Laura Jane

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Laura Jane hails from Michigan. She is from a multi-cultural family. She started singing at three and her first professional performance was in the children’s chorus of the Opera Grand Rapids, where she performed in the operas, Carmen and Tosca. She performed in theater and musical productions and recorded radio commercials for Honda. She starred in television commercials for Meijer’s Grocery Stores. Laura Jane attended the Boston Conservatory of Music for two years and finished her education at the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, with a degree in Music and Theatre. In Philadelphia, Laura Jane stumbled across superstar songwriting and producing team Gamble and Huff, who owned the building that housed her school. It was the home of the Sound Of Philadelphia. She found herself in the studio, singing with Billy Paul and producer Dexter Wansel. Laura Jane is a singer-songwriter and vocalist to the superstars. Laura Jane was in a girl group with a development deal with the label. Her studio experience began there. Her first independent project was To My Planet Boo, produced by three-time Grammy-winner Xavier Dphrepaulezz aka Fantastic Negrito. Two singles Summertime in the City and The Journey gained critical acclaim. Her second album Everything Changes was produced by Jameson Trotter. Her catchy singles include Lift Me Up with Chad Wright, Noriko Olling, and Julian Miranda, and Dear Rita, an ode to her mother. Love is the Answer is vocals and percussion by Gilmar Gomes from Brazil. She performed her original music in London, Prague, Kyoto, Monaco, Budapest, New York, and Los Angeles. During the 2020 pandemic, Laura Jane composed Weep Willow, her newest EP. http://laurajanemusic.net http://www.wijsf.org