![]() ![]() That’s what the song is about – about having fun with the people that I love, sharing the love and the kindness with people, so they can find their litness, and keep the love going. “I wanted to write a song that all of my friends and family, and everyone in my generation could relate to. When asked about her inspiration for the song, she says that it mirrors her outlook on life. I think we went through close to thirty something in about an hour and a half to find the right one. “To have him be a part of my career is something that I don’t take for granted. “He is so amazing,” she says of her producer, who has steered the musical ships of artists such as Brooks & Dunn and label-mate Blake Shelton. That’s one of my passions, and I enjoy getting to express myself in that way.” She is also grateful to have Hendricks’ guidance in the studio. “I really believe that I have grown so much as a writer by writing with people like that. She co-wrote “Keep It Lit” with Nelly Joy, Jason Reeves and Rune Westberg, and expresses that collaborative efforts with writers like them and Nathan Chapman have only made her stronger as a composer. A week before I met her, she had shared one of my videos, so it was a full circle moment,” she says. I haven’t put down my microphone since.” She has yet to perform with the Reputation singer, but she has shared the stage with one of her influences – Kelsea Ballerini, at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. I haven’t stopped wanting to do it since that moment. I looked up at my dad and said ‘This is what I really want to do.’ That was my first memory of wanting to do music. It was the finale, and she was floating above the crowd in the rain effects. “I remember going to a Taylor Swift concert. When asked about her first musical memories, Swift played a critical role in her artistic process. I sent him the link to her seventeen-million viewed video and he said ‘Let’s meet with her next week.’ I thought ‘Now, you’re talking.’” ![]() I thought ‘Are you kidding?’ Let’s go now. He was putting me on the docket for a couple months into the future. “I began calling him and emailing him incessantly. Sweety High has worked with all of the major labels before, but hadn’t yet tapped into the country market, and it was suggested that Zelle call Warner Brothers’ Scott Hendricks in Nashville. Every year, she would send Veronica a Christmas ornament, and a picture of herself framed, and that just stuck in our minds that she had the wherewithal to stay in touch with us. The takeaway from the videos is that there was a lot of moxie – for an eight-year-old. “We see talent all day long, but we were coming from the point of view that you’re only as good as what you can make. Sweety High’s CEO Frank Simonetti – who manages Tegan Marie with Zelle – says that he understands that there all kinds of viral success stories out there, but what truly impressed him was her show-business acumen, akin to that of Taylor Swift or Garth Brooks – even before she was ten years old. She’s sharing her love, her gifts, and people are responding.” “She’s so widlly talented, but she also has that life force inside of her that you can’t stop – once you let the genie out of the bottle. There was something very apparent when watching the performance clips. “A few years passed by, and we started doing some videos for her, and they started going viral.” The online traffic was overwhelming, but Zelle recognizes that happens quite a bit. Once they began to showcase her talents, the company saw immediate results. All throughout the process, we would give her little tests – how would she be as a performer and how would people react to her?” So, I wrapped my arms around her, and we nurtured her, and tried to get her ready. “I felt like I had enough experience working with Justin when he was fourteen years old, or Britney when she was fifteen to see that energy. Though young in age, Zelle knew there was something there. ![]()
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