Whether writing from the dim interior of a British pub or driving the dusty back roads of the American Southwest, Lauren has long used music as a means to capture and understand the world around her. A DC area native, Lauren began performing at age 4. Picking up the guitar as a teenager, she drew on influences like Jewel and Sarah McLachlan as she began to write her own songs. A move to England at age 19 deepened this process, with early songs like "Sleepless" chronicling her feelings at that time. After graduating from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lauren moved to Austin, Texas. The people and places she encountered there became a strong inspiration for her writing. She returned home to get her master's degree in journalism from American University. She has written for newspapers in Baltimore and the Shenandoah Valley, and continues to write professionally. Her song "Sleepless" has recently been featured on 98.7 WMZQ, DC's Clear Channel Country Station. She is currently working with multiple Grammy- award winning engineer Jim Robeson at Bias Studios. Her upcoming record will feature an all-star group of musicians, including John Carroll (Mary Chapin Carpenter's pianist), Rickie Simpkins (fiddle player for Emmylou Harris), electric guitarist Jason Byrd, petal steel player CaseyO'Neal, & Robbie Magruder (former drummer for Carpenter).