Artist description Lorraine has the power, raw passion, & sensuality of 'Alanis meets Janis', & dynamic, soulful vocal stylings, over trippy arrangements reminiscent of the Beatles, XTC, Sheryl Crow.

Music Style Powerful. Pure. Passionate. Melodic. Rock.

Musical Influences Ani DiFranco-Annie Lennox-Peter Gabriel-the Beatles-Cat Stevens-James Taylor-Billie Holliday-shall I go on?

Similar Artists Janis has an orgy with the Beatles, Alanis, Sheryl Crow & the Black Crowes!

Artist History Lorraine sings to live & lives to sing. Chronologically: Lorraine performs concerts for family every sunday after dinner...she writes first song at age nine...performs throughout school, on stage, & on the schoolbus...gets a production deal with Steve Miller's Cacophony Productions, recording with legendaries Will Lee, Lenny Pickett, & others...gets invited to sing at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala tribute to Billy Joel, & shares the stage with Billy...she chooses EMI Music Group as her publisher, writes numerous #1 singles & wins songwriting awards...With gold & platinum albums, she records her CD, "Languishing In Turbulence" with producer/writer Teddy Kumpel, picks her band, starts gigging, hires publicist Ida Langsam, gets great gigs & reviews, makes Hits Mag's Buzzin Top 20, sells on CDbaby...tours Europe...starts new band, LoudLife, writes new harder-edged material...gets manager Nancy Buchanan...before getting in the studio with her own CD project, Lorraine's hired as producer for artist Kim Loren, and other artists...gigs in Atlantic City, NYC, etc, currently with new band...

Group Members Excited about their newest project, a snarling rock act called 'LoudLife', Lorraine (lead vocalist & percussion), and Geoff Sobel (lead electric, acoustic guitarist & vocals) have been busy slaving over hot new songs and getting their gig schedule started! They're now shopping for the right touring drummer and bassist...

Instruments vocals, elec/acoustic guitars, hand percussion, bass and drums!

Albums Debut CD,'Languishing In Turbulence'...8/03 update: In the midst of creating the next album with newest project, "LoudLife"!

Press Reviews "Lorraine is a musical hurricane, creating exquisite chaos wherever she storms." - Songwriter's Monthly ///"Rootsy NYC songstress has chops and hooks."-Hits Mag, 'Buzzin Top 20 Wheels and Deals' chart, 6/21/01///"A welcome and much needed shining light on the alternative rock scene"-GoodTimes Mag///"Remember This Artist".Wow-She is just awesome live around the New York City music scene. If you haven't seen her on stage, make a point of it RIGHT AWAY. Passionate, compelling, pure--and what a voice! You'll be playing the CD over and over and over again--with the volume turned up!-Chris Kennedy, Senior Program and Research Consultant, Joint Communications Corp. clients include: VH-1, MTV, Chancellor Media

Additional Info Check out the wild and wonderful reviews on GoodTimeMag.com, artist direct.com, Musicdish.com, musesmuse.com/mrev-ferro.html...the globalmuse.com...gogirls.com...islandear.com/localmusic/LorraineFerro.htm...and video archives from OnlineTV.com, collegemusic.com, and dcn.com...we're on a CDbaby.com compilation...and, you can watch us on GNYCTV, and PAXTV...plus, we've been band of the week on bandradio.com!

Location New York, NY - USA

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