Singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan was only a few months into her studies at Boston's Berklee College of Music before she signed a publishing deal.

After a few years of living in Los Angeles -- writing for some of the biggest pop artists in music -- she decided to focus her energy on her own singing career.

We spoke to Sasha about writing for artists like John Legend and Charli XCX, the folk-Americana music her mom raised her on, and getting a case of the butterflies when she performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Featuring: Sasha Sloan, Charli XCX, John Legend, Idinia Menzel, Coldplay, Kacey Musgraves, Carpenters, Ray Charles, Crandi Carlile, Eva Cassidy, Queen, The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Nine Inch Nails, and Green Day.