Toby Lightman Releases New Album 'Let Go' On iTunes

Toby Lightman's new independently released album, "Let Go" produced by Boots Ottestad (Robbie Williams, Tim McGraw, Macy Gray, Jesse McCartney) follows her two Atlantic Records releases, 2004's "Little Things" and 2006's "Bird On A Wire".  "Let Go" will be available on July 15, 2008 on itunes.  

During a break from recording, Toby appeared Off Broadway in Paul Scott Goodman's Production of "Alive in the World" with Adam Pascal (Rent), Melissa Errico(My Fair Lady), and Lea Michele (Spring Awakening) among others. She recently recorded the song "Waiting" which was featured as the closing finale for the play. That song will be released on itunes August 6."

Toby's critically acclaimed albums have garnered her a following among musicians and critics, as well as a wide and diverse audience worldwide. She has toured the country extensively, having appeared with such artists as Rob Thomas, Jewel, James Blunt, Gavin DeGraw, and on one memorable evening, Prince, who caught her debut performance on the David Letterman Show, and asked her to open for him in front of over 50,000 at the famed Rose Garden arena. Needless to say, this was a dream come true for Toby, a longtime fan.  

Other national TV performances include the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC's Today Show, and CBS' Second Cup, among many others.  She replaced Kelly Clarkson as the voice of Nascar, singing the theme song for NASCAR on Fox broadcasts before each Nascar race and performing title track "Let's Go Racing Boys" at Talladega Race.  This track is also available now on itunes.

Her songs have been a defining moment in many films and movies, as her music has a way of powerfully conveying emotions. "My Sweet Song" " off her album Bird on a Wire is the featured closing track in the film "P.S. I Love You " starring Hilary Swank and Lisa Kudrow.  Additionally "My Sweet Song" and "Slippin" were featured in the closing montage of a "Boston Legal" episode and "Brothers & Sisters" respectively. Select tracks off debut Little Things were featured in the feature film "Uptown Girls" the WB's "Everwood," "One Life to Live" "The Hills" and Xbox's Project Gotham Racing game, to name a few.  

Now, having all of those experiences behind her, Toby feels that much more confident in releasing this album independently, through her budding label T-Killa.  "The music business seems to be changing almost hourly!   I can barely keep up with all the new and interesting ways there are to release music and communicate with the audience. Creating this third record with some of the most influential people in the music business has been an exciting endeavor and I look forward to sharing it with all of my fans. "

Toby's new album Let Go will also be available on the Home Shopping Network as part of a long term integrated marketing campaign for which her title song will be the theme song. Moreover she will be the first ever independent musician to ever sell her record on air at HSN. Her live segments will air July 22, 2008.  

Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Lightman went her own way when it came to music, listening to hip-hop and rock, but also falling in love with Stevie Wonder and devouring the Ella Fitzgerald and Etta James records in her father's oldies-dominated collection. Encouraged by her high school music teacher, Toby started to train her voice by working in various choral groups. She made her solo debut at her high school graduation, cutting loose on Paul Simon's neo-gospel anthem "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and bringing the teary audience to their feet.  

After graduation from high school, Toby attended University of Wisconsin. She started performing in local jazz clubs and bars on the East Coast over school breaks, as well as honing her skills in the Madison, Wisconsin's bar scene.  

While in college, Toby took what she learned from being classically trained on the violin as a child, and taught herself to play the guitar.  She started writing songs of her own shortly after that. Toby moved to New York after graduation and took a job bartending while trying to figure out how to break into the music business, with nothing but a guitar-case full of songs, and no connections in the music world. Within 6 months of serving cosmopolitan's  and chardonnay's she scored a Manager, production deal, and a record deal. 

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