Landon Sears Explained

Landon Sears (born January 30, 1997) is a multi-platinum American singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, and producer raised in Danville, Kentucky, and based out of Nashville, Tennessee.[1] [2] [3] He is most recognized for his work on Bren Joy's "Sweet" in 2019, which has accumulated over 16,167,691 streams on Spotify, as of May 19, 2023.[4] [5] Sears has additionally gained recognition through his work as a songwriter and composer for South Korean acts such as Kang Daniel, CIX, NCT Dream and NCT DoJaeJung.[6] NCT DoJaeJung's "Perfume", co-written by Sears, peaked at number 4 on the South Korean single charts.[7] Sears's credits on Kang Daniel's EP, Yellow earned him his first platinum record, with NCT Dream's EP, Candy, delivering his second, reaching number 1 on Cirlce Chart and amassing sales of 1,395,187 copies by December 2022.[8] [9] His work with notable contemporary American artists includes Young Buck, Jason Derulo, Bubba Sparkxxx, Leven Kali, Innanet James, Felly, and Connor Stankevich (better known as Conswank) of 99 Neighbors.[10] He specializes in the genres of hip-hop and R&B, with his style being self-described as "harmony rap".[11]

Early life and career

Initially a violinist, he became fascinated with hip-hop at a young age, attributing his time spent navigating iTunes & YouTube to developing his taste in music. He would overdub recordings of him playing violin onto instrumentals of well-known songs, burn them to CDs and sell them at school. At the age of 13, he began learning to rap and produce using GarageBand, attempting to copy other artists he found on DatPiff, then moving onto Logic Pro once he began attending high school. He eventually moved from his hometown of Danville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Belmont University and find a more fitting music scene. He began posting to online music platforms such as SoundCloud and Bandcamp before releasing his first single, "Bonnie & Clyde", to music streaming services via DistroKid on December 5, 2016.

Discography

Landon Sears has released three studio albums, Autumn Icarus which was released on 19 December 2017, 88.1, released on 30 January 2021, and Call Collect X, released on 28 October 2022.

Albums

List of Studio albums!Title!Album details
Autumn Icarus
  • Released: December 19, 2017
  • Label: Landon Sears (self-released)
  • Format: Digital download
88.1
  • Released: January 30, 2021
  • Label: Engine House Records
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect X
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: GoodCopBadCop LLC
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of Extended plays!Title!Extended play details
Call Collect, Vol.1
  • Released: March 9, 2018
  • Label: Landon Sears
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect, Vol.2
  • Released: April 27, 2018
  • Label: Landon Sears
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect, Vol.3
  • Released: June 29, 2018
  • Label: Landon Sears
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect, Vol.4
  • Released: September 14, 2018
  • Label: LAZYIRENE
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect, Vol.5
  • Released: December 14, 2018
  • Label: LAZYIRENE
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect 6
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Engine House Records
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect 7
  • Released: June 18, 2021
  • Label: GoodCopBadCop LLC
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect 8
  • Released: September 3, 2021
  • Label: GoodCopBadCop LLC
  • Format: Digital download
Call Collect 9
  • Released: June 15, 2022
  • Label: GoodCopBadCop LLC
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist!Title!Year!Album / EP
"Bonnie & Clyde"2016Non-album singles
"Backwoods & Lipstick"2017
"Cuba Libre"
"Blueberry Cadillac"
"Moet on the Balcony"
"She Wants Those Eyes"
"Wake Up"
"Nobody Awake"Autumn Icarus
"Show My Work"2018Call Collect, Vol.3
"Sabrina Claudio"Call Collect, Vol.4
"Oxygen"2019Non-album singles
"Broadcast"(featuring Estef)
"Half an Hour"
"Kick It / Eucalyptus"
"Slide"
"Watch"2020
"TI-83"
"Sunday"
"Gwen Stacy"
"Walking Distance"
"Amaretto"
"Next Time We're Flying"(featuring Bren Joy)88.1
"Money"(Talia Stewart & Landon Sears)[12] 2021Keep Coming Back!
"Prada"(Danny Polo, Landon Sears, & CUBE)Non-album singles
"Against Me"(featuring Claire Maisto)2022
"Rotten Apple"
"Old School"(Valid Point. & Landon Sears)
"No Matter"(Chase Murphy & Landon Sears)
"Solid"
"Under My Skin"(Chris Scalco & Landon Sears)Boy Bands & Boom Bap
"Shut Me Up"2022Call Collect X
"Incentivized"(Landon Sears & Innanet James)2023TBA
"Bat Ur Eyes"
"Passport Luvr"
"Pool Day"(Landon Sears & DJ Grumble)[13] [14]
"I Wanna"(Landon Sears, Alex Slay, Chase Williams)[15]

As a featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist!Title!Year!Artist!Album
"Walk Around"2017C-TroxNon-album singles
"Cabernet"Gretchen
"Speed Up"2018Pink SlipProject Pink
"Sweet"2019Bren JoyNon-album singles
"Goin' Up (Remix)"2020Owen Mack
"Skittles"Csztr
"Higher"Kirk Tegtmeier
"Reroute"2022Chase WilliamsDowntempo
"Corner of My Eye"Dizzy SpinsFalse Permanence
"So Rich"Sara SturmNon-album singles
"Mid-October"Ryan Tucker
"I've Been"[16] 2023J. Seuss
"Miss U More"[17] Curv Moon
"2 Artists"[18] 2024Danny PoloKahlo
"Corner of My Eye (Radio Edit)"[19] Dizzy SpinsNon-album single

Production and songwriting credits

List of songs co-written and co-produced by Sears for other artists.!Title!Year!Artist!Album!Credts
"Imagine"2019CIXHello Chapter 1: Hello StrangerCo-writer
"Black Out"Co-writer
"Revival"2020Pinky SwearCo-writer
"All Gone"(featuring The Hive)2020LackhoneyNon-album singleCo-writer, co-producer
"How We Live"(featuring Sokodomo)2022Kang DanielThe StoryCo-writer
"Tangerine Love (Favorite)"2022NCT DreamCandyCo-writer
"When Love Sucks"(featuring Dido)2023Jason DerluoNu KingViolinist, string arranger
"Body Count"Co-writer
"Walk"2024NCT 127WalkCo-writer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opton . Miles . 2020-04-29 . Meet Landon Sears . 2023-04-30 . DropSpot . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-02-09 . Meet Landon Sears Landon Sears – Artist/Producer . 2023-04-30 . SHOUTOUT ATLANTA . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Landon Sears Is Bound to Blow Up In 2022 . 2023-04-30 . The Garnette Report . en.
  4. Web site: Liddle . Nicholas Daniel . 2020-12-11 . Landon Sears Drops "Next Time We're Flying" With Bren Joy . 2023-04-30 . PopWrapped . en-US.
  5. Web site: FLAUNT PREMIERE Bren Joy Unveils ‘Twenties (Deluxe)’ & "Insecure" Visual ft. Pink Sweat$ . 2023-04-30 . flaunt.com.
  6. Web site: Landon Sears Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2023-05-06 . AllMusic . en.
  7. Web site: CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 . 2023-05-06 . circlechart.kr . en.
  8. Web site: Chin . Carmen . 2023-04-21 . NCT DOJAEJUNG – ‘Perfume’ review: a sultry, sensual and scintillating journey . 2023-04-30 . NME . en-GB.
  9. Web site: CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 . 2023-05-06 . circlechart.kr . en.
  10. Web site: Landon Sears . 2023-05-07 . Songfinch . en.
  11. Web site: Vince . 2020-12-11 . Interview: Landon Sears . 2023-05-08 . Deviate Music Blog . en-US.
  12. Web site: Spotify . 2023-12-11 . open.spotify.com.
  13. Web site: Landon Sears & DJ Grumble Link On Their Vibey New Single “Pool Day” . 2023-12-11 . Banger Of The Day . en-US.
  14. Web site: Spotify . 2023-12-11 . open.spotify.com.
  15. Web site: Spotify . 2023-12-11 . open.spotify.com.
  16. Web site: Spotify . 2023-12-11 . open.spotify.com.
  17. Web site: Spotify . 2023-12-11 . open.spotify.com.
  18. Web site: Spotify . 2024-02-21 . open.spotify.com.
  19. Web site: Spotify . 2024-02-21 . open.spotify.com.