Lauren Harris
| Lauren Harris | |
|---|---|
 Lauren Harris in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, vocalist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Demolition DR2 Records |
| Associated acts | Iron Maiden, Hilary Duff, Dave Stewart, Kara DioGuardi, Alain Johannes, Judas Priest, Six Hour Sundown |
| Website | No longer valid |
Lauren Harris is a British rock singer. She is the daughter of Steve Harris, the bassist of Iron Maiden. She is a former pupil of Saint Nicholas School, Old Harlow, Essex. After recording some demo material for Russ Ballard,[1] Harris toured with Iron Maiden and in 2008 released her first album, Calm Before the Storm. She has since moved to Los Angeles to pursue a new project, Kingdom of I.
Music Career
Harris began singing in pubs and bars with a friend; after one of the performances, she was invited to Russ Ballard's house and studio to record a demo.[2][3]
From 2005 to 2008, Harris worked with Grammy nominated songwriter and producer Tom McWilliams[2][4] who assisted with song arrangement and composition. McWilliams also toured with Harris, performing as the band's drummer.
Harris toured Europe, playing outdoor festivals such as the German Rock Am Ring,[5] Rock Am Park and UK Download festivals, performing in front of 50,000 or more people a night.
Harris supported Iron Maiden on their A Matter of Life and Death world tour, playing at Dubai[6] and the Brixton Academy, London,[7] amongst other venues. Harris went down in history as the first woman ever to front a rock band at a major concert in India. On 25 October 2006, Harris performed in front of 20,000 people at the Budokan Arena in Japan — the same venue where she took her first steps, aged nine months.[8]
When the tour concluded, Harris released her debut album entitled "Calm before the Storm", mixed by Kevin Shirley. She continued to tour the UK and Europe in support of the release. Harris joined Iron Maiden again, this time on the Somewhere Back In Time World tour.[9]
In 2008 she named musical influences including Belinda Carlisle, Shakespears Sister, Alanis Morissette, Heart, Def Leppard and the Foo Fighters.[3]
Line-up
- Solo
- Lauren Harris – vocals (2005–2010)
- Randy Gregg – bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–2010)
- Richie Faulkner – guitars, backing vocals (2005–2010)
- Tommy McWilliams – drums (2005–2008)
- Olly Smith – drums (2008–2010)
- Six Hour Sundown
- Lauren Harris – vocals (2010–2012)
- Olly Smith – drums (2010–2012)
- Tommy Gentry – guitars (2010–2012)
- James Bennet – guitars (2010–2012)
- Mitch Witham – bass (2010–2012)
- Kingdom of I
- Lauren Harris – vocals (2012)
Discography
- Calm Before the Storm (2008)
References
- ↑ "Bio of Lauren Harris". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- 1 2 Willschick, Aaron (10 November 2008). "Interview with Lauren Harris". puregrainaudio.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Lauren Harris: A storm is brewing". http://www.live-metal.net. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "About Tommy McWilliams". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Rock am Ring 2006". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Iron Maiden confirm headline appearance on Dubai Desert Rock Festival". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Iron Maiden, Lauren Harris, Parikrama - Carling Academy, Brixton, London".
- ↑ "STEVE HARRIS' Daughter On Touring With IRON MAIDEN". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "STEVE HARRIS Daughter To Support IRON MAIDEN On First Leg Of Next Year's Tour". Retrieved 2015-04-22.
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