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Porter is a 25-year old pianist, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles. Her music, which she describes as a spontaneous offering of insights to accompany the dance of life, is at once literate and mischievous. An accomplished technical musician, Porter excels in live performances and intimate settings—able to engage the audience with her personality as well as her melodies. Critics have responded by calling Porter's voice "sensual", her playing "hypnotic", and her musical sensibility "precocious"-yet-"delicate". Her lyrics, which tilt toward the philosophical, have been described by Grammy-winning lyricist Jerry Leiber as "poetry set to music".

Porter has also been highly active in the studio. In 2008, she released her self-produced debut album, the self-fulfilling prophecy. The result of a two-year labor of love, it is available through iTunes, CD Baby, and Borders bookstores. Enjoying herself more than ever, Porter is currently touring the West Coast, the Southwest, and licensing her music for use in film and television.

Born in the United States, Porter spent most of her childhood in France. After finishing high school in Sophia Antipolis, she returned to North America and attended Rhode Island's prestigious Brown University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Her formal education completed, Porter next sought a different sort of classroom—specifically: the South Pacific. While backpacking through Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Fiji, Porter re-discovered just what was essential in her life. Thousands of miles from home, she realized that what she missed most wasn't a warm bed, clean clothes, or a decent meal, but her beloved piano. Upon returning from her Pacific expedition, she moved to Connecticut and, from there, drove to Los Angeles to whole-heartedly pursue her musical career. This is where you'll find Porter now, playing shows, writing songs, and hoola-hooping on the beach.

In the summer, Porter will expand her touring schedule by taking aim at the North and Midwest. She is also hard-at-work on a second album and in the process of organizing an LA-based band to include cello, bass, flute, clarinet, and drums. As she builds on her success and moves forward in her career, she hopes she can do what other musicians have done for her: Inspire.

Porter and her adventures in the music industry can be tracked via the web—through MySpace , an official homepage , and on her personal blog (updated daily!). Videos of Porter's performances are also available on her YouTube channel .

To contact Porter directly, send an email to porter [at] portersinger.com . For anything formal or business-related, please contact her manager, Chelsey Wright, at ChelseyWright [at] gmail.com