Hey everyone,

Hope you all had a great New Year. I know I am excited for 2012.

Community Auditions This Friday Jan. 6th!!!

First, I will be on Community Auditions Star of The Day performing Rose Full Of Thorns from the upcoming album. Make sure to tune in at 10:30pm on WSKB or set your DVR to record. We got some amazing feedback from the judges. No one said anything bad.

Finishing up The Album!!!

We will be finishing up tracks for the album this month. Just need th electric guitar and the violin parts. I will likely have the violin stuff by the end of this week. Fun fun fun. Can't wait to hear how everything turns out. Then I will be heading into the studio on Feb. 3rd with Dennis Carrol of 6AVMedia in Haverhill to put on the finishing touches and get evrything mixed and mastered. Woo hoo!!!!

New Photos!!!

If you have poked around the site you will see that we have a completely new layout. New pictures from the photoshoot have been posted in the Photos section of the site, so make sure to check those out.

Here's to 2012.

~Lauren :)

 

Hey everyone!

It's September and everyone had gone back to school and got back into the old grind. Things are no different here for myself and the band. I went back into the recording studio yesterday to start recording for our new and upcoming album. I have not worked out a title yet, but I will keep you posted on the progress. This is going to be a 9 song album and I think it shows my growth as an artist, musician, and writer.

Drums and bass will be recorded on Oct. 7th and 8th and we will start some guitar stuff a couple weeks after that. Tentative release for this show is April 8th (my birthday). So you can bet we are going to have a big bash for that.

There are some cool shows coming up including the Rainbod Riverfest in Holyoke, MA on Sept. 24th. We also have the CD Release Fundriaser at Club Irge in Haverhill, MA on Oct 22nd. Check out the shows for details on these cool upcoming events.

 How is everyone doing? The weather is getting warmer and it's a great time of year for some music. Hope you all had a wonderful fourth of July as well.

I will be heading in the studio with Dennis Carol of 6AVMedia to record some new tracks. That's right, new recording, new songs!!!! How exciting. It's been almost two years since I was in the studio last, so I'm really looking forward to jumping back in. I learned a lot from recording my first album and I plan on making the second album better. 

The music has taken a little bit more influence from rock, but there will still be plenty of singer/songwriter to go around with great hits like One More Time, Pieces of You, Rose Full of Thorns, and the fan favorite Unsung Hero. That's just to name a few. We will have pre-orders from the CD starting sometime later this year. So be on the lookout!

Lauren

Alright, so the band and i have been hard at work writing new material and rocking out at some great venues. We will be playing the opening Pride Day Festival at Faneuil Hall this year on June 4th so pray for sun!

Anywho, back to the album. I have not decided whether we will have 10 or 11 possibly 12 songs on the album. That really depends on you the fans. You see I have recently applied to Kickstarter.com to raise money for our album project. The more money we raise for this project, the more music we can deliver to your ears. How awesome is that?

We are planning to work with Dennis Carol of 6AV Media. Nothing is set in stone yet, but I have sent a message along to Dennis and he said he would be happy to work with us on this new and amazing project.

I learned a lot recording my first album and know that I can make the second album 10X better than the first. Here is a tentative list of songs that will be on the album:

1. Falling (Away From You)
2. One More Time
3. Coffee Song
4. Unsung Hero
5. Here I Am
6. Rose Full Of Thorns
7. Pieces Of You
8. Release Me
9. Baby One More Time (cover)
10. Can't Breathe
11. The Way I Love You

Help us release this music to the world. I will let you know when the Kickstart project page gets up and running and then you will get exclusive updates on the album and what's been going on.

 Just posting the latest album review from Innerearmedia.com from January. Very positive review and feedback. Thanks to Innerearmedia.com for your time and input.

Lauren Bateman has slowly been building a name for herself in and around Boston over the past few years. With a full-length release ready she now sets her aims on the rest of the world.

“I’ve Been Waiting” features fairly simple singer/songwriter tracks that sound very smooth and Bateman’s vocals, though a little nasal at times, are fairly pleasant. The album’s not groundbreaking or anything but keeping in mind it’s a debut album it’s actually a pretty good release.

While the tracks may be fairly simple, the simplicity of the songs actually benefits them. Because Bateman didn’t fall into the trap of trying too much at once she focuses on doing it well. The songs are strong and the lyrics are accessible without becoming too obvious or cliché, which is an accomplishment on itself.

Civil Again was the first song on the album that convinced me as it showed a little more fire than the previous tracks. Beautiful Face and Happy Ever After are pretty good songs. Especially the latter. Very good vocal performance and the arrangement has a couple of subtle, yet strong accents that give the track more power and sincerity.

With Linger and I Gave, Bateman shows a grittier side of herself. With more rock influences these songs have more power and energy and this is the side of Bateman I’d like to hear more in the future. Because the songs have more body they come off more convincingly and the songs benefit from the richer arrangements. Especially I Gave is a very strong track. Probably the strongest track on the album.

The closer Everything’s OK is decent but not the most memorable track on “I’ve Been Waiting”. All in all it’s a debut that shows a lot of promise and with a full band behind her, Bateman could grow out to be an interesting act to follow around. Her vocals have a lot of power and when there’s a little more fire and energy in the songs she allows herself to really get into the music. And those are the moments she excells. With a little more experience and more recordings under her belt I reckon this is only just the beginning for Lauren Bateman.