Artists
Landon Siebens
Landon Siebens is an 18-year-old guitarist and Florida native who has recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. For the past few years, Landon has served as the lead guitarist in PRS Artist Tanner Keegan’s band, performing a mix of rock, soul, blues and country. He has also been performing regularly with Orlando-based country artist Jaclyn Hayden. A versatile player, Landon is comfortable in a wide range of genres ranging from metal to country, rock to R&B, and blues to hip hop. With his move to Nashville, Landon is pursuing a career as both a performing artist and songwriter. Landon has been a PRS Artist for five years now, joining the roster shortly after being invited onstage by Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery back in 2018 when he was just 12 years old.
Q&A WITH LANDON SIEBENS
PRS: Your history with PRS Guitars began at a pretty early age, how did that relationship originally develop?
Landon: Everything really can be traced back to the Welcome to Rockville music festival and the connections I made through The Music Experience, run by Squiggy DiGiacomo, who has become a great supporter and friend. At the 2017 Rockville festival, I won a PRS SE 245 in TME’s “30 Seconds to Shred” competition when I was 11 years old (hosted by “Headbanger’s Ball” host Riki Rachtman!). I came back and won another “30 Seconds to Shred” the next year, which led to me meeting Clint Lowery from Sevendust. Clint invited me onstage to join the guys during their set to play the solo that really put me on the map.
I was fortunate to make some friends at PRS through that experience – Rich Hannon and Jeanne Nooney – and I kept in touch with them as things continued to develop for me. I became a PRS artist in 2019 when I was 13 years old, and it’s hard to believe I’ve now been affiliated with PRS for five years.
^ 12 year old Landon invited onstage by Sevendust at the Welcome to Rockville festival.
PRS: Historically, who would you say have been the biggest influences on your playing?
Landon: When I first picked up guitar in 2012, I was a massive fan of Zakk Wylde and Slash. As I continued to learn about new bands and grow as a player, I discovered Alter Bridge and Mark Tremonti who became another favorite, along with Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold. My tastes keep evolving and I find myself branching off into different genres nowadays. Current favorites still include the guys I mentioned before, along with Mateus Asato, Jerry Cantrell, Wes Borland, Mike Stringer of Spiritbox, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and so many more. Each of these guitarists has had an influence in one way or another on my playing and I am grateful to them for paving the way.
PRS: What stage and studio projects are you currently involved with?
Landon: I just finished up a ton of summer shows with country artist Jaclyn Hayden. Along with a bunch of gigs around the Orlando area, I did a couple of weeklong residencies with Jaclyn in Las Vegas, including Super Bowl week in February, along with some shows this summer in Nashville. That’s been a great experience in many ways, diving into the country music genre, developing as a performer and becoming a more versatile player.
For the past few years, I’ve been playing lead guitar in Tanner Keegan’s band. Tanner is a PRS artist too and is busy with various projects – most notably as part of the band, Tremonti – but whenever he needs a lead guitarist, I’m his guy. That’s another relationship I’m grateful to have. Tanner has really helped me learn about the music industry and get a foothold, and he’s a great friend.
I’ve also played some club shows around Central Florida with my friend Parker’s metal band, Counting Bodies. Those have been fun to keep my heavier chops up.
I’ve just moved to Nashville to go to college and dig into the music scene here, and I’m excited to see where it leads. I’ve written a ton of music over the last several years and I’m looking forward to making more connections here and bringing those ideas to life.
I’m always looking for more people to work with, as songwriting has become a massive passion of mine. I’m planning to build my career as both a songwriter and performing artist.
PRS: Which PRS models do you currently own, and are there any that you would you like to possess in the future?
Landon: I’m proud of the arsenal I’ve built up over the years, but there’s always room for more! I’ve got several SE models, including a 30th Anniversary Custom 24, 245, Hollowbody II Piezo, Swamp Ash Special, 277 Baritone and a Custom 24 7-String, and two SE acoustics, an Angelus and P20E parlor. I’ve got a few bolt-on electrics – a CE 24, Myles Kennedy and Silver Sky Maple – as well as a Vela and a Santana MD. I’ve also got an MT-15 amp and cab and a Sonzera Combo amp.
But like I said, there’s always room for more! I’d love to get my hands on a McCarty 594 Hollowbody II or a Modern Eagle, and I’m sure there are more where that came from. I probably do need to get a “Floyd” model at some point too. I got to borrow one for some Pantera videos I made a few years ago with the O’Keefe Music Foundation and it made all the difference in helping me approach Dimebag Darrell’s signature dive-bombs.
PRS: What do you love the most about your PRS guitars?
Landon: I love that I can always rely on a consistent product no matter which PRS I am picking up. The build quality and feel always blows me away, and the new introductions to the product line continue to surprise me with new and improved features and ideas. Outside of instruments alone, PRS truly feels like a family between all of the other artists I’ve been lucky enough to meet and the awesome PRS team members I’ve gotten to work with over the years. I’m definitely honored that I get to be affiliated with a company that I truly care about!
PRS: Looking ahead towards the future, what are your plans and goals for your career?
Landon: I graduated high school in May and decided the best place for me to get my career up and running is in Nashville. I’m beginning college here this fall and in addition to that, I’m going to keep building my network and get myself deeper into the music industry.
I think I’ll always be a performer – there’s nothing like playing onstage and the adrenaline rush that comes when the audience reacts to what we’re doing up there. Beyond that, I want to write and record as much music as possible, in as many genres as possible, with as many people as possible. I love music. I’ve always loved music, and I can’t imagine doing anything else.
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