Logan Heftel

Artist Information

Biography

Born in Honolulu, raised in Los Angeles, Nashville and Spokane, Logan Heftel began as a touring singer/songwriter at the age of 19. He now lives in Los Angeles and continues to write, produce, travel and perform.

His music has been heard on KCSN 88.5 FM in Los Angeles, WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, and many more in between. You can hear him regularly on Kevin Smith’s Smodcast.com Network during Kelly Carlin’s show “Waking From The American Dream,” which Logan recently joined as a producer/engineer. Logan has shared the stage with Allen Stone, Bryan White, John Elliott, Bradley Gaskin, Macy Gray, Henry Rollins, Juliette Lewis, Richard Belzer, and others.

Logan is also known as one-half of the musical comedy duo that is Taylor Negron and Logan Heftel. Since 2008, the two have written and performed three full-length stage shows, which have been seen and praised by [name-drop alert] Robin Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Mort Sahl, Austin Pendleton, Paul Provenza, Van Dyke Parks, Sandra Bernhard and others.

Logan is currently working on a double album with Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Charlie Wolf.

Instrumentation

Logan Heftel - guitar, harmonica & vocals.

One Day EP:
Louis Durra - piano

Discography

Logan Heftel Discography

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "Live At Genghis Cohen Two" - Released January 30, 2012
(vocals, guitar, harmonica, music, lyrics)

Artist: Jonathan Nicholson
Song: "Where Will You Be"
Album: "Between These Stars"
(co-written, vocals, engineer)

Artist: Charlie Wolf
Single: "Cure Me" - released 2011
(engineer, vocals)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "Live At Genghis Cohen" - Released June 28, 2010
(vocals, guitar, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "Spokane Demo" - released June 14, 2009
(recorded, guitar, vocals, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "San Francisco Demo" - released April 29, 2009
(guitar, vocals, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "Palm Springs Demo" - released January 27, 2009
(recorded, guitar, vocals, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "One Day EP" - released December 6, 2008
(guitar, vocals, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: Kevin Morgan
Album: various tracks "Dimestore Sagas" - released July 22, 2008
(recorded, mixed, produced, keys)

Artist: David Hannon
Album: "Better For The Long While" - released July 2008
(produced, recorded, mixed, guitar, vocals, keys)

Artist: Logan Heftel and Martin Nelson
Album: "Pressed For Time EP" - released January 19, 2007
(recorded, mixed, produced, guitar, vocals, harmonica, lyrics, music)

Artist: The Noted
Album: "Watching the Paint Dry - EP" - released July 4, 2006
(recorded, mixed, produced, harmonica, guitar)

Artist: Jonathan Nicholson
Album: "Caliope's End" - released April 8, 2006
(recorded, mixed, produced)

Artist: Logan Heftel
Album: "If It Does" - released December 14, 2005
(vocals, guitars, harmonicas, lyrics, music)

Links

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Audio

• One Day
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• Sarah
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• Sentiment of Winter
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• Love's an Endless War
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• North Star
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• Winter's Warmer_1
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• Chase The World
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Lyrics

• North Star
• Love's an Endless War
• One Day
• Sentiment of Winter
• Sarah
• Chase The World

Video

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Press

• Bryan White
  

  "Logan Heftel is a great artist and a wonderful singer. I can't wait to see what he's gonna do."

• Isamu Jordan
  

  “Heftel's songwriting shows the sort of wisdom that should take twice his years to acquire.”

• Jack McNally [+ Show ]
  

  “Logan’s music is mature, finely crafted and deep beyond his years. He has a gift for writing lyrics...“Logan’s music is mature, finely crafted and deep beyond his years. He has a gift for writing lyrics that probe the soul. His guitar work is tasteful and inventive and his voice well suited to his ballads. One of the most talented young artists I have heard in a long time.”

• David Rachac [+ Show ]
  

  “[If It Does] may be one of the best independent releases that I have heard - a bright mixture of a... “[If It Does] may be one of the best independent releases that I have heard - a bright mixture of acoustic folk and radio-ready folk-pop with a maturity far beyond his nineteen years.
  “…It is rare for an artist who is so early in his career to merge thoughtful songwriting, guitar playing and singing into such a professional package, and do it with seemingly little effort. Just a few seconds into his first song, I was amazed at how complete his live performance was - his finger-picking style sounded bright and lively, his voice warm and expressive, and he played harmonica with an impressive mixture of facile speed and restraint.”
  

• Thomas Day [+ Show ]
  

  Logan Heftel, "If It Does" "This first CD has an experienced, older-than-the-artist-has-lived fee...Logan Heftel, "If It Does"
  
  "This first CD has an experienced, older-than-the-artist-has-lived feel. Logan's complicated compositions make this a surprisingly interesting record. Most of the arrangements are wrapped around acoustic instruments, with Logan’s big, relaxed vocals holding the center stage. The basic band is acoustic guitar, electric bass, harmonica, and drums; occasionally spiced by a an R&B or marching band horn section.
  
  "The sound of the record is a little erratic, in the way that many Van Morrison mixes seem slightly off-kilter. The thirteen tunes swing from traditional folk to jazz influenced to straight-forward and slightly funky pop. Logan’s sense of humor is prominent in both the lyrics and the instrumental arrangements (as in the end of “What a Way to Be”). The general feel is “easy listening,” but that sells the whole short (nowhere better illustrated than by the opening “Tell to All”). There is more to this than background noise, Logan has something to say and the story is in both the music and the lyrics. I expect to hear more from this voice."

• Jonathan Nicholson [+ Show ]
  

  "There are few musicians that give me as much joy to listen to as Logan Heftel. His music is filled ..."There are few musicians that give me as much joy to listen to as Logan Heftel. His music is filled with an emotional depth and intelligence that evokes a strong curiousity in the listener to try and perceive the world from Logan's perspective. He seems to have an innate knack with creating a personal connection with his audience."
  

Setlist

a few originals:

One Day E.P.
1. One Day
2. Sarah
3. Love's An Endless War
4. Sentiment of Winter
5. North Star

American Holiday
Crystal Chandelier
Robot Heart
Don't Give Up On Me
Wonder
More Than Able
Free Money
There's Always A Party
Chase The World
Ask For Rain
Nothing Will Change
Not Now
The Day
Don't You Know
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