Who Is Connor McCutcheon? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music
Who is Connor McCutcheon? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…
Connor McCutcheon
Quick Facts:
Birthdate – 10/28/1999
Hometown – Hendersonville, Tennessee
Current city – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical influences – Russell Dickerson, Justin Bieber, Morgan Wallen
Label – Spirit Music Group
Today’s spotlight artist, Connor McCutcheon is a singer-songwriter we are excited about. While he may be building his career in Nashville, but unlike most singer-songwriters in town, he didn’t have to move very far to get there.
Born and raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee, the rising artist jokes that he’s somewhat of a unicorn in Music City. “That’s what they call a unicorn here in Nashville,” he shared. “Actually born and raised right in Hendersonville.”
Growing up just thirty minutes outside of Nashville, you might assume he was immersed in the music industry from an early age. Surprisingly, that wasn’t the case initially. While he was always obsessed with music, constantly listening through headphones and discovering new artists, he had little understanding of the songwriting community sitting right in his own backyard. “I had no idea what Nashville held,” he admitted. “I didn’t even know that Music City was right around the corner.”
Even before he started writing songs of his own, music was always a huge part of his life. Growing up, he gravitated toward artists like John Mayer and pop music, spending countless hours listening and learning from the songs he loved. “There wasn’t a time I was ever not having my headphones in and listening to music,” he shared.
The Turning Point:
For the singer-songwriter, music really started to take shape later in life. He first picked up a guitar as a senior in high school before taking that interest with him to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Then COVID hit. Like many college students at the time, he suddenly found himself stuck in Chattanooga with his roommate and plenty of free time on his hands. What started as boredom eventually turned into songwriting.
“Me and my roommate were just super bored, and I started to mess around just writing songs,” he shared. “They were awful, but it was fun.” Soon the pair started playing shows around campus and McCutcheon quickly realized he loved being on stage. At the same time, he found himself gravitating toward country music because of the storytelling and songwriting “That’s when I fell in love with country too, just from the storytelling and songwriting aspect of it.”
Like many newcomers to Nashville, the singer arrived with big dreams. “I thought I was gonna come to Nashville and be like, ‘Oh, record deal around the corner and all this crazy stuff,’” he shared. “But came here and got humbled pretty quickly.”
About a year after moving back, he was still trying to figure out how to pay the bills while continuing to write songs when he played a writers round in Gallatin. There were only about six people in attendance, but one of them happened to be songwriter Brent Anderson. Anderson asked him what publishing company he wrote for, and that began a new era for McCutcheon
That chance encounter eventually led him to Spirit Music Group and opened the door to the next chapter of his career. “It’s super cool,” he shared. “Everybody’s super chill and it seems like there’s a real community of everybody wanting everybody to be successful.”
Over the last few years, he has continued developing both as a songwriter and artist while building a creative circle of collaborators he now considers family.
“I feel like just now, like the last three or four months is when I’m like, ‘Wow, I could write every song for the rest of my career with these same people.’”
Today:
Flash forward to today, McCutcheon has truly emerged as a rising star to look out for. Earlier this year, the singer released “Mine To Miss,” a song that almost never came out. Written during a late-night studio session with friends, the track initially sat in what he jokingly calls the “song graveyard” while other music took priority. Despite that, fans continued asking for the song after hearing snippets online.
“We had teased it on TikTok, and I was getting tons of views,” he shared. “It’s my biggest release out the gate to date,” he shared. “It’s 100% the fans and the people wanting it and listening to it every day.”
The success of “Mine To Miss” is only the beginning. With “Only Devils,” additional singles, and an EP on the way, the singer says he’s entering the most exciting chapter of his career so far. “I feel like we finally found the lane,” he shared. “ I found what I’ve been wanting to do, and what I want to say through my music.”
Most recently, the artist also released a new uptempo song called, “Rhyme or Reason.” The song adds to the catalog that McCutcheon is already impressively building.
With more music on the way, an EP coming soon, and opportunities continuing to open up both as an artist and songwriter, the rising singer-songwriter has plenty to be excited about. If his recent releases are any indication, he’s only scratching the surface of what’s to come.
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