laurenm05

SEEKING

Band to Join.

ABOUT

Hi, I'm Lauren, I am an artist, a session guitarist and bassist, and studio engineer/songwriter based around London and South East England. I am 19 years old, but despite my young age have spent over half my life making music, and have since leaving school aged 16 amassed a heavy amount of experience as a live guitarist and bassist in the London DIY gig scene.

To give a brief history of some of my work to date, in 2021, I joined the live band of upcoming London alternative artist Charlie Barker (charliexbarker), as her live and studio guitarist and MD. We played our first show with this project in June 2022 after a year of self directed development behind the scenes, and have gone on to play sold out shows including headlines at the New Cross Inn and Old Blue Last, and support slots for the likes of GIRLI and The Big Pink in 2023.

From March - May last year I filled in as guitarist for East London Folk/Psych Rock artist Scarlett Woolfe, playing a short notice run of 4 shows in venues such as The Shacklewell Arms and The Victoria Dalston, learning the set in less than a week.

Also in 2023, I recorded, arranged and produced the debut single of my two piece project Fig Tree, called "Ad Nauseam", alongside my best friend Romilly.

Early in 2024 I also took on a short run of shows with North London Glitch Rock project Cosmorat, as their keyboardist, playing to sold out rooms in London and Manchester.

Currently, I am living away from London in Brighton, and have just completed the first year of my Songwriting degree at Waterbear The College of Music, after graduating from my two year extended diploma course in Music Production at ACM Guildford with a Distinction.

I am looking for more live experience, and therefore want to join committed, professional band or artist projects in need of Guitarists and Bassists, preferably rehearsing and gigging regularly, or with solid plans to do so soon.

I hope you like what you see and hear, and if you have any questions, please contact me on at lauren_the_lesbian
or email: laurenmaddisonmusician
(this website deletes email addresses so you feel forced to upgrade, there are no spaces in mine this is just so you can see it)

Screen name:: laurenm05
Member since:: Aug 24 2020; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Touring
Years playing music:: 9
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 4-5 nights a week
Most available:: Days

Influences

Bikini Kill, HAIM, PJ Harvey, Wolf Alice, Phoebe Bridgers, H.E.R, Hole, Cocteau Twins, Wednesday, Greentea Peng, Charlotte Gainsbourg, My Chemical Romance, Sloppy Jane, Portishead, Dream Wife, PVRIS, Pale Waves, New Model Army, Paramore, RATM, Jorja Smith, K. Flay, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, St Vincent, Josefin Ohrn and The Liberation, Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu, Drug Store Romeos, LCD Soundsystem and a ton more, new and classic.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Advanced
Background Singer:: Moderate
Vocalist:: Moderate
Other Percussion:: Intermediate
Electronic Music:: Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Guitars:
Stagg S300 Stratocaster
Hofner Classic Series Verythin
Modified Squier Stratocaster (60s Fender Mustang and Seymour Duncan Little 59 pickups)
Eko Ranger 6 Acoustic

Basses:
Sire Marcus Miller P7 Gen 3

Effects Pedals:
Fender A/B Switch
Joyo DCD Dual Channel Delay Pedal
Pro Co Rat 2
EHX Micro Pog
TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2
Joyo Crunch Distortion
Line 6 DL4 Mk2
Xotic Effects EP Booster
KORG Pitchblack tuner

Amps:
Hughes and Kettner Attax 100W amp
RB-15R 15 Watt Amp (For driven and louder recordings )
Freshman Acoustic AC30R Acoustic Amp (For Chorus And Clean Tones)
Ashdown Mag 300 Gen 1

Home Recording Setup:
SM57 Microphone copy
Focusrite Scarlett Solo Mk3
AKAI professional MPK mini
Sennheiser Headphones
Yamaha MT400 4 Track Tape Deck
1984 Casiotone CT101
Logic Pro X
MacBook Pro 2019
Software instruments and plugins including Arturia, Roland, Fabfilter, Lexicon, etc