Mark Nesler & JD Shelburne

Mark Nesler

Nesler played guitar at an early age. Inspired by the bluegrass music his father listened to, he soon learned to play banjo as well. After graduating high school, he played in a band called the Two Dollar Pistols. In 1994, he was signed to a songwriting deal with MCA Publishing, and soon joined Tracy Byrd’s touring band. Byrd also recorded and released “Heaven in My Woman’s Eyes”, which Nesler wrote, as a single in 1996.

In 1998, Nesler scored his first number one as a songwriter, when Tim McGraw spent six weeks at Number One on the Billboard country music charts with “Just to See You Smile”.[3] The same year, Nesler’s first album was released on Asylum Records. Its leadoff single, “Used to the Pain”, peaked at No. 47 on the country charts. The album also produced his highest-charting single in “Slow Down” at No. 46, followed by “Baby Ain’t Rockin’ Me Right” at No. 62. He also co-wrote Aaron Tippin’s late-1998 single “For You I Will”.

JD Shelburne

J.D. Shelburne is that rare artist for whom the dream, the life, and the music have all come together.

“I’ve been blessed enough to hit that sweet spot,” says the lanky Kentucky native, whose music channels his small-town roots amid his journey from regional star to the national stage. “And the best part is, I have the truest and most loyal fans in the world, and they’ve been with me every step of the way.”

J.D.’s journey has taken him from Taylorsville, Kentucky, to the iTunes Country Top Ten, landed him on CMT and the Circle Network, found him opening for ZZ Top, Miranda Lambert, and Marty Stuart, put him on the cover of Kentucky’s Official Visitor’s Guide, and made national news for the sheer size and exuberance of a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands at one of his hometown concerts.

Now, with his latest album, Neon Hallelujah, J.D. takes another major leap forward, one that locks down his position as one of modern country’s most exciting and accomplished singers.