Jilian Linklater

CONTACT : jilianlinklatermusic@gmail.com

It all started when...

Jilian Linklater's father turned off the cable every August when she was a teenager. In the process, he may have inadvertently derailed what could have been a brilliant career in medicine. His intent was to encourage Jilian and her siblings to find something productive to do in their free time besides just watch television.

So as a fourteen year old with no access to The Gilmore Girls, Jilian did the only thing she could do. She taught herself to play the guitar.

Soon after, she won a trip to Nashville, TN where she got to record her first few self-written songs in a studio on the famous Music Row. 2 years later, she packed up her songs, moved to music city and put her career in medicine to rest.

After a 4 year run at Belmont University where she simultaneously majored in songwriting and broke the high jump record for the Bruin’s track team, her success has further proven she chose the correct career path.

Jilian has managed to be a musical swiss army knife - having success in her own self-titled releases but also plenty of credits as a songwriter as well as placements in film and television. Jilian has played many of Detroit, MI and Nashville, TN prominent venues including the famous Blue Bird cafe and The Detroit Masonic Temple. She has opened for class acts including Grammy winner Dom Flemons, Matthew Perryman Jones, SHEL, and Jason Gray. Jilian’s songs have been featured on national tv networks including NBC, A&E and Amazon as well as national brands Disney, Ashley Home Furniture, Home Instead and Uncle Ben’s. She is credited with over 7 million streams on her self-released music as well as numerous cuts with recording artists including Jason Gray, Aaron Espe, JJ Heller, and Caroline Kole.

Jilian currently lives, writes and records out of her self-converted van named “Wildflower”. Her upcoming acoustic record “Being One” will begin release January 2023. Honest, vulnerable, and introspective - these songs prove to be Jilian’s best writing yet.

SOCIAL

PROMINENT VENUES

Bluebird cafe - Nashville, Tennessee

The Ark - Ann arbor, Michigan

The Listening Room - Nashville, Tennessee

Detroit Masonic Temple - Detroit, Michigan

LIVE PERFORMANCES

PRESS

NPR All Songs Considered

Bob Boilen of NPR Tiny Desk calls Jilian’s Single “Brekaup With Your Best Friend” “the Poppiest Song I’ve Loved in Years” in a recent All songs considered blog post.

No Country for New Nashville

WXOU - concert review & interview

"I don’t care if you’re rock, pop, indie, folk, country or jazz-fusion, you will love Jilian’s music. You’ll love it because it has a way of cutting through styles and genres, and heading straight for your heart. That’s the kind of music we all love - the kind that connects us to the deepest things that matter most about our lives, and that’s what lies at the core of Jilian’s beautiful gift. Buy this music. Go see her play. She’s one of the rare ones."

— John Mays, VP of A&R, Centricity Music

Syncs

DISNEY - Signature Collection Video Series (View TRAILER)

Ashley Home Furniture - National Ad (Watch Ad)

Uncle Ben’s - 'kitchen Wall' (Watch Ad)

Home Instead Senior Care - National ad & Muisc Video - (Watch Video)

Amazon - 'around the world with emeril lagasse' - "time to go”

A&E - 'born this way'' - "show 'em all"

NBC - American Ninja Warrior - "Show 'Em All"

Amazon - Tumble Leaf - "How We Live"

CUTS

Jilian Linklater Cuts - playlist

PHOTOS

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BOOKING/MEDIA CONTACT: jilianlinklatermusic@gmail.com