Landon Pigg
Encyclopedia
Landon Pigg is a singer-songwriter
, musician
, and actor
from Nashville, Tennessee
.
, Tennessee
. When Pigg was a child, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois
, a suburb of Chicago, and he and two of his 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. He attended Christ Presbyterian Academy
in Nashville. During Landon's adolescence, his father offered him informal music education and encouraged his curiosity with music. He also credits his mother for nourishing his poetic side.
and subsequently went into national rotation, Pigg began a publicity tour in summer 2006 which found him booked on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
, 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 on The Early Show
where he played "Can't Let Go", the first track from his latest album, LP.
On February 14, 2007 his song "Great Companion" was played throughout several scenes of the One Tree Hill (TV series)
episode "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers".
Pigg has also performed on some television shows, including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
. In 2007, his song "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" was featured in a De Beers
commercial, and later on an AT&T telephone commercial.
In 2009, Landon appeared in A Fine Frenzy
's video for Happier, playing Alison Sudol's love interest.
Landon recently co-wrote the song "Darling I Do" with Lucy Schwartz. The song is the title track for the motion picture Shrek Forever After
, which released in the theaters May 21, 2010.
He has been featured heavily on the NBC show, Parenthood. He sang "Gardenia" on the Season 2 episode "The Booth Job" with star and current girlfriend, Mae Whitman
. He also appeared on the third season episode of Parenthood entitled Mr. Honesty.
's roller derby movie Whip It as Ellen Page
's guitar-playing love interest, Oliver. The movie is based on the Shauna Cross
novel Derby Girl
. It was his feature-film debut, and also Barrymore's first outing as a director. It opened in October 2009.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
.
Early years
Pigg was born in NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. When Pigg was a child, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is the twenty-fifth largest municipality in Illinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago due to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines,...
, a suburb of Chicago, and he and two of his siblings, Cari-Ann and Gabriel, sang commercial jingles with their father's direction. They all attended Grace Lutheran School in River Forest, Illinois
River Forest, Illinois
River Forest is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park, Illinois. There are significant...
. Landon returned to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
as a teenager. He attended Christ Presbyterian Academy
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Christ Presbyterian Academy is a parochial, coeducational, college preparatory school for students in grades K-12 in Nashville, Tennessee. CPA is affiliated with Christ Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of America.- History :CPA was founded in 1985 as a K-6 school and...
in Nashville. During Landon's adolescence, his father offered him informal music education and encouraged his curiosity with music. He also credits his mother for nourishing his poetic side.
Career
After one of his songs was featured on Grey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
and subsequently went into national rotation, Pigg began a publicity tour in summer 2006 which found him booked on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night talk show that is broadcast on NBC. The show is hosted by Carson Daly, the half-hour show featuring celebrity interviews, documentary-style coverage of a topic, and musical performances. Last Call airs weeknights at 1:35 a.m. Eastern / 12:35 a.m....
, and other media outlets including a radio tour and appearances in Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
, Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, and Performing Songwriter. In late August, Landon appeared on The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
where he played "Can't Let Go", the first track from his latest album, LP.
On February 14, 2007 his song "Great Companion" was played throughout several scenes of the One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
episode "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers".
Pigg has also performed on some television shows, including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
. In 2007, his song "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" was featured in a De Beers
De Beers
De Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
commercial, and later on an AT&T telephone commercial.
In 2009, Landon appeared in A Fine Frenzy
A Fine Frenzy
Alison Sudol , known professionally as A Fine Frenzy , is a US alternative singer and songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, One Cell in the Sea, was released on July 17, 2007, and peaked at number 91 on the Billboard 200 chart...
's video for Happier, playing Alison Sudol's love interest.
Landon recently co-wrote the song "Darling I Do" with Lucy Schwartz. The song is the title track for the motion picture Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After, taglined as The Final Chapter, is a 2010 animated fantasy-comedy film, and the fourth and final installment in the Shrek film series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia, and on May 21 in the United...
, which released in the theaters May 21, 2010.
He has been featured heavily on the NBC show, Parenthood. He sang "Gardenia" on the Season 2 episode "The Booth Job" with star and current girlfriend, Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman
Mae Margaret Whitman is an American television, movie and voice actress. She is known for her role as Ann Veal in the TV series Arrested Development, her role as Amber on the TV series Parenthood, her role as Roxy Richter in Scott Pilgrim vs...
. He also appeared on the third season episode of Parenthood entitled Mr. Honesty.
Film
Landon appeared in Drew BarrymoreDrew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
's roller derby movie Whip It as Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Ellen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno...
's guitar-playing love interest, Oliver. The movie is based on the Shauna Cross
Shauna Cross
Shauna Cross is an American screenwriter, novelist and former roller derby athlete. She skated for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls under the pseudonym "Maggie Mayhem", and subsequently wrote the 2007 novel Derby Girl, a fictionalized version of her experiences in the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls league...
novel Derby Girl
Derby Girl
Derby Girl is a 2007 novel by Shauna Cross. It follows the story of Bliss Cavendar, a girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas whose mother wants her to compete in beauty pageants, and seeks escape in the world of roller derby....
. It was his feature-film debut, and also Barrymore's first outing as a director. It opened in October 2009.
Albums
- Demonstration (2002)
- LP (2006)
- The Boy Who Never (2009) #191 Billboard 200Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, #8 Top HeatseekersTop HeatseekersTop Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
EPs
- This Is a Pigg (2006)
- Connect Sets (2006)
- Live in the Alice Lounge (2007)
- Coffee Shop (2008)
Singles
- "Can't Let Go" (2006) #19 Adult Pop dex
- "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" (2007)
- "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" (New Mix) (2009)
- "Speak To The Keys" - Promo Single (2009)
- "The Way It Ends" - iTunes Single (2010)
- "Gardenia (duet with Mae Whiteman)" - iTunes Single (2010)
- The Little 45 "Little Darlin'"/"Say Little Things" - iTunes Digital 45 (2011)
Soundtrack appearances
- "Nowhere Man" - Imagine That Soundtrack (2009)
- "High Times" (with Turbo Fruits) - Whip It Soundtrack (2009)
- "Darling I Do" (with Lucy Schwartz) - Shrek Forever After Soundtrack (2010)
Music videos
- "Can't Let Go" (Promo Version) (2006)
- "Can't Let Go" (2006)
- "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop" (Performance Version) (2007)
- "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop" (2009)
- "Darling I Do" (with Lucy Schwartz) (2010)