Sweet Music

It’s so wonderful being an artist these days. I was in the studio with my producer, Robert Eibach, and we got quite a bit done on my song “Our Love”. It’s my sister’s favorite song of mine that I ever wrote so Robert and I are getting it done next so I can send her a copy of it for her birthday. It makes doing the CD project a lot more meaningful to me.

I also got to play at Universal Bar & Grill last night. It was great to hang with my friend, Sheena Metal, who books me there. It had been awhile since I had played there, so it was awesome to catch up on all our girl talk. It’s the friends I have in the business that make being in the business so fun for me. I need my girlfriends.

It’s really nice to have studio tracks to practice with. It’s improving my chops a bunch. I noticed that when I played last night that I was more relaxed in the pocket. Playing to studio tracks is having perfection at my fingertips. The more I work with them, the better I feel with my songs when I’m playing them and singing. That’s a good thing.

Blessings!Laura

You can hear 4 songs of mine from the studio at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Fred Hawthorne

It’s always a wonderful experience for me when I perform at CAP Theater. Aside from getting to do my thing, I also get the opportunity to meet other artists and see them in action. Last night, I shared the bill with a spoken word artist, Fred Hawthorne. He’s more than just a poet. You can check him out at www.fredhawthorne.com.

I was impressed with his honesty and openness about his feelings and his drive in life. Not many men share deep revelations that easily. I especially appreciated his poetry about women. He understands the value of a woman in love and how to value her. Not many men seem to get that, or at least I haven’t heard any men mention it.

If you get a chance to catch a performance of Fred’s, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. His eloquence with words and his style are very easy to connect to. I always get a warm feeling in my heart when I watch an artist from a completely different background than I had speak their truth. We all talk about the same things from various vantage points.

Blessings!Laura

You can hear my new studio cuts at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic.
Where Music Meets Artistry

Busy Week

Lately I’ve had so much going on that I haven’t been writing much. My producer, Robert Eibach, and I recorded the lead vocal for, “Our Love” and “I’d Rather Leave You”. It was fun to record lead vocals again. I’m starting to get the hang of it now. That may sound weird, but singing for a recording is different than anything else.

I have a performance tonight at CAP Theater in Studio City. Lonny Stevens, the Artistic Director at CAP, gave me some blocking for my performance. I’m so used to having a guitar with me on stage and tonight I’ll be singing to studio back-up tracks. I was practicing last night and moving around while singing is a whole new thing for me.

This week, I also got to look at the raw footage we shot for the “Wakantanka” music video. It was rough looking at raw footage of me and that took some getting used to. I don’t know why with all the technology we have that someone hasn’t come up with a camera that doesn’t make a person look 10 lbs. heavier. That would be great.

Blessings!Laura

Now you can hear 4 songs of mine from the studio at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Video Shooting

It was a fun day of shooting video for my song “Wakantanka”. It was also an early day getting ready. I was at my make-up artist’s place at 8am, got my wardrobe together after that and then went to the studio for the session. I brought a bunch of clothing, jewelry, scarves and shoes and didn’t use very much of it.

I’m always happy to bring a lot of wardrobe for a video shoot, even if I only use a few things. It’s best to give the director different choices. I’m not the best one to decide what looks right or what pieces should go where when it comes to art direction. I’m a songwriter and a performer. A director knows what looks best on camera and on me.

One of the nicest things about the shoot was that I was wearing a shawl that my parents bought for me when they were in Barcelona and some jewelry that a friend gave me for performing. It wrapped me in love and it was great to have that energy with me. My new hair-do was perfect and the director told me it makes me look younger. I like that.

Blessings!Laura

You can hear my song “Wakantanka” at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Highlights

Yesterday I went to a new hair artist, named Latisha, and got highlights in my hair. She also gave me the best looking hair cut I’ve ever had. I have really curly hair and not many people know how to cut curly hair. Needless to say, I am incredibly happy. I knew that Latisha would do a nice job on my hair. I’ve seen her work before.

I usually don’t drive long distances for much in my life. Latisha works in Arcadia. That’s about a half hour drive. I’m kind of spoiled. Most of the places I go to do things are 5-10 minutes driving time from where I live in LA. I think that’s one of the greatest things about my life is the convenience factor. And in LA that is a must for me.

I’ve heard that Latisha has clients who fly in from out of town to have their hair done by her. I can understand why. She is wonderful. And I’m excited to have a fresh look for the video we’re shooting next week and for my new CD coming out. The next thing on my list is to go shopping for clothes. I love being a girl.

Blessings!Laura

You can hear “Wakantanka” on my artist page at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Drums & Strings

My producer, Robert Eibach, and I were in the studio working on my song “If I Tell You That I Love You”. We had recorded the harmony vocals and Robert was putting in drums and strings. It was amazing to listen to the song be transformed as Robert was adding parts to the song. He’s got such a talent for knowing what makes a song sound right.

That’s why he’s a record producer. Robert told me that Carl Strand, the very gifted guitar player who has recorded beautiful guitar parts on my songs, turned him on to a composer named, Debussy, and that inspired him. Whatever the inspiration, it was wonderful. The strings really touched my heart and enhanced the song so much.

So I’m becoming more in awe of the direction Robert is taking my music to. I really don’t know what people are going to think of my music. I know that I’m grateful and happy that somehow I wound up recording my CD with Robert over at Del Oro Music. So much has changed since we started this project and everything gets better everyday.

Blessings!Laura

You can find Robert and Carl in my top friends at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Home Sweet Home

Getting home after being away for awhile feels great. My little cat, Macey, was happy to see me. She woke me up throughout the night to give me kisses and rub my face so I could pet her about every hour. When I looked at the clock after the 5th time and saw it was 5am I just had to give her even bigger hugs and kisses. She is so adorable.

I was really happy to see her, too. I truly am in love with my little Macey girl and thought about her a lot while I was away. She has a great babysitter. My friend, Macey’s Aunt Teresa, stays with her while I’m gone. Teresa loves Macey, too. Teresa is a cat person and a vet tech, so it’s nice to know Macey is in good hands. Macey has fun with her.

At the Phoenix airport, I found a really pretty silver flower charm with a light blue heart shaped crystal in the middle of it for the necklace I’m having made for Macey for her 1st birthday. (Her birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day). Light blue is the birthstone color for March. I showed the charm to Macey and she rubbed her face against it. She’s a princess.

Blessings!
Laura

Check out my new song “Wakantanka” at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry

Rest

I don’t pride myself on being a workaholic, but I’ve realized on this trip that I rarely take a day off to do nothing. There’s always stuff to do. There are times when I am working 12 or more hours a day, but it’s usually broken up into different areas of my life, so I just consider myself busy. It wasn’t until I really got some rest here that I realized I don’t really rest that much in my regular routine.

Part of how that happens is that I really love what I do on a daily basis. I’m learning a lot, creating, and spending time with fabulous people. I feel so lucky to be where I am that most of the time what I’m doing doesn’t even seem like work to me. And it keeps getting better. It’s cool to be in that kind of energy and I’m very grateful. I’m also grateful that I’m getting a lot of rest while I’m in Tucson. I needed it.

When I get back home I’m back to being busy again. With studio sessions, stylist appointments for photography, video shooting, gigs and other things to take care of, I’m sure March will fly by like a breath of fresh air. It’s fun the way everything comes together with everything . There’s so much magic happening all the time. All the hours, money, energy and space I give to my music is well worth it.

Blessings!Laura

Check out my song “Wakantanka” at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
Where Music Meets Artistry