Greg Laswell
is a musician, recording engineer, and producer from San Diego, California. To date, he has released three studio albums: Good Movie
in 2003, Through Toledo
in 2006, and Three Flights from Alto Nido
in 2008, as well as several EPs and special singles. Many of his songs have been featured in films and television shows.
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History
Greg Laswell was born in
Long Beach, California in 1974.
[1] He moved to
San Diego and attended
Point Loma Nazarene University starting in
1993.
[2] From 1998 through the early aughts, 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).
[3] The band released one album, titled
Sometimes I Feel
, in late 1999
[4] and had some moderate success when the band was nominated for
Best Alternative Album
and
Best Alternative Band
at the San Diego Music Awards in 2000.
[5] By mid 2001, Shillglen had over 400,000 downloads of their music through
MP3.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 album
Good Movie
in 2003. It was self-funded and self-released on his own label All the Rest Records, and won the award for
Best Local Recording
by the San Diego Music Awards in 2004.
[6] Following the album's success, Laswell signed to
Vanguard Records, and then recorded and released his second studio album
Through 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."
In spring 2008, Laswell joined the European leg of the
Hotel Cafe Tour, hosted by
Tom McRae. He released an
EP titled
How the Day Sounds
in March 2008, which proceeded his third studio album
Three Flights from Alto Nido
, released in July. Several songs from the album, including "Comes and Goes (In Waves)", "How the Day Sounds", and "And Then You", have been featured in the television shows
Grey's Anatomy
,
True Blood
,
90210, and Dollhouse
. Laswell's single "Off I Go" was written specially for the season 5 finale of
Grey's Anatomy
. Laswell also contributed his cover of
Cyndi Lauper's hit "
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" to the soundtrack for both
Confessions of a Shopaholic
in early 2009; and to the soundtrack for "
My Sister's Keeper", also in 2009.
In late 2009 Laswell is set to release a new EP entitled
covers
. The album will feature five cover songs and is slated for release on October 6 2009. Laswell is also set to release a new full album in late 2009 or early 2010.
[7]
He has toured with several artists over the years, including
Ingrid Michaelson,
Matt Costa,
Sia, Tim O'Reagan of
The Jayhawks and
Amy Millan of
Stars. Laswell was also romantically linked to popstar
Mandy Moore in 2007 although he often denies it in interviews and laughs it off. Laswell has also scored several short films, including in 2001, and in 2006.
Record labels
Vanguard Records
Sony/ATV
Discography
Studio albums
- Good Movie
(2003)
- Through Toledo
(July 11, 2006)
- Three Flights from Alto Nido
(July 8, 2008)
EPs
- Dead Air EP
(2006)
- # "Do What I Can"
- # "Amazed"
- # "Come Undone"
- # "Sing, Theresa Says"
- # "What a Day"
- How the Day Sounds
(March 11, 2008)
- # "How the Day Sounds"
- # "Salvation Dear"
- # "Days Go On"
- # "Embrace Me"
- # "High and Low" (with Edison String Section)
- # "What a Day" (2008 version)
Singles
- 2006: "What a Day" (iTunes single
)
- 2006: "Sing, Theresa Says" (iTunes single
)
- 2007: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (iTunes single
)
- 2008: "What a Day" (2008 version) (iTunes single
)
- 2009: "Off I Go" (iTunes single
)
Song appearances in films and television shows
;From
Through Toledo
- "High and Low"
- * Smallville
, January 2007
- "Come Undone"
- * Veronika Decides to Die
promotional trailer, May 2009
;From
Three Flights from Alto Nido
- "Comes and Goes (In Waves)"
- * True Blood
, October 2008
- * Taking Chance
promotional trailer, January 2009
- * Grey's Anatomy
May 2009
- "How the Day Sounds"
- * 90210
, September 2008
- "And Then You"
- * Grey's Anatomy
, September 2008
- "Sweet Dream"
- * Dollhouse
, March 2009
;Non-album tracks
- "What a Day"
- * Danika
, December 2006
- "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
- * Confessions of a Shopaholic
, February 2009
- * My Sister's Keeper
, June 2009
- * Damages
, 2008
- "Off I Go"
- * Grey's Anatomy
, May 2009
Awards and nominations
San Diego Music Awards
Year
| Nominated work
| Award
| Result
|
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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References
- Greg Laswell Photo Gallery
- Making Loma Proud; March 6, 2008
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- Laswell does a nice balancing act | The San Diego-Union Tribune
- | UnravelTheMusic.com Interview July 24th 2009