Leeland Dayton Mooring (born June 16, 1988) is an American worship musician, singer and songwriter known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Leeland,[1] as well as serving a brief tenure as an ensemble worship leader with Bethel Music.

He has two siblings; older brother Jack Mooring and younger sister Shelly Roberts.

Jack Mooring is married to Michael W. Smith's daughter, Whitney Katherine Smith-Mooring.

Leeland co-wrote six songs on Stand, Michael W. Smith's 2007 release, and wrote a seventh entirely.

The ones that we've received the best response from have been the ones God just kind of dropped in my lap while I was spending time in His presence.

"[4] When pressed about having hard times in his own life, and if there've ever been times when things were overwhelming, like that of which one of the more serious songs from Sound of Melodies, "Too Much", says, he stated, "I’ve always grown up in a strong Christian family, so I’ve never gone through a lot like a lot of kids have.

On April 23, 2018, he and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named Journey Shipp Mooring, via adoption.