Up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter, Laura Ranieri emerges from her big city pop/rock upbringing to reveal the urban cowgirl inside. Her new singles Crazy ‘bout a Cowboy, Closer I Get and Small Town Life, produced by Brian Gagnon (one of Shania Twain’s former producers), will be released to radio through late 2006/2007. Crazy ‘bout a Cowboy is already getting pre-release airplay on Internet radio.

She has played full houses in Toronto and is making publishing inroads during frequent pilgramages to Nashville.


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Up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter, Laura Ranieri emerges from her big city pop/rock upbringing to reveal the urban cowgirl inside. Her new singles Crazy ?bout a Cowboy, Closer I Get and Small Town Life, produced by Brian Gagnon (one of Shania Twain?s former producers), will be released to radio through late 2006/2007. Crazy ?bout a Cowboy is already getting pre-release airplay on Internet radio.

This new country/folk-rock artist has been bringing her powerful voice and intelligent lyrics to the scene since 2002. In 2005, she launched her first full length album Southbound. Her song, Like Kerouac garnered an initial 5/5 rating on popular Garageband.com and both Sitting in the Sunshine and Southbound won a slew of awards, including Best Female Vocals, Best Melody, and Most Rock?s Track. Southbound is available for purchase online at CD Baby: (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lauraranieri)

When Laura is not writing and co-writing with songwriters in Toronto and Nashville, she is actively performing in both cities at high profile music festivals (Toronto City Roots, Winterfolk, Tin Pan North) and at music venues.

Musical Beginnings
Back in 2002, Laura, already a writer and accomplished classical stage and TV actress, made her first foray into the folk rock music world with her debut 6-song EP "a little of that". With little promotion, songs like Magic, Simon and Lifetime found their way into the top 10 Toronto mp3 pop/rock charts that same spring and Easier that Way went all the way to #1 on Toronto's mp3 blues chart. Throughout 2002 she wrote, played and gained unexpected publisher interest during trips to Nashville and Boston (where she studied guitar and songwriting at Berklee). Her ?C?est What? Toronto EP Release party in July 2002 was a sell out.

Through 2003 and 2004 she honed her songwriting skills, formed her Band Reason and expanded her reputation and fan base playing venues from Free Times, Holy Joe?s, 3rd Floor Riley?s. Hugh?s Room and Girl?s with Guitars at C'est What in Toronto to the French Quarter and Broken Spoke in Nashville Tennessee.

Drama/Acting/Comedy Background
Her background is diverse. A University of Toronto English/Drama grad, she wrote lively tongue-in-cheek for musicals and revues on and off campus. Winner of several performance and academic scholarships, she also took on a myriad of leading roles in classical plays and later hosted a TV travel show, Discover Your World, on CHCH TV11. As well, she was a member of the offbeat comedy troupe The Six Flying Hamsters, whose sketches and satirical songs (written and performed by Ranieri) aired on CBC radio ? and who did a comedy pilot for FOX TV. Laura has also written musical numbers for Second City and other comedy productions

Toronto NSAI coordinator
Not only an active performing writer, Laura also leads songwriting initiatives in Ontario as the co-ordinator of the Nashville Songwriters Association International?Toronto chapter, the largest songwriting association in the world.
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