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Greg Laswell | |
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.jpg) Laswell in September 2008 | |
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| Born | (1974-04-26)April 26, 1974 (age 50) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Vanguard |
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| Website | www |
Greg Laswell (born April 26, 1974) is an American musician,recording engineer, and record producer from San Diego, California. He attended Valley Christian High School inCerritos, California. He has released 7 studio albums:Good Movie in 2003,Through Toledo in 2006,Three Flights from Alto Nido in 2008,Take a Bow in 2010,Landline in 2012,I Was Going to be an Astronaut in 2014,Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet in 2016, andNext Time in 2018, as well as several EPs and special singles. Many of his songs have been featured in films and television shows.
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Greg Laswell was born and raised inLong Beach, California.[1][2] He moved to San Diego in 1993 and graduated fromPoint Loma Nazarene University.[3] From 1998 through the early 2000s, Laswell was frontman for the San Diego–based band Shillglen. Members of the band included Chad Lansford (backing vocals and guitar), Justin Skeesuck (guitar), Michael de Neve (bass), Marcel de Neve (drums) and Matt Mintz (lead guitar).[4] The band released one album, titledSometimes I Feel, in late 1999[5] and had some moderate success when the band was nominated forBest Alternative Album andBest Alternative Band at the San Diego Music Awards in 2000.[6] By mid-2001, Shillglen had over 400,000 downloads of their music throughMP3.com. However, Shillglen quietly disbanded in October 2001 after Laswell suggested the band take a break. The band mutually agreed, but never regrouped.
Laswell released his first solo albumGood Movie in 2003. It was self-funded and self-released on his own label All the Rest Records, and won the award forBest Local Recording by the San Diego Music Awards in 2004.[7] Following the album's success, Laswell signed toVanguard Records, and then recorded and released his second studio albumThrough Toledo in July 2006. The album was written during Laswell's divorce from his wife; he stated: "It's basically a breakup album...but the biggest surprise has been when you resurface out of the dark little studio. On this tour, people have been coming up to me and telling me about what they've been going through. It has nothing to do with anything that I originally wrote about. So it's become a full circle, healing thing. I'm just lucky to be in the loop."[7]
In spring 2008, Laswell joined the European leg of theHotel Cafe Tour, hosted byTom McRae. He released anEP titledHow the Day Sounds in March 2008, which preceded his third studio albumThree Flights from Alto Nido, released in July. Several songs from the album, including "Comes and Goes (In Waves)", "How the Day Sounds" (which featuresElijah Wood in the music video), "Sweet Dream", and "And Then You" have been featured in the television shows likeGrey's Anatomy,True Blood,Castle,90210,Army Wives andDollhouse. "And Then You" was also used in the award-winning feature filmWhere We're Meant to Be. Laswell's single "Off I Go" was written specially for theseason 5 finale ofGrey's Anatomy. It was also featured on NBC'sParenthood. Laswell also contributed his cover ofCyndi Lauper's hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" to the soundtrack for bothConfessions of a Shopaholic in early 2009; and to the soundtrack forMy Sister's Keeper, also in 2009.
In September 2008,How the Day Sounds won the Best Music Video award at theSan Diego Film Festival.[8]
In October 2009, Laswell released a new EP entitledCovers featuring five cover songs.
Laswell released a new full album, "Take a Bow"[9] on May 4, 2010. All 12 new tracks were recorded in a studio in a cabin outsideFlagstaff, Arizona. "Perhaps the biggest difference with this album", observes Greg Laswell of his new Take A Bow, "is that I'm not miserable."[10] Laswell chimes in on the album stating, "I could not be more excited about how it turned out.[11] Greg Laswell adds that after his Solo Residency Tour wraps up, a full-band tour will commence in May, in support of this new release.[11]
He has toured with several artists over the years, includingMatt Costa,Sia, Tim O'Reagan ofThe Jayhawks, andAmy Millan ofStars. Laswell scored several short films, includingLongbranch: A Suburban Parable in 2001;Deacon's Mondays in 2006.
Laswell's fifth studio album, titled "Landline", was released on April 24, 2012.[12]
In 2014, Laswell released his sixth studio album,I was Going to be an Astronaut, which involved remakes of many of his more popular songs, as well as a cover ofSparklehorse'sIt's a Wonderful Life and a new song,December, which he had cut from a previous record.
In 2016, Laswell releasedEveryone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet, his seventh studio album. It was featured in NBC'sThe Blacklist during the credits of the last episode of season 3.
In February 2018, Laswell released his latest song called "What Do I Know?" on his YouTube page.[13]
In August 2018, Laswell released "Royal Empress", the second single from his new studio album. In September 2018, he released his full eighth studio album,Next Time.
In September 2019, Laswell released his second album of cover songs,Covers II. The album featured covers of obscure songs byPJ Harvey andThe Psychedelic Furs, as well as"Lucky Man" by The Verve.[14]
In early 2010, Laswell and fellow artistIngrid Michaelson were engaged. They were married on August 10, 2011, in Maine. On February 27, 2015, following a rough year both physically and emotionally for Michaelson, the couple announced they were mutually splitting. A joint statement released by Michaelson and Laswell reads: "After careful consideration, and with mutual respect, we have decided to separate. We ask for privacy as we navigate this time in our lives."[15]
Greg Laswell has released9 studio albums, 3 extended plays and 10 iTunes music singles.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2000 | Shillglen | Best Alternative Band | Nominated |
| Sometimes I Feel | Best Alternative Album | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Good Movie | Best Local Recording | Won |
| 2006 | Greg Laswell | Best Alternative Artist | Nominated |
| 2007 | Through Toledo | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| "Sing, Theresa Says" | Song of the Year | Won | |
| 2008 | Greg Laswell | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
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