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About Me


Musician/songwriter Lauren Doran, a Southern California native, has an affinity for the 90s Boston music scene. Her songs naturally carry a quirky, sullen edge. It was this mix of Los Angeles grunge and Boston power pop that attracted the attention of producer Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo, Nina Gordon, Cruiserweight). Once in the studio, they focused on achieving a sense of duality. Through the intricate guitars and complex harmonies, they crafted a sound that appealed to a co-ed audience.
What emerged was dubbed The Lolita EP. Featuring Stacy Jones – American Hi-Fi, Miley Cyrus – on drums and guest vocals by Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley and Veruca Salt's Nina Gordon, the influences on this debut are clear.
When it came time to take the project from the studio to the stage, it was important that each member's talent feature equally. With the addition of another local Sergio Gonzalez on drums and Boston imports, Joey Baron on lead guitar and singer/songwriter Stephanie Jacobson on bass and backing vocals, the music’s east-west style had come full circle.

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Music:

Member Since: 09/05/2006
Band Members: Lauren Doran: Guitar/Vocals
Joey Baron: Guitar/Vocals
Sergio Gonzalez: Drums

Influences: Helium, Local H, Sleater Kinney, Nirvana, That Dog, Belly, Alice in Chains, Julianna Hatfield, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Veruca Salt, Letters to Cleo, Green Day, Hole, The Breeders
Sounds Like: Julianna Hatfield getting together with Louise Post and Mary Timony to party.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

EP review on Just Press Play

we scored a 9!http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/5788 -the-lolita-ep.html
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:09:00 GMT

Lolita EP review from We are Manchester

People overseas are getting into us!http://www.wearemanchester.co.uk/?p=118
Posted by on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:57:00 GMT

NEW SONGS COMING SOON!

Well, not really "new" but, new versions. The official USA Mike versions! We are inches away from finishing the mixes and then they'll be sent off for mastering. Trust me guys, it's worth the wait :) ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:31:00 GMT

Recording Day 1

Recording went well today. We just got the ball rolling with scratch guitars and vocals. Tomorrow is drum day! In theory, I'm not doing anything but it's going to be amazing. I'm looking forward to wa...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Going into the Studio update.

Ingenue is going into the studio April 22nd with Producer Michael Eisenstein. You might know him from one of my favorite bands, Letters to Cleo. Having Michael help us out is just too perfect. Who els...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:11:00 GMT

why do the songs sound weird at the end?

um yeah so Alice pointed out that the songs on myspace have this weird Blip at the end where it ends but then has this extra second of song. I don't get it. Well, on the CD that won't be there cause i...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:17:00 GMT

Ambien

This is one of those songs. It might not be the radio hit but it's so memorable. We are all pretty excited about this one. Maddison and I took a lot of time crafting the guitars in the chorus and we f...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:14:00 GMT

Shire is the new new new song

I know we said we were gonna have 3 songs up by the end of this weekend but now I'm not so sure...Anyway, Stacey was commenting on how people seem to really like Valley so we both figured Shire might ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Two New New Songs

I'm getting better at whipping out songs to post up here. However, I'm getting progressively shitty at mixing. It's very obvious that if I spend the time to learn mixing and recording techniques that ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:01:00 GMT

Recording Update

Hello friends,I know it's been a while since we've put anything up or even acted like this page existed. I pretty much went into hidding and came out of the experience with 23 new songs. I'm in the pr...
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 19:44:00 GMT