Lynette Vantreese grew up in Spearfish, South Dakota. After winning numerous state and national music competitions, she was accepted at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied songwriting and musical performance. Following graduation, she moved to Nashville, where she gained employment at the record label Star Song Communications, then later the commercial recording studio Hummingbird Productions. It was at Hummingbird that she met her future husband, guitarist, co-writer and producer, Brett Vantreese.

After performing locally and doing demo and jingle session work, Lynette was signed to ATC Records, an independent Nashville label. Her self-titled debut CD was released in 2002, garnering critical acclaim. Now Lynette and her band are currently at work recording a new project.

•     Toured extensively throughout the Southeast, performing at festivals and top venues such as the world-famous Bluebird Cafe, Birmingham’s Workplay Theater, and Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley

•     Opened for Edwin McCain, Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx), and Nashville favorite Jonell Mosser

•     Appeared in the round with Lee Ann Womack, Paul Overstreet, Allen Shamblin (Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me”), Stephanie Bentley (Faith Hill’s “Breathe”), Rivers Rutherford (Brooks & Dunn’s “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You”), and Jim Weatherly (Gladys Knight and the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia”)

•     Received national radio play on the NPR-affiliated program “Women in Music with Laney Goodman,” along with additional radio play in six Southeastern states as well as other parts of the country, including a local artist spotlight on Nashville’s WRLT

•     Performed as the special musical guest on Fox TV’s “Good Day Alabama,” a popular morning talk show in Birmingham

•     Landed “Critics’ Picks” and feature articles in leading newspapers across the Southeast, including the Asheville Citizen-Times, Paducah Sun, Birmingham News, Chattanooga’s Enigma, and Nashville Scene