Jon McLaughlin tour planned

Island Records today announced that INDIANA, the debut release from singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin, was the #6 Billboard Digital Album, as well as the #1 Pop Album and the #7 Album overall last week on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). INDIANA, the debut album from singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin is the first Pop Contemporary release to sell over 60% of full albums digitally.

Film and television have taken note of this dynamic young talent. His second major motion picture soundtrack placement is already under his belt this season – Jon’s first single “Beautiful Disaster” is on the opening credits of GEORGIA RULE, opening May 11th, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jane Fonda. Also, the track “Human” will be featured tonight at 9:00pm on NBC’s popular comedy SCRUBS. DirecTV will also air a Jon McLaughlin concert special from South by Southwest on May 15th.

Jon just wrapped a full-scale cross-country tour with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Matt Wertz. He will head out with Johnny Lang, beginning May 30th in Jacksonville, FL. (Please see complete tour itinerary below.)

INDIANA’s title tune pays tribute to Jon’s hometown of Anderson, Indiana. He has collaborated on the album with noted songwriters the Matrix, Jamie Houston, Grammy-nominated Marcus Hummon, Matthew Gerard, and Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra). The album was produced by Jamie Houston (Santana, Jessica Simpson, Macy Gray, The Calling) and Greg Wells (Natasha Bedingfield, Veronicas, Rufus Wainwright); and was mixed by Chris Lord Alge.

A pianist and songwriter since childhood, influenced by Ben Folds and Billy Joel, Jon’s passion was sidelined when both wrists were shattered in an accident. He finally rediscovered his muse at the end of high school, and concentrated on honing his skills at Anderson University School of Music. His self-titled 10-song debut album was released in 2004, on the university’s record label, Orangehaus – and Jon has been touring throughout the country ever since. In 2005, he released an 8-song EP titled Songs I Wrote and Later Recorded which also sold well, holding the #1 spot on awarestore.com.

Hoosiers and others who have been paying over 2,500 visits per day to Jon’s myspace website (www.myspace.com/jonmclaughlin) can currently access four of his tunes: “Industry,” “Human,” “Indiana,” and “For You From Me.” Jon has over 1,140,000 plays on his myspace site and can also be reached via www.jonmcl.com.


TOUR SCHEDULE
Headline + Lang dates:
May 30 Jacksonville, Florida FL Theatre w/Johnny Lang
Jun-01 Tampa, Florida Jannus Landing w/Johnny Lang
02 Myrtle Beach, SC HOB w/Johnny Lang
04 Savannah, GA Lucas Theatre w/Johnny Lang
05 Melbourne, FL King Center w/Johnny Lang
07 Bossier City, LA Horseshoe Casino w/Johnny Lang
08 Dallas, Texas House of Blues w/Johnny Lang
09 Oklahoma City, OK TBD
11 Des Moines, IA Peoples w/Johnny Lang
12 Minneapolis, MN TBD
14 St. Louis, MO Pageant w/Johnny Lang
15 Kansas City, MO Harrah's Voodoo Lounge w/Johnny Lang
16 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Cove w/Johnny Lang
Jun-18 Denver, CO TBD
19 Salt Lake City, UT TBD
21 Sacramento, CA TBD
22 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery w/Johnny Lang
23 San Diego, California Humphreys w/Johnny Lang
25 Los Angeles PROMO ONLY
26 Phoenix, AZ TBD
27 Las Vegas, NV TBD
29 Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa w/Johnny Lang 30 San Francisco, CA Fillmorew/Johnny Lang