Originally from Florida, Nicolette Hayford is a songwriter, producer, and artist who has scored cuts with artists including Lainey Wilson, Elle King, Austin Snell, Koe Wetzel, Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Larry Fleet, Caylee Hammack, Haven Madison, and more. In 2022, Hayford was called to amplify her own “not always pretty” life stories after years of writing for other artists, leading her to release her left-of-center country debut record, Florida, under her “bougie trash” alter ego, Pillbox Patti. The record features songs such as “Low Life,” “Die a Redneck,” and “Eat, Pray, Drugs” that shine a light on her upbringing in Starke. Pillbox Patti can also be heard on the collaborative Grammy-nominated concept record, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville, on which she also co-wrote 11 of the 13 songs. In 2026, Nicolette has already penned songs for artists such as Hudson Westbrook, Jay Webb, UK artist Weston Loney and more. On top of writing daily in Nashville, she makes writing trips to LA and the United Kingdom a few times a year. In her free time, she loves to travel to foreign countries, find hotel rooms haunted by dead rappers, and snuggle with her dog, Scooge.