18 Years Young, Online & Already Chasing Country Music | Hillary Reese
Hillary Reese didn’t wait until she got to Nashville to start chasing country music.
The Mississippi native began posting videos online at just eight years old, building an audience around a voice and personality that were already impossible to ignore. A decade later, that early start has turned into something much bigger.
Country artist Hillary Reese discusses her music, Mississippi roots and rising career during her Heart of the Gulch interview.
Now 18, Hillary joins Heart of the Gulch to talk about growing up in the South, developing her own sound and releasing songs like “Decoy” and “Lose Them Luccheses” as she establishes herself as one of country music’s exciting young voices.
Inside Hillary Reese’s Heart of the Gulch Interview
Welcome to Heart of the Gulch, a Nashville-based interview show and country music platform featuring artists, singer-songwriters and personalities shaping music and entertainment. Host and creator Tony Mendoza sits down with Hillary Reese to discuss her Mississippi roots, starting music at eight years old, working with Kent Wells and Jeff Huskins, and the stories behind her latest releases.
For Hillary, the journey may have started online, but the goal has always been much bigger than going viral.
Heart of the Gulch host Tony Mendoza interviews country artist Hillary Reese about her journey from Mississippi to Nashville.
Growing Up Country in Mississippi
Hillary’s music is closely connected to where she comes from.
Growing up in a small Southern town helped shape both her personality and her approach to country music. Rather than leaving those influences behind as her career grows, she’s finding ways to combine traditional country roots with a younger, modern perspective.
That balance has become an important part of the artist she’s developing into.
From Posting Videos to Nashville
Hillary started sharing her voice with the world long before most artists are thinking seriously about a career.
Beginning at eight years old, those early online videos eventually helped create opportunities that brought her deeper into the country music industry.
She discusses that evolution on Heart of the Gulch, including the experience of working alongside respected names like Kent Wells and Jeff Huskins as she continues sharpening her sound and songwriting.
Hillary Reese discusses the emotion and storytelling behind her song “Decoy.”
“Decoy” and “Lose Them Luccheses”
Her recent releases show two sides of what makes Hillary interesting.
“Decoy” brings a grittier and more emotionally honest edge, while the cleverly titled “Lose Them Luccheses” shows off the personality behind her songwriting.
Together, the songs offer a glimpse at an artist who isn’t interested in simply having a great voice. Hillary wants the stories, attitude and identity behind the music to matter just as much.
And at only 18, she’s still just getting started.
Watch Hillary Reese on Heart of the Gulch
Watch the full Hillary Reese interview as she joins Tony Mendoza to discuss growing up in Mississippi, beginning her music journey at eight years old, working with Kent Wells and Jeff Huskins, and the stories behind “Decoy” and “Lose Them Luccheses.”
Tony Mendoza is the Nashville-based host and creator of Heart of the Gulch, featuring conversations with country artists, singer-songwriters and personalities from Nashville and beyond.
