Jessica Lauren

Bio:

Jessica Lauren - Sista Wonder, Lady Light... analog keyboardista, harmonica queen, multi-instrumentalist, 5-Star Astro-Navigatrix. Cult figure on the London scene for like 15 years. Signature sounds include Fender Rhodes piano, Moog & Oberheim synthesisers, Vox Super Continental and Korg CX3 organs, Nord Stage Compact EX keyboard, Hohner Clavinet D6 and Pianet, Echoplex and Fulltone analog tape delays, ARP String Ensemble, Mu-Tron Z. Vex Neo and Maestro pedals - yeah baby! Signed to Soul Jazz Records in the early '90s, then released the groundbreaking jazztronica album 'film' on M.E.L.T.2000. Featured on so many tunes from Joey Negro to Heliocentrics, Catalyst to United Future Organisation, Juliet Roberts to Pops Mohamed, Mustang to Spooky, Emanative to Kay Suzuki. Currently working on new stuff in the likkle studio, preparing to release the Jessica Lauren Four acoustic project, playing keys with rock-funk sensations The Killer Meters, Brit-funk legends Savanna and Atmosfear ('Dancing In Outer Space'), Spanish jazz-soul queen Pepa Niebla and the mighty Emanative project. Featured on the wonderful albums 'Everything You Are' by Sam Lewis, 'Space' by Emanative and 'Demis' by Demis Roussos. Favourite place in the world: Out the back with ocean water in the dreads baby, but it been sooo long... ..

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Member Since:

February 11, 2006

Influences:

Aretha, Brother Ray, Stevie, Marvin, Sly, Mavis, Donny, EWF, Larry Graham, Isleys, JB's, Johnny Guitar, Bernie Worrell and Parliament, the late great Billy Preston, Chester Thompson (TOP), Ohio Players, Jimi, Beefheart, Beatles, Beck, Dylan, Basie, Billie, Bird, Diz, Duke, Erroll, Horace, Les 'n' Eddie, Miles, Monk, Oscar with Ray and Ed, Rahsaan the MAN, Sahib Shihab and all o' dem cats, Smiths Jimmy and Dr Lonnie, Legrand, Schifrin, Gainsbourg, Grusin, Jobim, the divine João Gilberto, Tamba Trio, George Duke, Zawinul, Herbie, Lonnie LS, Muddy, Wolf, Walters Little & Big, Otis Spann, John Lee, Fela, Bob and the Wailers, Toots, Culture, The Burning Spear, Lee Perry, Tubby, Far I, Soul Jazz Records, Eddie Palmieri, Meters, Dr John, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Los Bros Hernandez, Tank Girl, Scary Go Round, Philip K Dick, Alfred Bester, Bob Moog, Harold Rhodes, Lee Oskar, Hanna-Barbera, Raymond Scott, Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Hayao Miyazaki, Captain Jack Sparrow, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, Ken Bradshaw, Miki Dora, Eddie Aikau, Jeff Clark, Frank Quirarte, Hank Fotos, Gabe Davies (sensei!), Rell Sunn, Layne Beachley, Lisa A and all the girls, Blair's Death Sauces, Betty Belts and Dreadworx YOU KNOW THAT!!!

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