Determination, grit, and a hell of a lot of talent landed Trent Willmon a record contract with Sony Music Nashville. The Amarillo native spent his first years of high school studying agriculture and taking home state-wide awards in 4H and FFA. His focus started to change when his mother bought him his first guitar at age 16. He soaked up the West Texas music scene and began sitting in with local favorites like the Maines Brothers Band and Jody Nix, among others.

After college, he quickly learned to play the upright bass and began touring the South with a bluegrass band. From there he moved to Nashville to pursue a songwriting career. Willmon was the first writer signed to the staff of Sea Gayle Music, an EMI co-publishing company started by Chris Dubois, Frank Rogers and Brad Paisley.