Laura Day

Laura Day, singer/songwriter/musician, is a richly vibrant artist who draws from a vast divergence of rock, blues and jazz influences, shaping her uniquely feminine sound, navigating a sea of emotions with lyrical grace and playful melodic sophistication. Vulnerable, smart, sexy. *********** THANK YOU!!! Thank you, to everyone who voted for me in this year's MAMAs, (2007 Madison Area Music Awards), and helping me to win a 'Best Song' win in the Folk/Americana category for "Singing At The Moon"! My other 2007 MAMA nominations included 'Best Song' in Blues for "Antsy", 'Best Song' in Country for "RC", and 'Entertainer of the Year' in Pop, Blues, Folk and Country. Especially meaningful to me was the "Meritorious Achievement Award" that I received for the work I did on the March 12th 2007 fund raiser, 2007 Nominee Announcement Party, that was held at the Brink Lounge, in Madison, WI. We raised a significant amount of funds for the MAMAs cause! Check out the mission of the MAMAs at www.themamas.org. We're "...putting instruments in kids' hands"! The MAMAs is always looking for volunteers, so get involved, if you can!!! *********** Laura wrote, produced and recorded her debut CD, “It’s You”, at SMART Studio in Madison, released in June, 2005. She is currently working on her next project, with CD release scheduled for June 2007. Her newly launched publishing company, Stratess Publishing, Inc., a sister company to her computer consulting company, Stratess, Inc., is also engaged in the acquisition of new artists catalogs, and providing music business related services and products, including the design and development of a software application for music publishing management. ************ The EP release and its title track "It's You", were nominated for Best Song and Best Artist, Jazz, 2005, by the Madison Area Music Awards. *** The EP release "It's You" was also nominated for Best Album of the Year, kweevak.com, 2005. *** The track "Black Crow (In The Snow)" was a winner in the Midwest Songwriting Contest, Folk/Alternative, 2005. *** The track "David's Eyes" hit the Top-10, Pop-Rock chart, on Broadjam.com, 2006. *** The track "It Don't Take Much (I'm Gettin' Antsy)", hit the Top-10 chart, Country-Rock, on Broadjam.com, 2006. *** The track "Jamaica By The Sea" hit the Top-10 chart, Jazz-Smooth, on Broadjam.com, 2006. ************Hailing from central Illinois, Laura’s musical career has spanned the Midwest, performing the bar-band and coffee shop circuits across Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She spent a decade in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area, where she performed, recorded, and also organized music festivals for charitable fundraising. In 2003, she relocated to Madison, Wisconsin. She has fast become an integral part of the Madison musical community, as both a performer and a contributor to local grass roots organizations dedicated to the promotion and support of local area artists.