Episode 6: Jennifer Schott

NSAI Coffee Break

About Jennifer Schott: Jennifer Schott is a songwriter at Parallel Music Publishing Nashville. Jenn was born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas. She does have a family background in music, specifically her grandfather who 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. She is an alumna of Leadership Music and proudly sits on the Board of Directors for NSAI and Girls on the Run Nashville, which is how I met her. Jenn’s discography includes songs cut by The Eli Young Band, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Lucy Hale, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Tillis, Lonestar, Kelleigh Bannen, and Restless Heart. She also penned the title track of Tim McGraw's Grammy nominated album, "Two Lanes of Freedom," which was the namesake of McGraw's 2013 summer tour. Jenn co-wrote Mickey Guyton's debut single, "Better Than You Left Me," which was named one of Billboard's 10 Best Country Songs of 2015. And you can hear a special in-studio performance of this song in an extended version of this episode on our website nashvillesongwriters.com/nsaicoffeebreak. About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next!