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LAUREN

GIBBS

LEAD VOCALS & KEYS
A piano player since the age of 3, Lauren Gibbs has been writing songs and playing professionally since the age of 14. She has collaborated w/ NYC writer Marc Hoffman as well as George Karak, (writer of Bon Jovi's 'Runaway'), amongst others. As a musician, Lauren has played acoustic piano/synth on various Lou Reed tracks, as well as on Susan Werner's debut album 'Last of the Good Straight Girls' on Private Music/BMG. She has worked as a vocalist/keyboardist for world-class bassist/singer-songwriter Fernando Saunders and appears on Fernando's release on Sony/Red titled "I Will Break Your Fall", which also feature performances by Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull and Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies. Lauren's track "I Don't Need You" was covered by Fernando (and turned into a duet!) on this latest CD, and Lauren also plays acoustic piano on Fernando's duet with Lou Reed 'Baton Rouge', as well as on 'Pain', 'See The Light' and 'Lover'. Check it out! Lauren has studied piano performance in the Juilliard School's Evening Division in NYC. She has volunteered regularly for non-profit NYC organization Musicians On Call, doing in-room performances for patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her work with Musician's On Call has been featured in "International Musician", the monthly magazine from the American Federation of Musicians. Lauren's voice is currently heard on jingles and corporate spots throughout the U.S.  Click here to take a listen!