Landon Sears
Landon Sears (born January 30, 1997) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, and producer raised in Danville, Kentucky, and based out of Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Opton |first=Miles |date=2020-04-29 |title=Meet Landon Sears |url=https://dropspot.news/2020/04/29/meet-landon-sears/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=DropSpot |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=Meet Landon Sears {{!}} Landon Sears – Artist/Producer |url=https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-landon-sears-landon-sears-artist-producer/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=SHOUTOUT ATLANTA |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Landon Sears Is Bound to Blow Up In 2022 |url=https://thegarnettereport.com/art/music/landon-sears-is-bound-to-blow-up-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=The Garnette Report |language=en}} He is most recognized for his work on Bren Joy's "Sweet" in 2019, which has accumulated over 20 million streams on Spotify, as of Dec 1, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Liddle |first=Nicholas Daniel |date=2020-12-11 |title=Landon Sears Drops "Next Time We're Flying" With Bren Joy |url=https://popwrapped.com/landon-sears-drops-next-time-were-flying-with-bren-joy/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=PopWrapped |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Twenties |date=2019-05-17 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4PMJ1YwlsWRJYCxr1S8LX9 |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=FLAUNT PREMIERE {{!}} Bren Joy Unveils ‘Twenties (Deluxe)’ & "Insecure" Visual ft. Pink Sweat$ |url=https://flaunt.com/blog/premiere-bren-joy-twenties-deluxe-insecure |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=flaunt.com}} Sears has additionally gained recognition through his work as a songwriter and composer for South Korean acts such as NCT 127, Kang Daniel, CIX, NCT Dream and NCT DoJaeJung.{{Citation |title=Perfume – The 1st Mini Album – EP by NCT DOJAEJUNG |date=2023-04-17 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/perfume-the-1st-mini-album-ep/1681718925 |access-date=2023-05-06 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Landon Sears Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/landon-sears-mn0003860730 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} NCT DoJaeJung's "Perfume", co-written by Sears, peaked at number 4 on the South Korean single charts.{{Cite web |title=CIRCLE CHART – 써클차트 |url=https://circlechart.kr/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=circlechart.kr |language=en}} 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 Circle Chart and amassing sales of 1,395,187 copies by December 2022.{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=2023-04-21 |title=NCT DOJAEJUNG – ‘Perfume’ review: a sultry, sensual and scintillating journey |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/nct-dojaejung-perfume-review-3433703 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} His work on NCT 127's "Walk" secured Sears a second number 1 in South Korea, with the lead single's eponymous album going 3× Platinum. His work with notable contemporary American artists includes Young Buck, Jason Derulo, Bubba Sparkxxx, Leven Kali, Innanet James, Felly, Rexx Life Raj, and Connor Stankevich (better known as Conswank) of 99 Neighbors.{{Cite web |title=Landon Sears |url=https://www.songfinch.com/artists/8729 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Songfinch |language=en}} He specializes in the genres of hip-hop and R&B, with his style being self-described as "harmony rap".{{Cite web |last=Vince |date=2020-12-11 |title=Interview: Landon Sears |url=http://deviatemusicblog.com/interview-landon-sears/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Deviate Music Blog |language=en-US}}
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.{{Citation |title=Landon Sears Interview: Breaking Down Sophomore Album 88.1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJPhtQZmRYU&list=PLA50OCCvL1g9BGdTS6VWuU3R6g_mgFlVz&index=3 |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en}} 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 independent 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.
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External links
- [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/landon-sears-mn0003860730 Landon Sears] at AllMusic
- [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0005eae3-3fe9-4a71-9f1d-8dff89e899f6 Landon Sears] discography at MusicBrainz
- [https://www.youtube.com/@LandonSears/videos Landon Sears] on YouTube
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Category:21st-century American rappers