Landon Pigg

Infobox musical artist
Name = Landon Pigg


Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Landon Pigg
Born = birth date|1983|8|6|mf=y
Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre = Rock, Indie pop, Easy Listening
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Label = RCA
URL = [http://www.landonpigg.com LandonPigg.com]

Landon Pigg (born August 6, 1983) is a singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.

Early years

Landon Pigg was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a studio veteran and his mother was fond of poetry. When Pigg was a child, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and he and his two siblings, Cari-Ann and Gabriel, sang commercial jingles with their father's direction. They all attended Grace Lutheran School in River Forest, Illinois. Landon returned to Nashville as a teenager and applied himself to interests such as algebra and chemistry. He attended Christ Presbyterian Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. During Landon's adolescence, it was his father who offered him informal music education and encouraged his curiosity with music. He also credits his mother for nourishing his poetic side. Soon, he showed his talent and began to compose his own songs.

Discography

Albums

*"Demonstration" (2002)
* "LP" (2006)

EPs

*"This Is a Pigg" (2006)
*"Connect Sets" (2006)
*"Live in the Alice Lounge" (2007)
*"Coffee Shop" (2008)

Media coverage

After having a song on " [http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/music?pn=mguide&ep=15&s=2 Grey's Anatomy] " and going into rotation [http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/HAC_Chart.asp nationally] , Pigg began a publicity tour in summer 2006 which found him booked on Conan O'Brien's show, "Last Call With Carson Daly", and other media outlets, including a radio tour and appearances in "Teen Vogue, Glamour", and "Performing Songwriter." In late August, Landon appeared with his band on "The Early Show" where he played the first track from his latest album. His single "Can't Let Go" has recently been gaining frequent radio airplay, and comes preloaded on Microsoft's Zune portable media player.

In November 2007 his song "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" was featured on an A Diamond Is Forever commercial.

On February 26th, 2008 he kicked off his first show of the year, opening for Gavin DeGraw at the Common Grounds in Gainesville, Florida.

On March 12th Pigg performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Landon will be appearing in Drew Barrymore's roller derby movie “Whipit”. The movie,which is due out in 2009, is based on the Shauna Cross novel “Derby Girl”. Landon iscast as Ellen Page’s guitar playing love interest, Oliver.

External links

* [http://www.landonpigg.com Official Web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/landonpiggmusic Official MySpace Page]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/pigg_landon/bio.jhtml VH1.com bio]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=232547 billboard.com bio]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,630054,00.html ArtistDirect.com bio]
* [http://music.aol.com/artist/landon-pigg/262136/biography AOLMusic bio]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-30946163---Landon-Pigg Yahoo!Music]