Nichols has co-written and produced McIntosh's debut album along with Rami, Greg Kurstin, Klaus Derendorf and Guy Roche. The writing and recording process found McIntosh travelling all over the world to studios in LA, London and Sweden along with her hometown of Melbourne. The album, "Tightrope" was two years in the making, and McIntosh had a film crew following her around the world documenting the journey. The result was "The Steph Show" which debuted on Channel 10 at 6pm on 28 July 2006