Greg Laswell

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Greg Laswell
Born Long Beach, California, United States
Origin San Diego, California, United States
Genre(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Acoustic guitar, piano
Years active 1998-Present
Label(s) Vanguard
Associated acts Shillglen
Website Official Site


Greg Laswell is a musician, recording engineer, and producer from San Diego, California. He has released two solo albums, Good Movie and Through Toledo. Through Toledo was picked up by Vanguard Records in 2005 and released nationally. His current release is an EP entitled, "How the Day Sounds." Recently, Greg's songs have appeared on Grey's Anatomy, Smallville, One Tree Hill, The Hills, Cold Case and other network television programs. He has toured with artists including Ingrid Michaelson, Matt Costa, Sia, Tim O'Reagan of The Jayhawks and Amy Millan of Stars. Laswell has been romantically linked to American popstar Mandy Moore.

Laswell has scored several short films, including Deacon's Mondays (2006) and Longbranch: A Suburban Parable (2001).

In spring 2008, Laswell joined the European leg of the Hotel Cafe Tour, hosted by Tom McRae.

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[edit] Education

Laswell attended Point Loma Nazarene University starting in 1993.[1]

[edit] Shillglen

From 1998 through the early aughts, Laswell led the San Diego-based band Shillglen, which also featured Chad Lansford (guitar), Justin Skeesuck (guitar), Michael de Neve (bass), Marcel de Neve (drums) and Matt Mintz (lead guitar). They released one album, titled Sometimes I Feel.

[edit] Record labels

Laswell founded and ran All the Rest Records, which went out of business in 2004. Since then, he has run the label 20 Inch Records. Associated artists have included Anya Marina, Ingrid Michaelson, and Minnie Driver.

[edit] Singles

  • 2007 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" iTunes single
  • 2006 "What A Day" iTunes single
  • 2006 "Sing, Teresa Says" iTunes single

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Year Award
2000 San Diego Music Awards - Best Alternative Band (Nominated)
2000 San Diego Music Awards - Best Alternative Album for Sometimes I Feel (Nominated)
2004 San Diego Music Awards - Best Local Recording for Good Movie (Win)
2006 San Diego Music Awards - Best Alternative (Nominated)
2007 San Diego Music Awards - Album of the Year for "Through Toledo" (Nominated)
2007 San Diego Music Awards - Song of the Year for "Sing Teresa, Says" (Win)

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Making Point Loma Proud," Street, 6 March 2008

[edit] External links

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