 Stirling registered her YouTube channel on May 20, 2007, under the username lindseystomp.In 2010, at the age of 23, Stirling was a quarter-finalist on season five of "America's Got Talent", where she was described as a "hip hop violinist".She impressed the judges on "America's Got Talent", not only by mixing hip-hop, pop, and classical music on the violin, but by incorporating dancing with playing the violin, which she also does on her tours and official music videos.