 Sony Music Nashville and Villa Forte announced the signing of singer-songwriter Tyler Booth. Booth is the first artist to launch as part of an exclusive long-term joint venture agreement between the label group and Villa Forte, co-founded by music industry executives including Joe Fisher, Brad Margolis, and Tracy Yala. Born and raised in Wolf County in the southeastern region of Kentucky, Tyler Booth has been writing songs and owning his craft for years, but it was his smooth baritone vocals that first caught the attention of producer-songwriter Phil O'Donnell. Hailing from the stomping grounds of John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, and George Moulton, the 21-year-old performs often at the famed Austin City Saloon in Corbyn, Kentucky. Booth states that he is so excited to sign with Sony Nashville and Villa Forte that he has grown to know them like family and feels like it's where he belongs. Villa Forte co-founder Brad Margolis states that the company was founded with the goal of developing artists across all aspects of their careers and that working with the Sony Music Nashville team will allow them to help artists like Tyler define the next decade of country music. Tyler Booth will be performing at the Mountain Arts Center on February 8th at 7.30 p.m. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Jeremy Justice.