Dawn Landes is an American singer-songwriter and musician originally from Louisville, Kentucky. As a recording artist she has released three full-length albums and toured extensively in the US, Europe and around the world. Performing solo and with her trio, Landes has often shared the stage with artists like Ray Lamontagne, Feist, Andrew Bird and Suzanne Vega. In the studio, she has collaborated with songwriters such as Justin Townes Earle, Will Oldham and Josh Ritter.

Her songs have been featured in popular films and TV shows including Bored to Death, Skins, House, Gossip Girl and United States of Tara. She composed original scores for two feature films Blackbird and Familiar Strangers and wrote the end credit song for Savage Grace starring Julianne Moore.

Landes has appeared with The American Songbook Series, The Boston Pops and in 2012 with the NYC Ballet at Lincoln Center singing a balled entitled “The Brown Girl” as part of composer Nico Muhly’s score. A skilled producer and engineer, she has worked at Stratosphere Sound in New York City and at Philip Glass’ own personal recording studio. In 2009 Landes helped found Saltlands Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

Discography (Highlights)

Songs in Other Media

2005 “Kissing Song” and “You Alone” featured in the film Winter Passing, starring Will Ferrell and Zoey Deschanel.
2007 original musical score for feature film Blackbird starring Gillian Jacobs.
2008 co-written score for feature film Familiar Strangers starring Nikki Reed.
2008 Song “Straight Lines” used in television advertisement for Axe Body spray, and Transport for London in the UK.
2008 “Lullaby for Tony” written for the closing credits of the film Savage Grace, starring Julianne Moore.
2009 “Straight Lines” used in a commercial for Chrysler Town & Country.
2009 “Straight Lines” and “toy piano” used in Showtime series United States of Tara.
2009 The song “Drive” was used in the “Under My Skin” episode of the fifth season of the Fox series House M.D.
2009 The hidden track “I Won’t Back Down”, a cover of Tom Petty, was used for the Human Rights Campaign
2009 The track “Toy Piano” from the album Fireproof was used in an episode of Showtime series Californication
2009 The songs “Romeo” and “Toy Piano” featured in the HBO series Bored to Death.
2010 The track “Twilight” was used in an episode of Holby City.
2010 The track “Mud and Stars” was used in the Australian mini-series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
2010 “All Dressed in White” was used in the series four premiere of Skins.
2011 co-written song “Sometimes” by The Bandana Splits featured in an episode of HBO series Bored to Death
2011 “Straight Lines” featured at the end of the documentary “When Harry Left Hogwarts” released as special feature in the Blu-ray version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.