jenn is an alumna of Leadership Music and proudly sits on the board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and a committee for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC).