Toby Lightman
is an American singer/songwriter. Her first album, Little Things
, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic, featuring the hit single Devils and Angels
, which enjoyed considerable airplay in the summer of 2004. Her second album, Bird on a Wire
was released in 2006. During her career, she has toured and performed with bands such as OAR, Rob Thomas, Jewel, Gavin DeGraw, Train, Prince, and Carbon Leaf. Toby is managed by Ari Martin at Nettwerk Management and booked by CAA.8
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Biography
Toby Lightman was born in
Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey in 1978. At age 6, inspired by violinist
Itzhak Perlman, Toby began playing the
violin .
Lightman was a member of her high school
orchestra, and she started singing when a friend urged her to join a vocal workshop class. She has referred to her high school graduation as her “coming out” as a singer
[1].) In a solo performance Lightman sang a gospel version of
Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water
. Due to the audience’s emotional response to her performance, Lightman decided to pursue her talents as a singer.
Lightman taught herself to play the guitar and while in school at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison she joined the band Footsteps, which she has described as acting “as the social gathering for everyone home on break from college."
[1] During this time, Lightman remained a member of her college
orchestra, made guest appearances in Madison-based
funk bands, began writing her own songs, and performed at
“open mic” nights.
Upon graduating from college, she moved to
New York City where she recorded her one-track
demo tape in rapper
Wyclef Jean’s Booga Basement and began searching for a recording contract.
In 2004, Ari Martin of Netwerk Management became Lightman’s
manager. After seeing Toby play a solo showcase for record executives and representatives, Jason Flom signed Lightman to
Lava Records, a subsidiary of
Atlantic Records.
Toby released her debut
Little Things
through Lava on
March 30,
2004. The Album was produced by
Peter Zizzo. A second version of
Little Things
was released on July 20, 2004 that included a bonus cover track of
Mary J. Blige’s 1992 hit single
Real Love
. The song was released as the album’s second single and a
music video was filmed to promote the track.
In late 2005, Toby appeared on
Lava Records label mates
O.A.R.'s Stories of a Stranger
. On that album, which peaked at number 40 on the
Billboard 200, Lightman sang alongside O.A.R. frontman
Marc Roberge on the track "The Stranger".
Toby was then featured as a
VH1 You Oughta Know
artist and as an
MTV You Hear It First
artist. She also appeared on such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CBS's Morning show Second Cup, ESPN's Cold Pizza, A&E's Breakfast with the Arts and various others.
Bird On A Wire
, Toby's second record was released on
July 25,
2006 on
Atlantic Records.
"My Sweet Song" from
Bird On A Wire
was featured near the end of the
Boston Legal episode, "Desperately Seeking Shirley". It was also featured in the soundtrack to the movie P.S. I Love You. The song "Slippin'" appeared on ABC's Brothers & Sisters.
Lightman performs the opening theme to Fox Sports' coverage of the 2008
NASCAR racing season with a song titled "NASCAR Love (Let's Go Racing)"
Toby released her third album,
Let Go
on her own T Killa Records label on
July 15,
2008. The album is being sold through digital retailers like iTunes and amazon.com. The album will also be available for sale through the
Home Shopping Network. The song "Let Go" & "One Day" from
Let Go
will be featured in a series of commercials to air on HSN. The song "Let Go" has also appeared on ABC's Brothers & Sisters and Dirty, Sexy, Money. A new song "Color" is on a new benefit compilation that was released by the Hard Rock Cafe and the folks from World Hunger Year. Their compilation called "Serve 3". 3"
Discography
- Little Things
(Lava Records)
- Bird on a Wire
(Atlantic Records)
- Let Go
(T Killa Records)
References
- Netwerk
- Netwerk