Teddy Geiger
| Teddy Geiger | |
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 Teddy Geiger, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Theodore Geiger II |
| Born | September 16, 1988 |
| Origin | Rochester, New York |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician Singer-songwriter Actor |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar Bass Piano Drums |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Columbia 2005-2008 |
| Website | www.teddygeigermusic.com |
Teddy Geiger (born John Theodore Geiger II on September 16, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He is known to play the guitar, bass, piano, drums and trombone. In November 2011, Teddy announced that he is recording and releasing an exclusive new album, "The Last Fears" through PledgeMusic.com/teddygeiger.
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[edit] Early life and education
Teddy Geiger was born in Buffalo, New York, later moving to Rochester, New York. He wrote his first song at the age of 10. Raised a Roman Catholic, Geiger attended McQuaid Jesuit High School through his junior year, after which he transferred to Pittsford Sutherland High School and graduated through a tutoring program with the class of 2006.
[edit] Career
His first band was formed in 2005 under the name "Faction". This band played at several venues in Rochester, New York, winning a "battle of the bands" competition at the Water Street Music Hall. The band was headlined by Geiger's lyrics, vocals, guitar and keyboard. Other band members included drummer Ben Harmon, lead guitarist John Ryan, and bassist Daniel Beale. The band broke up in early 2005, following Geiger's signing with Columbia Records.
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. 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] Geiger acted in a small role on the flop series Love Monkey, which originally aired on CBS and was later 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. He saw his record sales increase with exposure on the morning and evening talk show television circuit. He was also heavily pushed in the Rochester area by local music critic Jeff Spevak.
His feature-film debut came on August 20, 2008,[4] with The Rocker, starring Emma Stone, Christina Applegate, Josh Gad, and Rainn Wilson.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Released: June 7, 2005
- Label: Cred Records
- 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"
Snow Blankets the Night (iTunes exclusive)
- Released: December 12, 2006
- Format: digital download
- Label: Sony BMG/Columbia
The March
- Released: Never
- Format: CD
- Label: Unknown
Candles
- Released: Unknown
- Format: CD
- Label: Independent
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Adult [8] |
US Pop [9] |
AUS [10] |
NZ [11] |
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| 2006 | "For You I Will (Confidence)" | 29 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 24 | Underage Thinking | ||
| "These Walls" | — | 32 | 34 | 50 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Album appearances
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Gentlemen" | Aquamarine soundtrack |
| 2006 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | DisneyMania 4 |
| 2006 | "For You I Will" | Now That's What I Call Music! 22 |
| 2006 | "These Walls" | Now That's What I Call Music! 23 |
[edit] 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 | Australia Video Music Awards 2007 |
| July 24, 2008 | Total Request Live |
| August 20, 2008 | The Rocker |
[edit] 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. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS75800+02-Jun-2008+PRN20080602. 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. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/teddy-geiger/chart-history/703541. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/teddy-geiger/chart-history/703541?f=343&g=Singles. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Teddy Geiger Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/teddy-geiger/chart-history/703541?f=381&g=Singles. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=teddy+geiger&cat=s. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=teddy+geiger&cat=s. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 8, 2011: Teddy Geiger certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Teddy%20Geiger&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
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