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laura scarborough

Who-La-Who? Who-La-Hoop!

About Me

MiNTONES EVERY MONDAY at MING'S CAFE Swinging!

LAURA SCARBOROUGH -- a classical pianist that crossed the line into improv, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Juno, Nord Lead, MicroKorg, Ableton Live, any nasty synthesis, sonic wizardry, drumming, vibraphone, accordion, hula-hooping, fire, LEDs, filming, recording, freaking, and geeking... Inspired from the jazz vocal divas and thick bass grooves, she partnered w/ Bill Sarver [Bildeaux / OHN] to construct music together -- THE PROJECT iS ENTiTLED LilA'S MEDiCiNE

RECENTLY I've been creating music for a DanceFusion Production entitled QUiXOTiC Here's a fabulous trailer from the production "Emovere" - we performed in June 2007 at the historic Madrid Theatre in Kansas City.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2006
Band Website: laurascarborough.com
Band Members:

LiLA'S MEDiCiNE with MR. BiLL SARVER (lAPToP DEConSTRuCTIONS anD BEAT TWEEKiNG) and MR. BRAD HOUSER (BASS, BaRi-SAX, BASS ClARiNET)

Laura's Fabulous Email List
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Influences: Thelonious Monk, Jeff Buckley, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Eartha Kitt, Bjork, Goldfrapp, Massive Attack, Tricky, LTJ Bukem, Radiohead, MIA, Fionna Apple, Portishead, Sade, Erykah Badu, J5, Emiliana Torrini, Thievery Corp, Miles Davis, Rachmaninoff, Funkadelic, Sly & Family Stone, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and many living contemporaries -- Dave Palmer, Juliana Sheffield, Brad Houser, Earl Harvin, Tipper, George Mack, Skerik, JJ Johnson, Brannen Temple, Ephraim Owens, Sam Lipman, ToddV Wolfson, Kyle Ellison, all the GoBS n GoBs o Austin talent that saturates this city.
Sounds Like: LiLA'S MEDiCiNE EP - MUSiC AVAiLABLE FOR DiGITAL DOWNLOAD -

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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Thirty-Four

1. I'm now 34.2. I'm stoked.3. I want one of these - a VIBRAPHONETTE!!!! very rare made in the 50's in Italy 4. if anyone spots one anywhere - pleaseeeeefindmeee 5. Vibraphonette is TOO COOL.6. I ...
Posted by laura scarborough on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:03:00 PST

Austin Statesman post

MAKER FAIRE THIS WEEKEND!Check out the Do it Yourselfers Unite article published today in the Austin American Statesman Paper about featured "makers"And here's a link to my impromtu "hooping demons...
Posted by laura scarborough on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:42:00 PST

NAMM After Party Coming Up

The annual NAMM summer session convention is coming to the Austin Convention Center this weekend July 27-29, bringing together music products manufacturers, retailers, and musicians. Livid Instrument...
Posted by laura scarborough on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:40:00 PST

HOOP PiCS from AUSTiN COMMUNiTY

Yesterday was 7.7.07 WORLD HOOP DAY. la.la.la. We were at the Austin Children's Museum in the late morning with many hooping volunteers and many many hoops. SPECIAL THANKS TO John Siebenthaler, Kiera,...
Posted by laura scarborough on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:29:00 PST

World Hoop Day tomorrow 0 7/7/07

Wherever you are - hoop it up some tomorrow 7/7/07 - NYC based hooper Annie Leffingwell, founder of World Hoop Day (.com) is encouraging everyone in the world to hula-hoop tomorrow - to raise aware...
Posted by laura scarborough on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:24:00 PST

WORLD HOOP DAY : Austin Children's Museum 7/7/07

Please join me for World Hoop Day on 7/7/07 -- I'm bringing some hoops to the Austin Children's Museum from 11 am - 1:30 pm on that Saturday to encourage kids and their parents to get their "circle" o...
Posted by laura scarborough on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:27:00 PST

Kansas City June 15 - EMOVERE

I'm stoked on this show. Emovere - JUNE 15 at the MADRID THEATRE in KC i'm doing much of the music for it - it features the Kansas City Ballet - and check this out -this production team found me on...
Posted by laura scarborough on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:19:00 PST

Doggie FOUND / Texas Gigs

I got my Shadow back --after 2 weeks we got a response to my second Craigslist posting ... She was found in Georgetown at the Williamson County Shelter - 50 miles away - I didn't think to look there -...
Posted by laura scarborough on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:37:00 PST

MY DOG WAS STOLEN!!

Monday April 2311 am - I let Shadow out and she disappeared - Neighbors spotted a white pick up truck - This is near McKinney Falls State Park. She's our baby. I've posted signs / ads / infoPLease kee...
Posted by laura scarborough on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:35:00 PST

NEW.ViDEO.E-FLYER

Posted a new video - the "Berliner Fraunen" - the "Ladies" as they like to be called - hooping it up w/ me in Potsdam - Soon I will post the Tap Dance music video "Bleib Jung und Wunderschön" that we ...
Posted by laura scarborough on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:35:00 PST