Sierra West

I'm a Berklee College of Music graduate, and my music's picked up some national and international recognition along the way — but what I love most is writing custom songs for people, about the animals and relationships that mattered to them. My background as a vet tech means I've sat with that kind of love and grief up close for years, so when someone tells me about their dog or their horse or the cat who got them through a hard decade, I know exactly what they're trying to say even when they can't quite find the words. I turn that into a song just for them.

So when you hear me play, some of what you're hearing started as somebody else's story — a gift somebody gave, a goodbye somebody needed to put into words. I just helped it come to musical life. That's what I want every time I'm on stage: that moment where someone feels truly seen.