About 

It happened in a garage on the outskirts of Paris when she was 14. Lauren stepped behind the mic to sit in for the French band Duty Free. In that moment, both she and everyone else in the room caught a glimpse of what the future held. But pressure to pursue a more secure career path took her on a long academic detour. After degrees at Haverford College and Yale University and on her way to becoming a field linguist, she finally stopped resisting her passion and came to terms with what she believed she was meant to do: bring music into the world.

Settling in Chicago, she abandoned herself to songwriting. It wasn’t long before her vocal and songwriting skills attracted some of Chicago’s finest musicians, including guitarist David Chelimsky, bassist Bob Lizik (Brian Wilson) and drummer Ed Breckenfeld (The Insiders, Jim Peterik). Together they recorded From These Stones (Tessera Records) with engineer/producer Craig Williams. Demonstrating she had “a knack for crafting alluring folk-rock melodies” (Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun-Times), the album received critical acclaim and was chosen by  Performing Songwriter magazine as a Top 12 DIY.

In addition to being featured on radio, on TV, and in print, she has performed in various parts of the U.S., as well as in Paris, and she has shared the stage with such artists as Pierce Pettis, Modern English, Kurt Neumann (BoDeans) and Vertical Horizon.

A multi-award-winning songwriter and artist, Lauren is passionate about inspiring others through her words and music to embrace their uniqueness, step into their greatness and pursue their dreams. In recent years she has gravitated to the realms of anthemic empowerment and epic dark cinematic songs, which showcase her memorable melodies, poignant lyrics and powerful voice. 

Aside from her own artist project, she is one-half of two duo projects: Spark Syndikat and Rebels + Rogues. Spark Syndikat’s song “Fight On” was featured on an ESPN promo, and it was played during the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup on Italian TV.