Album Notes

What do you get when you cross a classically trained pianist with the beautiful sound of the violin, a hip hop and ballet dance background, and a rangy pop voice to boot? This is it!! Hailing from Orange County, Lara wins over audiences with her energetic performances which one fan describes as a hipper Celine Dion meets a mature Christina Aguilera with some Alicia Keys piano and soul. She has been working in the studio with Dean Sams of the multi-platinum group Lonestar as producer, Ken Larish in Los Angeles, and writing with top writers including Amy Powers, Busbee, Marty Silverstone, Chris Pelcer, Jason Blume, and Marv Green ("Amazed").

Lara's songs have already received recognition on Broadjam.com's Top 10 and Garageband.com's "Track of the Day" and other awards. She also reached Garageband.com's coveted #1 for Female Vocalist in Pop (all-time charts), and Female Vocalist Overall (all-time charts). She was recently nominated as best female singer in the 2004 Orange County Music Awards. Her stint in Nashville included being a finalist on FOX's Nashville Pop Idol. After winning Top Female Vocalist at a California Thespian Festival and receiving a scholarship, Lara attended a two-week program on Broadway in New York where she had the opportunity to perform in the Lamb's Theatre and work with Broadway professionals, such as Marni Nixon.

A summa cum laude graduate from USC's Music Business Program (4.0 GPA in her major), Lara was a featured artist on USC's radio station and in the Daily Trojan Newspaper, as well as an Entertainment Guest on Trojan Vision's Platforum.

Recent events include singing the National Anthem at a Dodger's Game, singing as the voice for Mattel's Princess Anneliese Barbie Doll (one of the hot toy items this holiday season), performing as the featured vocalist in the debut of "The Buddy Bregman Show", and performing throughout the United States. She has appeared in many short films and music videos, modeled for companies such as Lanza, and has a couple feature films in the works. Lara is playing Kim Novak in Debbie Allen's (FAME, West Side Story) workshop production of Leslie Bricusse's (Jekyll and Hyde, Victor/Victoria) latest musical, "Sammy," played by comedian/tv/film star Tommy Davidson. Some of the people moved by Lara's performance included Denzel Washington, Quincy Jones, and Liza Minelli!

Lara realizes success is not overnight, but is the culmination of hard work meeting opportunity. Persistence is key and she has what it takes to realize her dreams. Check out www.larajanine.com for her upcoming performance dates.