Born with a nomad spirit to a vivacious mom who sang country music and loved Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Lane came into this world eager and ready to leap onto the stage. The Houston native began singing and dancing at age 6, and from that point on, she was hooked. Singing in school choirs as she grew up, Olivia watched her mom, (a regional country artist,) perform, and knew that one day she wanted to follow that same path. She began taking guitar lessons at 14, and by her senior year she delved into songwriting with serious fervor, eager to emulate one of her main influences, The Eagles. “By my senior year I had really gotten into songwriting,” explains Olivia, “and part of that was being exposed to the music of the Eagles. And then in college, at USC, I decided to study songwriting and theater. I just needed to go and see a different side of life, and I wanted to surround myself with talent, so I enrolled in the music program there. And in California I met the man who I blame for all of my musical influences,” continues Olivia, laughing. “And I could not be in more debt to this man! Tony Ryan is his name, and he is a teacher of mine who had spent time in Nashville pursuing a country career when he was younger. Through him I discovered all sorts of great music – the Eagles, the Rolling Stones, Eddie Rabbitt, Johnny Cash – even a bunch of old blues stuff, which is where my heart is too. I love it all!