Teddy Geiger
| Teddy Geiger | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Theodore Geiger II |
| Born | September 16, 1988 |
| Origin | Rochester, New York |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, music producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Columbia (2005–2008), Jabbarock (2013-) |
| Website | www.teddygeiger.com |
John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger II (born September 16, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer and occasional actor. He is known to play the guitar, bass, piano and drums.
Geiger has released two albums to date Underage Thinking and The Last Fears. In addition to his own music he is a songwriter/producer.
Career
Teddy Geiger was first seen in national media as a finalist in VH1's In Search of the Partridge Family and earned credibility when touring with Hilary Duff as the opening act for her summer 2005 tour Still Most Wanted. His first single, "For You I Will (Confidence)", was officially released in February 2006. The song received positive reviews, being called "sweetly romantic" and said to contain "sophisticated lyrics",[1] besides being nominated for "Best Love Song" in the 2006 Teen Choice Awards.
Underage Thinking (2006)
His debut album, Underage Thinking, was released on March 21, 2006, and peaked at number eight (#8) in the US Billboard 200 albums chart. The album won the award for "Best Album of the Year" at the annual MusiqTone MusiqAwards. Geiger was also nominated for "New Artist of the Year" but lost to Panic! at the Disco.[2] Geiger also received an AVMA for the "highly coveted" Brand Spankin' New Artist in 2007.
In September 2006, his second single "These Walls" was released and steadily played on radio stations. A couple of months later, Geiger appeared on the cover of Seventeen, becoming the first male on the cover of the magazine in five years.[3]
The Last Fears (2013)
In November 2011, Geiger announced that he was working on a new album The Last Fears. The self-produced album was released on May 14, 2013 through his own label Jabbarock and is available worldwide on iTunes.
Music collaborations
Teddy Geiger is a featured artist on Tiesto's 2013 album Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm with the song "Love and Run". Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm debuted at number 16 in the Billboard charts and number one in multiple dance charts worldwide.
Geiger co-wrote/co-produced "Little Black Dress" on One Direction's album Midnight Memories released in Nov 2013. The album debuted at number one in 26 countries.
He also co-wrote the song "Stitches" from Shawn Mendes' debut album Handwritten which debuted at number 1 in the United States and Canada.
Acting career
Geiger acted in a small role on the cult series Love Monkey, which originally aired on CBS and was quickly moved to VH1. He played a young up-and-coming musician Wayne Jensen, starring alongside Tom Cavanagh and Jason Priestley. His song "For You I Will (Confidence)" was featured as the theme to the show on later episodes.
His feature-film debut came on August 20, 2008,[4] with The Rocker, starring Rainn Wilson, Emma Stone, Christina Applegate and Josh Gad. In the film Geiger was the lead singer of the fictional band A.D.D. for which a number of original songs were written. All of them with addition of the cover of Poison's "Nothin' But a Good Time" were released on the film's soundtrack featuring Geiger on lead vocals.
On December 16, 2012, Geiger was featured on the television show Royal Pains, singing at Evan and Paige's wedding.
Discography
Albums
- Released: March 21, 2006
- Label: Columbia
- Chart position: #8 US,[5] #59 CAN
- Sales: 360,000+ (US)
- Singles: "For You I Will (Confidence)", "These Walls"
The Last Fears
- Released: May 14, 2013
- Format: CD
- Label: Jabbarock
EPs
Step Ladder [EP]
- Released: June 7, 2005
- Label: Cred Records
Snow Blankets the Night [EP] (iTunes exclusive)
- Released: December 12, 2006
- Format: digital download
- Label: Sony BMG/Columbia
Living Alone [EP]
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Adult [8] |
US Pop [9] |
AUS [10] |
NZ [11] | |||||
| 2006 | "For You I Will (Confidence)" | 29 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 24 | Underage Thinking | ||
| "These Walls" | — | 32 | 34 | 50 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "You'll Be in My Heart" | 2006 | DisneyMania 4 |
| "Tomorrow Never Comes" "Bitter" "Living for the First Time" "Down", "Great Escape" "Coming Through In Stereo" "Nothin' But a Good Time" "Too Far" "I'm So Bitter" |
2008 | The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Love and Run (feat. Teddy Geiger)" | Club Life: Volume Three Stockholm |
Television and movie appearances
| Date(s)/Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 2004 | VH1's In Search of the Partridge Family TV Series .... Finalist for Keith Partridge |
| 2005 | Miss Seventeen |
| 2006 | Beautiful People Season 1 Finale |
| 2006 | Love Monkey |
| March 23, 2006 | Good Morning America, Total Request Live, Late Show with David Letterman |
| April 21, 2006 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
| May 15, 2006 | Punk'd |
| June 20, 2006 | Rove Live |
| June 22, 2006 | The AFL Footy Show |
| July 20, 2006 | America's Got Talent |
| September 7, 2006 | Total Request Live |
| February 10–11, 2007 | Video Hits First |
| February 24, 2007 | Much Music's 20 Hottest Guys |
| April 22, 2007 | MTV Cribs |
| April 29, 2007 | Australian Video Music Awards 2007 |
| July 24, 2008 | Total Request Live |
| August 20, 2008 | The Rocker |
| December 16, 2012 | Royal Pains |
References
- ↑ "For You I Will (Confidence)" review
- ↑ Musiqtone Awards
- ↑ "Teddy Geiger Set to Headline the 'TG33 4U Tour' of North America Beginning June 11". Reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ The Rocker IMDB
- ↑ Album chart positions in the U.S.
- ↑ http://teddygeiger.com/
- ↑ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 8, 2011: Teddy Geiger certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
External links
- Official Teddy Geiger Website
- Teddy Geiger on Facebook
- Teddy Geiger on Twitter
- Teddy Geiger at the Internet Movie Database