- Teddy Geiger
Infobox musical artist
Name = Teddy Geiger |
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John Theodore Geiger III
Born = birth date and age|1988|9|16
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Origin =Rochester, New York
Instrument = vocalsGuitar BassPiano drums
Genre = Pop Pop Rock
Occupation =Musician Singer-songwriter Actor
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Columbia
URL = [http://www.teddygeigermusic.com www.teddygeigermusic.com]Teddy Geiger (born John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger II on
September 16 ,1988 ) inBuffalo, New York , and later moved toRochester, New York is an Americansinger-songwriter and occasionalactor . He is also known to play the guitar, bass, piano, drums and trombone.Biography
Teddy Geiger wrote his first song at the age of 10. He went to all boys school in the
Pittsford school district until he attendedMcQuaid Jesuit High School through his Junior year which he then transferred back toPittsford Sutherland High School and graduated through a tutoring program, along with the class of 2006 a year after starting his high school career.First seen in national media as a finalist in
VH1 's "In Search of the Partridge Family", Geiger toured withHilary Duff , serving as the opening act on her summer 2005Still Most Wanted Tour . His first single, "For You I Will (Confidence) ", was officially released in February 2006. The song received positivereview s; it was called "sweetly romantic" and said to contain "sophisticated lyrics". [ [http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/geigerconfide.htm "For You I Will (Confidence)" review] ] His debut album, "Underage Thinking ", was released onMarch 21 ,2006 , and peaked at number eight (#8) in the USBillboard 200 albums chart. Geiger had a small role on the short lived television series "Love Monkey ", which originally aired onCBS and was later moved toVH1 . He played the young up-and-coming musician Wayne Jensen, starring alongsideTom Cavanagh andJason Priestley . His song "For You I Will (Confidence)" was featured as the theme to the show on the later episodes. He saw his record sales increase with exposure on the morning and evening talk show television circuit.His debut single "
For You I Will (Confidence) " was nominated for "Best Love Song" in the 2006Teen Choice Award s. He has already released a second single, "These Walls ", which began receiving steady radio airplay in September 2006 and was later released as a music video. In July 2006, it was announced that Geiger would be on the cover of Seventeen Magazine in the fall. In early October, Teddy became the first male on the cover of the magazine in five years.Verify source|date=February 2007His debut album "Underage Thinking" won the award for 'Best Album of the Year' at the annual MusiqTone MusiqAwards. He was also nominated for 'New Artist of the Year' but lost to
Panic at the Disco . [ [http://musiqtone.com/musiqwards/voterschoice.php Musiqtone Awards] ] Geiger also received an AVMA for Brand Spankin' New Artist in 2007. He is also in The Rocker, which starsEmma Stone ,Christina Applegate ,Josh Gad , andRainn Wilson . The movie was released on August 20, 2008. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1031969/ The Rocker IMDB] ]Geiger has completed his next album, "The March," and has announced 33 brand new songs that fans can choose from to create their own album. Based on the individual ratings, number of plays, and number of purchases, he will determine the 11 songs to complete the official released album.
Discography
Albums
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Type = EP
Name = Step Ladder
Released =June 7 ,2005
Label = Cred Records
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Type = studio
Name =Underage Thinking
Released =March 21 2006
Label = Columbia
Chart position= #8 US [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ov4tk6kxykrw~T5 Album chart positions in the U.S.] ] , #59 CAN
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Sales = 360,000+ (US)
Singles = "For You I Will (Confidence) ", "These Walls "
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Type = EP
Name =Snow Blankets the Night
Released =December 12 2006
Label =Sony BMG
Format =Digital download
Other info = iTunes exclusiveingles
References
External links
* [http://www.teddygeiger.com Official Teddy Geiger Website]
* [http://www.teddyonline.org Teddy Geiger Online (Fansite)]
* [http://www.teddyfansonline.com Teddy Geiger Fans Online (Fansite)]
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*MySpace|teddygeiger|Teddy Geiger
* [http://kiwibox.com/article/37281 Teddy Geiger Interview]
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