Lauren Lakis

About

A child of Baltimore, Lauren grew to embrace the fatalistic spirit of the city with an ever-present &amp; fearless approach to her work &amp; art. The hand-crafted rawness of her sound bellows deep &amp; true, unscathed by the prevailing winds of today's polite rock. Lauren's persistence &amp; growth in the Los Angeles scene can be attributed to her previous bands Hobart W Fink (vocals), Slow Coda (vocals &amp; keys) and LA Nova (vocals, keys, bass, programming). She's performed in such LA staples as The Echo, The Satellite, &amp; The Mint; as well as Echo Park Rising &amp; Make Music Pasadena. Most recently, Lauren mounted a solo-performance in a 2017 SXSW showcase in Austin, TX. <br><br> FEROCIOUS, her first full-length solo album, is a product of passion &amp; experience folded with a recent personal tragedy. In collaboration with her Producer-Engineer Billy Burke, Lauren explores the full spectrum of the grieving process against a backdrop of shoe-gaze inspired guitars, haunting synth swells, deep-driving beats, &amp; lyrics imparted with true candor. All instrumentals were written &amp; performed by Lauren with the exception of AJ Brown on drums &amp; additional guitars by Chris Garcia. Mixing tasked to the talented Chris Kasitch (Adele [Grammy-winning], Phantogram, Cee Lo Green).