Music Artist Ali Taylor

Ali Taylor Terradillos is a Nashville singer/songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Originally getting her musical wings from performing in local theater, she found a love for country music playing shows locally in Lancaster. “I remember booking myself a local show that was in a barn and the whole crowd was Amish. I put my speaker on a bale of hay and sang them an hour set of country music” Ali says, laughing at the memory.

This ultimately inspired her move to Nashville in 2014 where she attended Belmont University for Music Business. While attending Belmont to enhance her education in the music industry, she made sure to dedicate time to writing and playing, making appearances at famous venues such as the Bluebird Café and The Listening Room. While working on her music and songwriting, she also worked at labels such as Curb Records and Warner Music. “I remember frantically running from the label to school then immediately to a write then to a show; it was chaos, but I loved it,” Ali says. She graduated from Belmont in December 2018, making her the first woman in her family to graduate college. Ali says: “Graduating from college was a big win in my life and for my family. My father is from Venezuela and has worked so hard to come to the US and provide a good life for my family and I. His work ethic was always inspiring to me. Without my parents encouraging me, I don’t think I could have made it happen.”

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