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'''Lauren O'Connell''' is a singer/songwriter from Rochester, New York. She began uploading videos of herself performing original songs on [[YouTube]] soon after the release of her debut album "Sitting in Chairs". Her first videos were simple one takes with just a guitar in front of the camera, but they soon progressed to layered harmonies and accompaniment, with O'Connell playing all of the instruments herself. Her channel currently has over 19,000 subscribers and her videos have over 1,857,000 views.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.youtube.com/user/LaurenOC12 |title=LaurenOC12 |date=2010-12-14 |accessdate=2010-12-14}}</ref> |
'''Lauren O'Connell''' is a singer/songwriter from Rochester, New York. She began uploading videos of herself performing original songs on [[YouTube]] soon after the release of her debut album "Sitting in Chairs". Her first videos were simple one takes with just a guitar in front of the camera, but they soon progressed to layered harmonies and accompaniment, with O'Connell playing all of the instruments herself. Her channel currently has over 19,000 subscribers and her videos have over 1,857,000 views.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.youtube.com/user/LaurenOC12 |title=LaurenOC12 |date=2010-12-14 |accessdate=2010-12-14}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Lauren O'Connell is a singer/songwriter from Rochester, New York. She began uploading videos of herself performing original songs on YouTube soon after the release of her debut album "Sitting in Chairs". Her first videos were simple one takes with just a guitar in front of the camera, but they soon progressed to layered harmonies and accompaniment, with O'Connell playing all of the instruments herself. Her channel currently has over 19,000 subscribers and her videos have over 1,857,000 views.[1]
Biography
O'Connell's music career began in the usual accidental way. By coming across her father's old guitar in the basement one day when she was thirteen. After learning a few chords from her dad and messing around with the guitar for a while, she got serious about playing and began taking lessons,[2] writing her first song by the age of fifteen. In 2007 O'Connell went to Saxon Recording in Rochester, New York at the suggestion of a friend and recorded her debut album "Sitting In Chairs". She recorded the entire album acoustic in one day.
Shortly after releasing her first album O'Connell began attending Binghamton University.[3] Throughout her freshman year she continued to write and perform. She performed many shows with her best friend, fellow Youtube musician Julia Nunes. In late 2008 she decided that she wanted to pursue music full time and left school during sophomore year. She then began recording her follow up album "The Shakes", which was released in early 2009. During the summer of 2009 O'Connell met Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose when they came to New York to produce Nunes' "I Think You Know" EP. After deciding that she wanted a change of scenery in early 2010 O'Connell moved to Rohnert Park, California where she moved in with Conte and Dawn.[4]
A few months after moving to California O'Connell began a collaboration with Dawn. Calling themselves My Terrible Friend the duo recorded an EP in their home studio. "Room For Ghosts" was released in July 2010.[5]
YouTube and International Performances
Though O'Connell's fanbase was initially centered around the local area where she performed, her YouTube videos have spread her music to a worldwide audience. Through the site she has gained fans in many countries and, as evidenced by the comments on her channel, given them a forum to request shows throughout America and in their respective countries. Although most of her shows have been in America, she has played a few outside of the country. In April 2009 she was scheduled to play two free shows in London, but was detained by Customs and forced to cancel them. Customs agents allowed her to leave and stay the night with a friend that she was planning to stay with during her trip, but deported her the next day.[6] On September 3, 2010 O'Connell, Nataly Dawn, and Julia Nunes played a free show for the Dawson Student Union at La Nacional in Montreal. All played solo sets and in various combinations. It was O'Connell and Dawn's first performance as My Terrible Friend.[7]
Mountain Stage Newsong Contest
In September 2010 O'Connell was chosen as the West Regional Winner of the 2010 Mountain Stage Newsong Contest. On October 22, 2010 she joined eleven other songwriters from across America and Canada at Arts World Financial Center's Wintergarden in New York City for the Award Round performance competition.[8]
PledgeMusic
On December 14, 2010 O'Connell announced that she was raising money to record a new album and was working with PledgeMusic in order to give fans an opportunity to help fund studio time, with the goal of being in the studio sometime in January 2011. In return for pledging O'Connell decided to include personalized merchandise ranging from autographed cds and t-shirts, handwritten lyrics, and hand-drawn artwork to house concerts, her personal iPod filled with music, and even grocery shopping or mini-golf with the pledger when she comes to their city for a show. Although the project was set for a sixty day pledge period fan pledges exceeded the target amount in the first day.[9]
Discography
"Sitting In Chairs"
O'Connell's debut album was recorded at Saxon Recording in Rochester, New York in early 2007. "Sitting In Chairs" was recorded in just one day with only an acoustic guitar.[10]
Track List
- Sitting In Chairs
- Levers and Gears
- Good Intentions
- My Equations
- I'm All Talk
- Chimney Smoke
- Just Be
- All the Perching Crows
- Somewhere In Between
- There Will Be
"The Shakes"
The follow up to "Sitting In Chairs" was recorded in late 2008 in Rochester, New York at GFI Recording. It was released in early 2009. Unlike her previous album, "The Shakes" features accompaniment, including horns, strings, and piano.
Track List
- From Chambers, Slow
- Chicken Wire
- The Pilot
- Things I Panic About
- I Don't Mind
- Bystander
- Oncoming Traffic
- 1988
- Sweet Lament
- Tangled Up Kites
"Room For Ghosts"
In the summer of 2010 O'Connell collaborated with her roommate Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose and the duo released "Room For Ghosts" as My Terrible Friend in July 2010. The five track EP was recorded in their home studio and includes two songs written by O'Connell and one by Dawn, as well as covers of "Diamonds and Gold" by Tom Waits and "Holy Roller Novocaine" by Kings Of Leon.
Track List
- When I Decide
- Diamonds and Gold
- Holy Roller Novocaine
- The Daylight Here
- Dying to Live
Singles, Covers, and Guest Appearances
Between albums O'Connell has released individual original songs and covers, some as both downloads and videos and some as videos only. She has also made guest appearances in songs and videos with other Youtube artists. Though she generally uses traditional instruments in her songs, O'Connell has sometimes used unconvenional means when recording, including wineglasses filled with water, a metal tool cabinet, kicks to a garage door, and a tennis racket covered in change.[11][12]
Originals
- In The Trees
- It Wasn't You
- What Breaks (And What Doesn't)
- The Same Things feat. Julia Nunes
- White Noise
- Maybe True Stories
Covers
- The Devil is Real- Felice Brothers
- Marry Song (with Carly Morgan)- Band of Horses
- I'm On Fire- Bruce Springsteen
- I Am Trying to Break Your Heart- Wilco
- Flint (with Aaron Celentano)- Sufjan Stevens
- Grand Opinion- AM
- O Death- Traditional Song
Guest Appearances
- Couches In My Head- Benjamin Jameson Morey (Original)
- I Was Very Small In Her Stomach- Benjamin Jameson Morey (Original)
- Bubbly (Colby Caillat cover)- Julia Nunes
- It's The End Of The World As We Know It (REM Cover)- Julia Nunes
References
- ^ "LaurenOC12". 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
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