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“Lots
of people can sing, and many can sing well. And like any good performer, I have
the voice, classical training, and years of study and real-world experience in
musical theater, opera, gospel, rock, blues, and more… gotta learn the rules
before you can break 'em!” – Lauren
Mitchell
New original song: "Sugar Mama"
Video is from our Cd Release Party at The Palladium, St
Petersburg
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Sept 2: The Hideaway Cafe (Unplugged), St Petersburg,
FL
Vacation time and
working on material for our next album!
Sept 24: The Blue
Rooster (Unplugged), Sarasota
Sept 26: Ace's, Bradenton
Sept 27: Dunedin Smokehouse, Dunedin
Oct 5: Selby Gardens Concert Series, Sarasota
Oct 11: Buckingham Blues Bar, Ft Myers
Oct 17: Blue Rooster, Sarasota
Oct 18: Dunedin Smokehouse, Dunedin
Oct 24, 25: House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista
Oct 29: The Blue Rooster (Unplugged), Sarasota
Nov 1: The FunkyBiscuit with Chris Duarte, Boca Raton
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| Available at live performances |
About
the Album, Live From the BBC
The Lauren Mitchell Band’s sophomore release, “Live, From
The Bradfordville Blues Club (BBC)” was recorded in the legendary juke joint on
February 8th, 2014.
From Lauren: “It was time to release another album and I really
wanted to capture the energy of a LIVE LMB performance for our Believers. That’s one thing they all love, the experience they get when they come to
our shows. When I thought about all of
the amazing venues we play, one place stuck out in my mind, The
Bradfordville. The sound quality is
always great there, thanks to Gary Anton & Walter Potter, the people who
come to get down and listen to the blues are amazing, and The BBC is an
historic land mark, chock full of good “blues mojo” and history. I knew I wouldn’t find a better place to
record live than the BBC!”
From the liner notes:
On All Tracks:
Vocals –
Lauren Mitchell
Guitar – Howlin’ Bob FiebertsHammond
B3 – “The Professor” Michael Hensley
Bass
– Mike Snyder
Drums – Charles “Step” Steptoe
Saxophone – Dr. Bill Landing
Recorded at The Bradforville Blues Club by Walter Potter on
February 8th, 2014
Mixed by Mauricio H. Blanca at 8Beat Studio, Sarasota, FL
Mixed by Mauricio H. Blanca at 8Beat Studio, Sarasota, FL
What the buzz is about with The
LMB!
“Lauren Mitchell is one of the best I've seen. She is on her way to that place that makes us
smile when we get to see the best. Check
her out, an incredible act, and a fine CD.”
Tommy Lee Cook, Owner, The Buckingham Blues Bar, Buckingham, FL
“Much thanks to Lauren Mitchell and her band for
another amazing evening at The Alley Blues, Sanford. One of the best
sounding shows we've ever had..”
Richard Boogaart, The Alley Blues, Sanford , Florida
“Lauren manages a pretty neat trick as a performer. She
can deliver a fully sensual version of “I Just Want To Make Love To
You,” complete with some gyrations and leg kicks on top of the
Hammond B3 – then go right into a gospel number without giving her audience
whiplash. The guys love the form fitting
pants and the women are drawn to her “Just one of the girls”
personality.”
Paul Wilborn, Executive Director, The Palladium, St. Pete, FL
“On display was the real soul of the BLUES world. I don’t often pick an individual artist on a
day like this. They were all wonderful
and performed at their best----but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the
BLUES singing of Lauren Mitchell. All I
can say is “WOW”.”
Al Kanovsky, Jazz & Blues Florida
“Frontwoman Lauren Mitchell and her galvanizing pipes are
backed by a gang of seasoned rock ‘n rollers and bluesmen, all of whom share
Mitchell’s affinity for raw power tempered by polished technique.”
Sara Moone, Herald-Tribune
“I credit the buzz of energy here to The Lauren
Mitchell Band live on stage, with their eponymous lead
singer looking sassy in denim and red high heels, purring and roaring into
the microphone and tossing her curly mop about with true rock star abandon.
When I arrive, she’s on stage, visibly feeling the music, lifting and lowering
her very well-defined eyebrows and gesticulating wildly with a single
diva-esque hand.”
The Scenestress, Herald-Tribune
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Soul
Singer Lauren Mitchell Follows her Musical Heart
"My
first solo singing performance happened in church!" recalls Lauren
Mitchell, a woman who, in only a few short years, has crafted a singular,
unmistakable voice in the world of blues. "I'd been a member of the chorus
for productions, but performing in my grandparent's church was the first time I
stood on my own and opened my mouth to sing for an audience."
Lauren
remembers being frightened and a little nervous but she also remembers that, as
she looked out over the faces in the congregation, "it wasn't too
scary-and all those people knew me and loved me and wanted me to
succeed."
And
succeed she has. The Lauren Mitchell Band is a tour de force, performing
around 250 dates per year, nationally and internationally. Lauren and her band
perform in concert halls, venues, historic honky tonks, and festivals.
She's put together a stellar blues group led by Hammond B3 aficionado, "The Professor" Michael Hensley,
and is proud of the fact that she spends a lot of time "in a
van, with a bunch of seasoned veteran players, being schooled in the
blues!"
Lauren's
love of music was passed to her from her grandparents and parents. "My
grandfather was a guitarist and my grandmother was a singer. They both also
played organ. They met when my grandmother auditioned for the bluegrass/country band my
grandfather led. My mom also sang in the church choir and there was always music in the home."
Lauren remembers her dad playing guitar. "My favorite tune he played was
Mr. Bojangles. I grew up listening to Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Gladys
Knight and Fatz Waller and Jelly Roll Morton. My education in soul and blues
came from listening to music my parents listened to." Lauren cites Etta
James as profoundly influencing her sound. "People
recognize the Etta influence," says Lauren. "Our music is definitely
more soul that straight blues."
Lauren's
gift was recognized by her parents and professional voice lessons became a part
of her early life. "I sang opera and theater music through college. I
stumbled on Janis Joplin and she deeply impacted my singing. I
learned Bobby McGee, of course!" A chance encounter with a Karaoke contest
set Lauren's musical path in stone. "My friends insisted I sing Bobby
McGee and I won the contest and a hundred bucks! I thought, ‘Man, maybe I
should just keep singing this
stuff!'" Lauren started digging in to the blues and despite a few
meandering career choices (bartending, makeup artist, managing a restaurant)
Lauren finally made a heart decision to make music her livelihood.
"I
met Michael Hensley in 2005 and we launched The Lauren
Mitchell Band in 2011. We haven't looked back since then!" says
Lauren.
The
Lauren Mitchell Band is releasing Live! From The Bradfordville Blues
Club in May of 2014 late this summer. The record follows up the
band's first release, Please Come Home. "Our fans liked the
first record but said it didn't quite represent the feel and energy of our
live performances," says Lauren. "Bradfordville Blues Club is known
for fabulous sound and it's a historic juke joint. The place is alive with the
musical spirits of Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, John Lee Hooker and James
Cotton, to name just a few. When you play music that comes from a place in
history that is so rich and so significant to our culture, recording music
where legendary figures also played is just
magical."
Lauren
Mitchell has come a long way from that little girl singing in front of her
church congregation. She's now a touring, professional blues singer, fronting a
band and wowing audiences along the way. Audiences that know her, love her, and
are sure she's succeeding in every musical way.
For booking please contact:
Tina Terry Agency
(336) 255-7109 info@tinaterryagency.com
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