1. Facts
2. Summary
3. History
4. Career

Facts

His birthday is on July 26, 1989.
He is right handed.
He was the youngest member of NLT.
He has a gray patch on the back left side of his hair.
His general 3 influences are NLT members: Kevin, Justin (JJ), and V.
His vacation spot would be anywhere with people he loves.
His first CD he bought was Newsboys – Take Me to Your Leader.
He has sung Jonas Brothers’ “Still in Love With You” in his car.

Musical Influences: Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight, and Stevie Wonder
Celebrity Crush: Rihanna
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Band: McFly
Favorite Artist: Justin Timberlake
Favorite TV Shows: TV shows are Heroes, Lost, and Friday Night Lights
Favorite Food: anything chocolate
Favorite Book: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Summary

Travis Michael Garland (born July 26, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter.

He is best known as a former member of the boy band NLT which consisted of Kevin McHale (actor), Justin Joseph Thorne (JJ) and V Sevani (V). They were discovered by Chris Stokes and signed to his TUG Entertainment-label in 2006. In May 2009, Garland confirmed on his Myspace page that the group had split. Garland is now working on his solo career.

History

Growing up in Lubbock, TX, Travis Garland was exposed to the arts at a very young age. He started off singing and acting in plays at his church and went on to attend the School For The Performing Arts in junior high where he received extensive training in music and theater. After winning a nationwide acting competition at 14, Garland relocated to Los Angeles where he signed with a manager and agent. He began going on auditions during the day but spent his nights developing his songwriting, and after a chance meeting with a friend from Dallas he was asked to join the pop/R&B group, Not Like Them.

A few years later, NLT was signed to a major label deal working under the direction of Geffen Records Chairman Ron Fair. With Garland as the frontman and one of the lead singers, NLT was put in the studio to collaborate with top producers and songwriters including Pharrell, Ne-Yo and Ryan Tedder. The group opened on tour for The Pussycat Dolls and gained a small, but loyal, fan following. In 2007 NLT released their Timbaland-produced single “She Said, I Said” and scored their first Top 40 Hit. They continued to tour, and caused a female fan girl frenzy headlining a national House of Blues tour aptly titled “The 2009 Bandemonium Tour” along with V Factory and Menudo. When the group eventually parted ways to pursue individual opportunities Garland shifted his focus back to songwriting, only this time for a solo album.

Currently, Garland is back in the studio recording his as-yet-untitled debut album for Interscope Records under the familiar direction of Fair. To give him a unique urban pop sound, producer Nate “Danja” Hills (Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears) has signed on to produce the record. Garland will be writing and co-writing the majority of the album’s tracks himself. Garland’s debut album is scheduled for release later this year with “Believe” as the first single.

Career

Garland is now represented by JT Entertainment according to his Myspace page and is said to be working on his debut solo album. Songs written or demoed by Garland can be viewed on youtube, including “Glow Stick”,”Stranger”, “Your Way or the Highway”, “I Want It All”, “Saving My Life”, “Let Me Know”, “Stranded”, “Can’t Believe it” (featuring Kevin McHale and RAS), “When You Learn How To Love”, “Twilight” and many more. Also, Garland covered Beyonce’s “Sweet Dream” and Timberlake’s “Dead and Gone”. In fact, it was through Myspace that Garland was introduced to Perez Hilton. Hilton “was instantly blown away”.

Garland premiered his debut single, the Danja- produced “Believe” on “American Idol” on May 19th 2010. The single was released on iTunes the day before, and his debut album will be released on Interscope later this year.