2022 IN REVIEW: Jessie T’s Discusses Her Single, “I Can Be Your Margarita”

Pop-country artist Jessie T is self-described as “The kind of girl you can take home to mama but who’ll also bring a bottle of tequila to Thanksgiving dinner” (Jessie T).

Growing up, her uncle was in a band. One Christmas, he gifted her an hour of recording time. The result was her first recorded disc, which she gave out to everyone. The disc eventually made it to the hands of a Kitchener producer (Rich Cutt) and the rest is history.

In her 20s she moved to Kitchener, ON, where she began booking as many gigs as she could in order to make a name for herself as an artist in the local music scene. It wasn’t until 6 years ago (at the time of the interview), that she became a full-time musician. She’s also opened for notable acts such as Paul Brandt, Jess Moskaluke, James Barker Band and The Reklaws.

In September of 2022, she released her late-summer single, “I Can Be Your Margarita”— a fresh, punchy take on your usual country drinking song.

Featured: Pop-country artist, Jessie T.

“I Can Be Your Margarita” was co-written with Rich Cloke, Greg Williams, David Madras and Jessie T herself. The group of Ontario-based songwriters was working on a complicated love song Rich had brought into the write before they switched to writing the fun drinking song about margaritas. From there she shares that, “The song just wrote itself” (Jessie T). She then started playing the song live, before taking it into the studio for a first-time prodution collaboration with Matt Koebel.

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According to Jessie T, the two ideal settings for fans to listen to the song are “Stepping off a plane, going on vacation. For those who aren’t on vacation, make a margarita, then sit back on the couch and imagine that you’re in paradise” (Jessie T).

Moving forward, Jessie is looking forward to getting back to writing and connecting with more co-writers. 

You can also listen to Jessie’s new EP, Burning Back HERE.

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Works Cited

T., Jessie. Interview. Conducted by Kyla Pearson, 2022.

Unknown.“Featured: Pop-country artist, Jessie T”. Photo courtesy of Jessie T. Accessed 2022.

Unknown.“Featured: Pop-country artist, Jessie T”. Photo courtesy of Jessie T. Accessed 2022.

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