Lauren Anderson
Nashville - Tennessee - United States
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This soulful, rockin' female, originally from Chicago, has had a passion for singing throughout her entire life. Growing up in a household that was rich in music, her influences were widely varied from artists such as Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, The Pointer Sisters, Eva Cassidy, Etta James, Joss Stone, Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, and many more.
Despite these modern musical influences, Lauren was classically trained throughout most of her early life. She began classical piano lessons at the age of 8, was an active member of several choirs and began taking classical voice lessons when she began high school. She eventually took her love of singing to the Quad Cities and obtained a bachelors degree in music with an emphasis on voice at Augustana College. Initially she planned on becoming an opera singer, but quickly realized that rock and soul music were more her style.
Having listened to those around her, telling her that music and the arts were difficult fields to have a career in, Lauren followed the safe path in life, making sure she had a "back-up" plan while working on her music and performing. This lead her to The University of Kansas to complete her masters degree in music therapy. She worked for several years as a music therapist on a pediatric unit and at a school for at-risk youth in Kansas City. However, even with a steady job she found that passions don’t die easily, and despite her love of working as a music therapist, she was ready to take on the challenge of making music performance her career.
After officially completing her masters in 2012, Lauren began performing solo gigs around the greater Kansas City area and eventually put together a full band. She released her first official EP, “Do & Hope”, in August 2014. Fittingly, this EP was named after the unofficial motto of Lauren’s mother’s side of the family, who often remarked, “Just do it and hope it turns out okay.”
Lauren released her first, full-length CD titled, "Truly Me" in August 2015. And two singles, recorded in the legendary Ocean Way Nashville Studios, in 2016. Shortly after these releases she finally made the leap into becoming a full-time musician and moved to Nashville in February 2017. Since moving to Nashville, Lauren has released her latest EP titled, "The Game".
Discography
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Burn It All DownLabel: Self-Release Genres: Blues Styles: Blues Rock, Blues Songs on the Album
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Feels Like Christmas Day - SingleLabel: Self-Release Genres: Holiday Styles: Christmas Songs on the Album
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Love on the Rocks
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| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Keep on - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 2 | Love on the Rocks - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 3 | Back to Chicago (feat. Mike Zito) | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 4 | The Way I Want - details | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Holdin' Me Down - details | Soul Blues | Blues |
| 6 | Just F*****g Begun | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 7 | I'm Done - details | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 8 | Stand Still - details | Acoustic Blues | Blues |
| 9 | Your Turn - details | Folk Rock | Folk |
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Won't Stay Down
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Blues, Blues Rock, Contemporary Blues
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Honey, Call Me Baby | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 2 | Too Little, Too Late | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 3 | Won't Stay Down | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 4 | Cake | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
| 5 | Wild & Free | Contemporary Blues | Blues |
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The Game
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Blues Rock
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | Make a Mistake | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 2 | The Game | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 3 | Scream | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 4 | On Her Own | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 5 | Sing | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 6 | What if | Blues Rock | Blues |
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Truly Me
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Label: Self-Release
Genres: Blues
Styles: Blues Rock
Songs on the Album
| Track # | Song Title | Style | Genre |
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| 1 | One Day | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 2 | Shame | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 3 | My Reminder | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 4 | Can't You See | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 5 | I Don't Need | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 6 | No Regrets | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 7 | Lady Jane | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 8 | Hole in the Boat | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 9 | Mine | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 10 | No Good | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 11 | Winter Waltz | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 12 | Where Are You Now | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 13 | Close | Blues Rock | Blues |
| 14 | Stop | Blues Rock | Blues |