Shelby Olive

Shelby Olive has been making waves in the Northeast Ohio music community for over a decade now. She writes earworm melodies with thoughtful storytelling, exploring themes of love, self-discovery, and personal growth. In 2015, Shelby faced a life-changing vocal cord surgery. She turned to songwriting as a means of healing and made music to get her through. Shelby writes music to help people feel less alone-- whatever they're going through. There is strength in being vulnerable and being human. By day, she's a public school music teacher; by night, she channels her "inner popstar"...very Hannah Montana. 

In 2018, Shelby Olive released her debut album, Make Sound, which garnered support from audiences throughout Ohio. It also began her close relationship with local radio station, 91.3 The Summit. She captured the attention of listeners with her viral 2021 single, "Nothing Wrong With Me." She's garnered almost 20K followers on TikTok making content about her music and vocal health journey. 

She's opened for quite a few national acts including Dermot Kennedy, Ian McConnell, Maggie Rose, and Danielle Ate the Sandwich. She's played her original music with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and has been featured at multiple 330 Day Showcases with 91.3 The Summit. Shelby was the winner of the Akron High Arts Festival in 2017 and a finalist in Taylor Louderman's Write Out Loud Musical Theatre Songwriting Competition in 2020. 

Currently, Shelby Olive is hard at work on her sophomore album, Brace for the Changes, produced by Wes McCraw. This ambitious three-part project dives into all the "life" stuff that she faced in the last year. A cancer scare, death of a grandparent and two of her childhood dogs, and almost losing her mom-- she learned pretty quickly that the only constant in life is CHANGE. This album has been a labor of love as she navigated her mental health along the way. Brace for the Changes (Part One) came out on December 6th and Part 2 is slated for release early March.