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Laura grew up in a musical family and music has been her main interest all her life. In high school she studied piano and voice, worked professionally in a duo, and cut a record "I'll Never Love You Again," which was a local hit around her hometown. In college she worked in a Rock band while earning a degree in Music Education from the University of Hawaii.

Keeping on the move, in Seattle, Washington, Laura modeled, did studio work, and sang jingles. With the opportunity to sing many different kinds of material in the studios, Laura's style became eclectic, Rock, Country, Pop, and R&B having influenced her.

Back in New Jersey, in the band 'Fire Water' and the duo 'Denim and Lace', she stunned audiences with her own different country style and songs, performing in clubs along the Jersey Shore. At Six Flags Great Adventure, she performed with the guitar virtuoso Joe Dalton. Joe was impressed by Laura's talent and they compiled a collection of songs, 'Summertime Man', which they sent down to a producer in Nashville, Rick Durrett. Rick urged Laura to come down to Nashville, where she met with Judy Newby, her former manager. Both Rick and Judy felt that Laura had what it took to be a success there and she followed her dream to Nashville. Diane Petty, formerly with SESAC, heard Laura's tapes and signed her to a SESAC contract on the spot. Dianne predicted, "This lady has what it takes to have a tremendously successful songwriting and recording career, and I knew the first time I heard her that I wanted to be a part of it."

In less than a year in Music City, Laura had gained the respect of her songwriting peers. She began writing with other songwriters, including Ryan Murphy, son of the famed Michael Martin Murphy. She was welcomed to the Bluebird Café by Barbara Cloyd, the Courtyard Café by Danny Jake, and Windows on the Cumberland, as well as other clubs in town, performing her own showcases and songwriter "In-the Rounds". Laura also performed in the Annual Nashville Entertainment Association's EXTRAVAGANZA for 2 years.

A year later, Ralph Murphy signed Laura with ASCAP, listening to her music in his office, he was sincerely impressed by her songwriting and vocal capabilities. Cotton Eye Joe publishers took copies of many of her tunes for pitching to artists and several other singers demoed the tunes in this collection, hoping to land recording contracts of their own.

Her first CD, 'I've Felt This Way Before', was recorded with some of the best musicians in town (Joe Khoury, Dennis Belfield, Mike Chapman, Ronnie Godfrey, Dave Harrison, Brian Barnett, Hank Singer, Leo Jackson, Tom Robb, Rick Durrett, Monty Allen, Kim Morrison, and Yvonne Hodges) and produced by Rick Durrett at several studios in Nashville.

Her 2nd release, 'All That and a Bag of Chips' is a mixture of new acoustical works recorded at Cupit Music Studios, Nashville, produced by Joe Khoury, and featuring well known percussionist Kenny Malone as well as some older tunes she wrote in Nashville and some of the very first recordings written and recorded in Toms River, NJ with renowned guitarist, Joe Dalton, producing, editing, and performing.