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Laura Roppe

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Float Away
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Released: Jun 12, 2008
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General Info

  • Genre: Americana / Folk Rock / Pop

    Location SAN DIEGO, California, Un

    Profile Views: 3114753

    Last Login: 8/11/2011

    Member Since 5/24/2008

    Website www.lauraroppe.com

    Record Label Independent

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    San Diego singer-songwriter Laura Roppé has released her sophomore album, “I’m Still Here,” produced by Matthew Embree, the frontman and lead guitarist of indie rock sensation, Rx Bandits (whose music is featured on the latest iteration of the popular video game, Guitar Hero.). Laura wrote all the songs for the album during and immediately following rigorous chemotherapy and radiation treatments for an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2009. “I’m Still Here” has received a glowing reception: “George Clooney” recently charted on Myspace; Laura’s celebratory music video for her bucket list song, “George Clooney,” has grabbed Top 30 or higher most-watched, “Youtube Honors” in Canada, Australia, Spain, India, Japan, France, Germany, and many others; European and UK radio is regularly airing tracks from “I’m Still Here”; respected UK music magazine, Maverick Magazine, raves that “I’m Still Here” is a five-star, “must-have” album (February 2011 issue); and influential music blogger Wildy’s World has named “I’m Still Here” as Number 13 on its list of the Top 60 albums of 2010, saying: "Roppe is the comeback kid; not only kicking cancer to the curb but remaking herself as an artist in one of the most brilliant and emotionally naked artistic turns of 2010. Roppe jettisons the glitz and polish of her debut album for a depth and emotional honesty that is startling and welcome." And on January 29, 2011, Laura debuted at No. 12 on Billboard Magazine’s “Uncharted Music” Chart, a listing of the Top 50 emerging artists who have demonstrated significant on-line fan engagement. Back in 2008, Laura left her successful legal career behind and rocketed onto the San Diego music scene with her first album, “Girl Like This.” Within weeks of her music debut, however, Laura was devastated to learn she had an aggressive form of breast cancer and immediately underwent surgery and seven months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Laura thought her musical dreams, and perhaps her very life, were over. But when Laura’s cancer treatments finally ended in 2009, "Girl Like This" was nominated for Album of the Year, and her song, "Float Away," won Americana Single the Year at the Los Angeles Music Awards in Hollywood, California in 2009. Laura launched a tour of the UK to promote “Girl Like This” and her music found a home in multiple major BBC radio markets, including Radio 2, Merseyside (Liverpool), Wales, Manchester, Sheffield, and many others, landing as high as No. 5 on the Amazon UK chart in 2009. Laura just completed writing an inspirational memoir entitled Woobie about her musical life adventures and kicking cancer’s ass, and the book has been signed by a top literary agent for submission to major publishing houses in early 2011.

  • Members

    Laura Roppé Band includes Laura, Jennifer Argenti (violin), Tim Cruz (ukulele), TJ Drabble (guitar), Ricky Lewis (guitar), Albert Margolis (organ), Jann Hoff (bass). Sometimes, on especially cool days, Laura's cousin Matt joins her, too.

  • Influences

    Regina Spektor, Carly Simon, Lucinda Williams, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse , Rx Bandits, Love You Moon, Pebaluna, Joni Mitchell, Ingrid Michaelson, anything that's catchy, interesting, fun, heartfelt

  • Sounds Like

    A woman who knows who she is. Finally. What the hell took me so long?

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