Greg Laswell

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Name = Greg Laswell


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Born = Long Beach, California, United States
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Origin = San Diego, California, United States
Instrument = Acoustic guitar, piano
Genre = Singer-songwriter
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Years_active = 1998-Present
Label = Vanguard
Associated_acts = Shillglen
URL = [http://www.greglaswell.com Official Site]
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Greg Laswell is a musician, recording engineer, and producer from San Diego, California. He has released three solo albums, "Good Movie", "Through Toledo", and "Three Flights From Alto Nido". "Through Toledo" was picked up by Vanguard Records in 2005 and released nationally. His current release is an EP entitled, "How the Day Sounds." Recently, Greg's songs have appeared on Grey's Anatomy, Smallville, One Tree Hill, The Hills, Cold Case and other network television programs. He has toured with artists including Ingrid Michaelson, Matt Costa, Sia, Tim O'Reagan of The Jayhawks and Amy Millan of Stars. Laswell has been romantically linked to American popstar Mandy Moore.

Laswell has scored several short films, including [http://www.flagpop.com/deaconsmondays/ Deacon's Mondays] (2006) and [http://www.flagpop.com/ Longbranch: A Suburban Parable] (2001).

In spring 2008, Laswell joined the European leg of the Hotel Cafe Tour, hosted by Tom McRae.

Laswell's new album, "Three Flights From Alto Nido", was released on July 8, 2008 on Vanguard Records.

Education

Laswell attended Point Loma Nazarene University starting in 1993. [cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2008/03/making_loma_proud_who_knew_gre.html|title="Making Point Loma Proud," "Street", 6 March 2008]

hillglen

From 1998 through the early aughts, Laswell led the San Diego-based band Shillglen, which also featured Chad Lansford (guitar), Justin Skeesuck (guitar), Michael de Neve (bass), Marcel de Neve (drums) and Matt Mintz (lead guitar). [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?&pid=446383|title="Billboard - Biography - Shillglen] They released one album, titled "Sometimes I Feel"). [cite web|url=http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=586|title="Indie-Music.com - Shillglen~Sometimes I Feel]

Record labels

Laswell founded and ran All the Rest Records, which went out of business in 2004. Since then, he has run the label 20 Inch Records. Associated artists have included Anya Marina, Ingrid Michaelson, Molly Jenson, Derren Raser, and Minnie Driver.

Discography

tudio albums

* "Good Movie" (2003)
* "Through Toledo" (2006)
* "Three Flights From Alto Nido" (2008)

EPs and other releases

* "Dead Air EP" (2006)
* "How the Day Sounds (2008)

ingles

* 2007 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" "iTunes single"
* 2006 "What A Day" "iTunes single"
* 2006 "Sing, Teresa Says" "iTunes single"

Awards and Nominations

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.greglaswell.com Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/greglaswell Greg's Myspace Page]
* [http://www.vanguardrecords.com/ Vanguard Records (US)]
* [http://www.fictionrecords.co.uk/ Fiction Records (UK)]
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* [http://woxy.lala.com/music/loungeacts/index.php?id=122 Greg Laswell live on WOXY.com, August 24, 2006]
* [http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/laswell/?sr=hotnews Greg Laswell on Apple.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/greglaswellmusic]