Geoff Byrd (born in

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on August 27, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and author.

Career

Byrd has written songs with

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, Jed Leiber, Kansas,

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, Samantha Landrum, and many others. He's had over 1,000 placements of his original songs on film and TV. He also toured with Hall and Oates as the opening act for 50 shows in the U.S.and Canada. Was the opening act for

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. Shared the stage with

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, T Bone Wolk and many others. He is also a film maker and editor, making music videos, doc shorts and full length documentary films.Galupo, Scott (April 14, 2006). "Net gains: Web-based artists finding own audiences", ''

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Discography

* ''Vulnerable'' (2000) * ''Candy Shell'' (2003) * ''Shrinking Violets'' (2005) * ''Featurette'' (2007) * ''X-Ray Vision'' (2009) * ''Lux'' (2010) * ''Deep Black'' (2018) * ''Best Of Geoff Byrd'' (2018)

References

External links

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November 2005 interview
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