Toby Lightman

Toby Lightman is a critically-acclaimed American singer/songwriter. Her first album, Little Things, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic, featuring the hit single Devils and Angels, which enjoyed considerable airplay in the summer of 2004. Her second album, Bird on a Wire was released in 2006. During her career, she has toured and performed with bands such as OAR, Rob Thomas, Jewel, Gavin DeGraw, Train, Prince, and Carbon Leaf. Toby is represented by On Campus Booking, a college booking agency that also books Ari Hest. == Biography ==

Toby Lightman was born in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey in 1978. At age 6, inspired by violinist Itzhak Perlman, Toby began playing the violin .

Lightman was a member of her high school orchestra, and she started singing when a friend urged her to join a vocal workshop class. She has referred to her high school graduation as her “coming out” as a singer .) In a solo performance Lightman sang a gospel version of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. Due to the audience’s emotional response to her performance, Lightman decided to pursue her talents as a singer.

Lightman taught herself to play the guitar and while in school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison she joined the band Footsteps, which she has described as acting “as the social gathering for everyone home on break from college." During this time, Lightman remained a member of her college orchestra, made guest appearances in Madison-based funk bands, began writing her own songs, and performed at “open mic” nights.

Toby was then featured as a VH1 You Oughta Know artist and as an MTV You Hear It First artist.