Landon Pigg (August 6, 1983) is a singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.
Early Years[]
Landon Pigg was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a studio veteran and his mother fond of poetry. 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 Fores, Illinois. Landon returned to Nashville as a teenager and applied himself to interests such as algebra and chemistry. He attended Christ Presbyterian Academy in River Forest, Illinois. During Landon's adolescence, it was his father who offered him informal music education and encouraged his curiosity with music. He also credits his mother for nourishing his poetic side.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Demonstration (2002)
- LP (2006)
- The Boy Who Never (2009)
EPs[]
- This Is a Pigg (2006)
- Connect Sets (2006)
- Live in the Alice Lounge (2007)
- Coffee Shop (2008)
Singles[]
- "Can't Let Go" (2006)
- "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" (2008)
Media coverage[]
After one of his songs was featured on "Grey's Anatomy" 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 with his band 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 throught several scenes of the "One Tree Hill" episode "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers".
On February 26, 2008 he kicked off his first show of the year, opening at Common Grounds in Gainesville, Florida.
On March 12, 2008, Pigg performed on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
On September 22, 2009, Pigg performed on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon".
In 2007, his song "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" was featured in a T-Moblie commercial. It can also be found on an AT&T telephone commercial playing as of June 2009.
Landon appeared in Drew Barrymore's roller derby movie "Whip It!". The movie is based on the Shauna Cross novel "Derby Girl". Landon was cast as Ellen Page's guitar-playing love interest, Oliver.
Film[]
Landon Pigg made his feature-film debut in "Whip It", which was also the only feature-film that Pigg had starred in. It was also Drew Barrymore's first outing as a director, and was released in theaters on October 2, 2009. He plays "a musician in the big city" who becomes romantically involved with the heroine, portrayed by Juno's Ellen Page. He represents one of many new challenges for her. Others in the cast included Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, and Jimmy Fallon.