Rachel Lauren was born to sing. After making her stage debut in musical theater at the age of five, she excitedly exclaimed to her mother, “Do you mean I can do this for the rest of my life?” At the age of 15, Rachel discovered Jazz. In 2009 she graduated with honors from the USC Thornton School of Music as a Music Industry and Jazz major. Rachel was also the recipient of the prestigious Lamont Dozier Scholar award her Junior year. In addition to performing all over the world, Rachel has also been seen on the David Letterman show, featured at Grammys, major USC events and David Fosters Starry Night. Her voice can also be heard on the feature song in the award winning documentary "SOMM"(2013). Rachel has shared the stage with greats such as Randy Newman, Mike Garson, Tierney Sutton, Peter Erskine , Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy, Chris Botti and Dave Koz. In 2006, Rachel paired up with producer, arranger and drummer, Brian Carmody, to release her first album Away From the Crowd. After working together for seven years the two are now releasing the highly anticipated follow up album "If Ever".
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