---- The Artists
Southern Rounds · Nashville, TN
Meet the voices behind the verses. Each featured artist brings a unique journey, turning life into lyrics that resonate beyond the stage.
An intimate songwriter series where the voices behind country music's greatest hits share the untold stories that made them.

Garrett Jacobs, hailing from Bossier City, Louisiana, has been chasing music his entire life. After moving to Nashville in 2018 with just 4 boxes, a guitar, and a 2014 Camry; he began writing songs and carving his own lane between Blues, Country, and Soul music. Since signing with Sony Music Publishing in 2021, he has landed cuts with artists like Lee Brice, For King and Country, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, and many others.
The rising artist is currently recording and releasing music tailored to those who are craving music that makes them feel something deep in their chest and reminds them of the classics from the 70’s and 80’s.
This sonic trailblazer is a force to be reckoned with and his recent single “This Thing We Call Love” is just the tip of the iceberg. Creativity comes first with Garrett Jacobs and it is no doubt that he will continue to make waves and push the boundaries of music as time goes on.
Check out Garrett’s website for the latest info and news: https://www.garrettjacobsmusic.com

Jack's first publishing deal was with The Who. After that Ken Hensley the leader of rock legends Uriah Heep signed Jack to his publishing company where Jack had five of his songs recorded by Uriah Heep. Later one of Jack's songs Send me an Angel was cut by the southern rock band Blackfoot on their Siogo album. In 1988 Jack moved to Nashville where he had two of his songs Seasons & Everybody Wins recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. Jack then co-wrote Just Before the Bullets Fly with Warren Haynes and that was recorded by Gregg Allman. A few years later blues legend Son Seals recorded the same song, and along with that it was also featured in the film Renegades.
From there Without You a song Jack wrote with Don Poythress was cut by Lance Miller, (Warner Bros). Late in 2012, Ira Dean cut one of Jack's songs, Back That Truck Up on Kentucky Indi band, Borrowed Blue and Josh Pruno who is signed to Tracy Lawrence's label released one of Jacks songs, Cutoffs to radio and reached #1 on Nashville Renegade Radio for three weeks. The Little River Band cut a song of Jack's, You Dream, I'll Drive and released that to country radio.
In 2014 Jack has had his song recorded by two different major Australian artist's Adam Eckersley and Adam Brand both who have released Jack's songs as radio singles.
Nashville producer Micheal Knox cut one of Jack's songs on a Montgomery Gentry and Black Stone Cherry rock duet. Canadian Duo of the year “The Washboard Union” recorded on of Jacks songs called I'll go mine and Canadian Country artist Aaron Pritchett took one of Jack's songs “Dirt Road in em” to number 5 in the Canadian Country Billboard Charts. Movie Legend “Kevin Costner” has also recorded 5 of Jack's songs, and one that Kevin's daughter Lily is singing called “Heaven’s Gate” featured in the TV show Yellowstone and on a Kevin Costner and Modern West EP called Tales of Yellowstone. Since the Jack has released two albums of his music and the latest “Something about Hope” featured his friends Kevin Costner, Dave Gibson, John Fusco, W. Earl Brown, Duane Allen and Ward Davis.

Jacob Lyda is an Alabama native singer/songwriter. In additional to being a charismatic artist, Jacob has songs recorded by Blake Shelton, Aaron Watson, Runaway June, John Schneider, George Ducas, and many others.You can learn more about Jacob here: Official FB

Jaida Dreyer is one of Nashville’s most sought-after female co-writers. Her eclectic writing style has led her to collaborate with everyone from the legendary Guy Clark to top writers in the LA pop scene. A writer of nine acclaimed songs for the hit television series Nashville, her music has also been featured in Paramount’s Yellowstone, A&E’s The Returned, and Netflix’s Longmire.
Jaida celebrated a multi-week No. 1 hit with Luke Bryan’s “Home Alone Tonight,” featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town. Her songs have most recently been recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Granger Smith, Brantley Gilbert, Cody Jinks, Kevin Costner & The Modern West, and many more.
She has toured nationwide with artists ranging from modern hitmakers like Eric Church, Luke Bryan, and Dierks Bentley to the legendary Merle Haggard, and she is a frequent guest at The Grand Ole Opry.
In December 2018, representing Team Jake Owen, Jaida was crowned the inaugural winner of USA Network’s singing competition Real Country.

James Otto has been called the biggest voice in country music, and that might just be true. Standing a broad-shouldered 6 feet 5 inches tall, Otto has a powerhouse voice to match. His textured, sometimes raspy vocals are delivered with passion and plenty of soul. Otto blends that soulful voice with great storytelling and a smooth, funky groove to create his signature Country Soul sound.
Otto rose to prominence when he signed with Warner Bros. and released the album Sunset Man. His breakthrough hit, "Just Got Started Lovin' You," went to the top of the charts as a 2-week #1 song and became the "most played country song of the year." Otto also received a Grammy nomination for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" of the song. The hit's popularity has endured, as it’s on the list of Billboard's 100 Greatest Country Songs, confirming it as one of the most played songs in the history of country radio.
A founding member of MuzikMafia, Otto has also earned a reputation as one of Nashville’s most compelling songwriters. He co-wrote Jamey Johnson’s career-defining hit, “In Color," and for that song, Otto again received a Grammy nod, but this time as a songwriter for "Best Country Song." “In Color” brought further recognition, as he took home awards for both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Academy’s “Song of the Year.” Later, Otto co-penned "Somethin' 'Bout a Boat" for Jimmy Buffett, which uniquely made its way to Broadway as part of the musical Escape to Margaritaville. He also co-wrote “No Hurry,” which soared to the top of the charts for the Zac Brown Band. Additionally, Otto has collaborated on songs for artists: Randy Houser, Chris Janson, Darius Rucker, Trace Adkins, Josh Kiser, John Rich, John Anderson, Randy Owen, the supergroup Alabama, and many more.
His highly anticipated new album Self Made Fool is slated for release this year. : https://jamesotto.net

Originally from New Jersey, singer/songwriter Jeff Middleton moved to Nashville over twenty years ago to build a career in the music business. He was a member of the critically acclaimed Warner Music recording artist Dirt Drifters and has performed across the country and internationally with Chely Wright and Josh Thompson.
Over the past two decades, Jeff’s songs have been recorded by numerous artists, including Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Morgan Wallen, Jordan Davis and Trace Adkins. He was nominated for CMA Song of the year for “Drowns the Whiskey”, a multi-week #1 on country radio for Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert. The song was certified by the RIAA as a platinum selling single.
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