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Melissa Peirce
Background information
Birth name	Melissa Ann Peirce
Born	1975 (age 49–50) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Country and Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Disney Music

Melissa Peirce (born 1975) is an American country and pop music songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Early life and education

Peirce was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She moved to Nashville at age 18, and enrolled in Belmont University. She worked at Giant Records as an A&R assistant while writing songs at night, before joining Malaco Music Group as a songwriter.

Career

In 2004, Peirce won an ASCAP Award for writing Reba McEntire's "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain", launching her career. She co-wrote the Tyler Farr song "A Guy Walks Into a Bar", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The song also reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was named one of 11 Songs I Wish I'd Written at the 2015 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony. She has written singles including David Nail's "Red Light", which reached number 7 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, Eli Young Band's "Say Goodnight" and Lady Antebellum's "Hurt". Her songs have also been recorded by Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Joss Stone, Keith Urban and Olivia Holt.

Since 2012, she has been signed to Disney Music Publishing.

Personal life

Peirce is married to Your Guitar Sage Course Teacher Erich Andreas.

Awards

• ASCAP Country Music Award for "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain", 2004
• BMI Country Music Award for "Red Light", 2010
• NSAI Award for 10 Songs I Wish I Had Written, "A Guy Walks Into a Bar", 2015
• BMI Country Music Award for "A Guy Walks Into a Bar", 2016

Discography

Albums

As songwriter

References

1. ^ Michelle Ross Stephens, "Disney Music Publishing Inks Melissa Peirce," Music Row, December 3, 2012.
2. Melissa Peirce bio, Disney Music Group. Accessed August 30, 2017.
3. Billboard, February 24, 2001, p. 34.
4. ^ Complete List of Winners, ASCAP, 2004.
5. Tyler Farr Chart History, Billboard. Accessed August 30, 2017.
6. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
7. ^ Stephen L. Betts, "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Four Legends," Rolling Stone, October 12, 2015.
8. ^ Jessica Nicholson, "Disney Music Group, Patrick Joseph Music Renew Deal With Songwriter Melissa Peirce," Music Row, May 2, 2017.
9. Bob Doerschuk, "Listen to Lady Antebellum's 'Hurt'," USA Today, June 2, 2017.
10. "2010 BMI Country Music Awards Winners List," BMI, November 10, 2010.
11. Edward Morris, "Kenny Chesney Honored With BMI's President's Award," cmt.com, November 2, 2016.

External links

• Melissa Peirce at AllMusic

• Living people
• 1975 births
• American women songwriters
• Songwriters from Tennessee
• Songwriters from Pennsylvania
• American country songwriters
• Disney music
• Musicians from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• Belmont University alumni
• 21st-century American women musicians