Jaclyn Steele

Jaclyn Steele is a singer, songwriter, + entrepreneur from Dubuque, IA. Her love for creating music has led to many cross country moves, competitions, the signing of a record deal, the leaving of a record deal, turning down an audition for the Voice, + the creation of many songs + stories in between.

Her musical style is ever changing + has been greatly influenced by song writing artists like Patty Griffin, Sara Bareilles, Taylor Swift, Brooke Fraser, + Joy Williams. Jaclyn has experimented with musical genres like she plays the guitar – with a childlike curiosity + an openness to allow each song to choose it’s own categorical label.

Her 2018 release, The Main Libre Demo, is a compilation of varying songs + styles geared toward deep self expression + musical experimentation. In a world where money can buy just about anything, Jaclyn challenged herself to get this EP recorded + released with spending as little of it as possible. She wrote 2 of the songs, co-wrote the 3rd, put in a lot of work-trade hours at the recording studio, designed + created all the graphics, + marketed the EP herself through her branding firm, SteeleInternational.co. She did this to encourage others to follow their dreams regardless of budget.

Main Libre means “open hand” in French. She named the EP that because during the process of creating it, she was reminded over + over that when one keeps an open hand, we allow creativity to flow + the universe to work it’s magic without our interference.

She now resides in Georgia with her husband, 3 dogs, 1 cat, + lots of books.