Platinum Songwriter
Jennifer’s journey began in San Mateo, California, when she was 10 years old. During a fifth-grade history class, Jennifer secretly wrote her first song unaware that it could lead to a career. At age 15, she revealed her talent by playing her parents a song she’d written for their 25th wedding anniversary. In addition, she let them know she had 100 more songs.
After doing some research, Jennifer joined the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and West Coast Songwriters Association (WCS). Both organizations provided contacts and educated her on the art of songwriting as well as the music business. She submitted to VH1 Song of the Year songwriting contests and won first place in multiple genres for multiple years. Through a family friend, she found a songwriting contest by hit songwriter Jeffrey Steele (What Hurts the Most, My Wish, Raise Em Up, When the Lights Go Down), and won. She went to Nashville to work with him and meet other talented songwriters where Steele convinced Jennifer to make the cross-country move to Nashville away from her family in order to follow her dreams. Now, she has celebrated the success of a two week number one hit song She Wouldn’t Be Gone for Blake Shelton which has recently gone PLATINUM.
Jennifer’s song Don’t Come Home is featured on MTV’s The Real World: San Diego Finale episode.
Jennifer collaborated with the illustrious Asian singer/songwriter/advocate MILCK (Can’t Keep Quiet), as well as Dan Wilson (Someone Like You, Adele) and Ben Antelis (writer/producer/performer) to create the song Metamorphosis. The full 3 minute song was featured on Grey’s Anatomy on March 23, 2023.
Jennifer’s rock song Race You to the Bottom is the single and title track from rock band New Medicine and charted at #2 on Billboard heat-seekers rock chart.
Jennifer launched independent music publishing company, Tommy Jo Publishing, in 2008 and offers services including song evaluations, mentoring, consultations, and song writing opportunities. In early 2020 she signed with New Rivals Entertainment and works closely with manager, Doug Green and as of 2023, she signed with Teri Nelson Carpenter at Reel Muzik Werks.