Alan Landsman is an American former vocalist and bass guitarist, noted for having played in several Florida-based metalcore bands, including Poison the Well, Until the End and Target Nevada.
[2] He attended his first hardcore show on April 19, 1996, at the First Baptist Church in Annandale, Virginia, where Damnation A.D., Frodus, Battery, Darkest Hour and Astoria performed.
[2] Landsman joined Coral Springs, Florida-based metalcore band Poison the Well in the fall of 1998 as their new co-lead vocalist, replacing the recently departed Duane Hosein.
[13][2] After only two rehearsals, however, Landsman switched to bass guitar when Gomez departed, and the band recruited Jeffrey Moreira as new co-lead vocalist.
[14] The band again toured the United States' East Coast and Midwest during July–August 1999, including a stop to perform at the Connecticut Hardcore Festival.
[15] Poison the Well recorded its debut album, The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation, from October 2–10, 1999, with producer Jeremy Staska at Studio 13 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
[34][35][36] In September 2000, Landsman was kicked out of Poison the Well, but he remained with the band long enough to honor previously book concerts, including his last performance on October 6, 2000, at Club Q in Davie, Florida.
[39] In January 2000, Landsman co-founded the straight edge metalcore band Until the End, taking up dual lead vocals with Peter Kowalsky; the rest of the band was made up of drummer Christopher Hornbrook (from Poison the Well), bass guitarist Daniel Mazin (from Keepsake), and guitarist John Wylie (formerly of Culture, Morning Again and Where Fear and Weapons Meet).
[47][48] On March 23, 2013, Landsman rejoined Until the End for a one-off reunion show at Club Propaganda in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.
[4][52][53] Along with Eric A. Epstein, Brian Keith Wallen, Andrew J. Stafford, Robert Chesser, Brandon D. Riggs, Brandon Johnston, Steven Phillips and Thomas Wishon, Landsman and his co-conspirators pleaded guilty to perpetrating a nationwide fraudulent telemarketing scheme designed to ship unwanted and vastly over-priced light bulbs and cleaning supplies to thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations.
During these cold-calls, the conspirators sought to obtain the personal information of an “authorized representative” for the business, which the Midway collections department could use later to justify an order.
[9][60] The following day, borough council President Heather Zink was sent an anonymous tip, informing her of Landsman's past criminal record.