Artist description Award winning singer/songwriter.

Similar Artists Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin.

Artist History Stylistically described as a "compelling blend of brains and passion", Land earns comparisons to Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin and Lucinda Williams. Her music is definitely radio friendly. Independently, her first single, Have You Ever Seen Your Real Love? made the Gavin Top 40 Adult/Contemporary national chart. Cry Out Loud from her Karaoke King CD, has been played throughout the Western region of the country as well as in Europe, Russia and even Latvia. Land has been interviewed and appeared on numerous radio and TV shows throughout the country and her music has been positively reviewed nationally. Toni's talent as a gifted songwriter has attracted her several Los Angeles and Nashville publishing and production contracts. Land was recently nominated for best song in the folk, pop, and Christian categories for the Portland Songwriter Association's Annual Songwriter Contest. She was also their 1997 winner for Best Songwriter and was nominated for The Master's Award for best songwriter and best production. The Toni Land Songwriter Show was a successful monthly event in the Northwest and showcased dozens of songwriters. Land is a prolific writer and has co-written songs with established songwriters, including platinum award winning Molly-Ann Leikin, Jai Josef, and Tim Ellis. Not the Only One, a song from her first album, was used on The Fabric of Life CD, an organization that raises money for AIDS victims. The 1997 Two Louies Poll also nominated her as Best Songwriter. Her song Chocolate Cake for Breakfast was recently published by a Nashville company.Land is a stellar entertainer and has developed a large adult following ranging in age and background. Her strength as a performer has led her to the creation of StageWork Courses and The Power of Performance Workshops. As a performance coach she works with professional entertainers, presenters, and trainers as well as consults to major corporations (see www.stagework.com). Land performs as a solo and duo act as well as in her own band. She usually performs with Tim Ellis, a master guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.

Albums Chocolate Cake For Breakfast, Karaoke King, Deep In Diamonds

Press Reviews Oregonian A&E Friday April 6, 2001 by Andre Hagestadt-- "Pop, country fit like a glove in the hands of Toni Land" Portland's Toni Land has a penchant for blending pop, country and bluegrass in ways that so completely blur the boundaries between those genres, you wonder why they were ever separated in the first place. And it's no wonder, when you look at the credits of her latest recording, "Deep in Diamonds." Land could be categorized as an alt-country rocker of sorts, or maybe even a contemporary of Portlander Jon Koonce. But the album was produced by local pop musician Tim Ellis (along with, among others, drummer Carlton Jackson, pedal steel player Paul Brainard and Jeroan Van Aichen helping out on backing vocals). Undoubtedly Ellis' graceful hand at both production and guitar playing helped blend Land's sensibilities into one pretty creation. Sometimes her voice warbles like Patsy Cline's, sometimes she lilts softly with only a little twang, while at other moments she has a distinctively quirky vocal quality evocative of Sheryl Crow or David Byrne. But always there's a moving sensitivity in her delivery that carries a charge to the songs, especially on the faster tunes. The album begins with the cowpoke upbeats of "Good for Me." The lyrics gleefully celebrate a white trash boyfriend who wrecks parties and creates other havoc, with Land exclaiming, "But that's my baby." Land even wraps the words around a great big grin that's clearly audible in the way she enunciates them. On tunes such as "Devil's Twin" or "If I Wuz the Guy," Land sings in that achybreaky way while maintaining various levels of weirdness in her voice that help veer things in an alternative direction. "Lynda" is a country opus that could almost be a rockabilly-and-bluegrass fusion tune, with Land's vocals hurrying over a rather laidback, banjo-led ensemble, and lyrics with a "Thelma and Louise" bent. Throughout, Land's country influences show themselves in degrees - Johnny Cash, or early Olivia Newton-John, even. The fun wavers on the slower songs, some of which tend to drag, especially considering Land's vibrant sense of emotional intimacy on the faster material. "Deep in Diamonds" is Land's most emotionally dynamic work to date!" ------For more great reviews go to Toni's web site.

Location Portland, Oregon - USA

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