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With a career spanning
over 20 years,
Irish born Colin
Smith has led a musical
life as varied
as it is impressive.
With his former band
MrNorth, while on
RCA, they toured
extensively with the
likes of The Who, Van
Halen, Sheryl Crow
and Journey among many others. As a solo artist,
songs from his two records have been licensed to
movies and television alike. Smith has been seen in
live collaborations with Alicia Keys and has worked
multiple times on Saturday Night Live as the featured
vocal talent. He has been most recently been
seen touring with Christina Aguilera, duetting with
her on the GRAMMY winning Say Something to audiences
across the globe, as well as performing background
vocals for the show. Smith splits his time
between New York City and Los Angeles.
Leading a new generation
of soulful
crooners, Paul Loren
is a singer, songwriter,
producer and
consummate entertainer.
A native New
Yorker, Lauren was
raised on the rich
legacy of soul, classic
pop, and the Great
American Songbook, and in those musical idioms
he feels most at home. Taking elements from early
R&B, jazz and Brill Building pop, he crafts his music
with an ear towards timelessness.
Lauren completed his first headline tour this year
and has also performed in the past as a support
artist on national tours for Brendan James, The
Temptations, as part of Stamford’s Summer Concert
Series “Wednesday Night Live”, and Joe’s Pub
at the Public in NYC. He was also selected by Jennifer
Lopez to perform at her birthday gala in Las
Vegas, showcased at The SoHo House NYC, was a
featured artist at the AAA Radio Convention in Boulder
Colorado, and shared the stage with Paul Shaffer,
Queen Latifah, and Christie Brinkley at Target’s
launch event for New York Fashion Week.
His appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy
Fallon showcased his talents for millions of viewers,
with a winning song and viral video to boot. While in
Memphis, he had the rare opportunity to record in
the world-renowned Sun Studio in the same room
as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and
so many other pioneers of Rock and Roll. He was
also a finalist in the “Unsigned Only” singer songwriter
competition for 2018.
Lauren’s upcoming LP release is being recorded at
his “Five & Dime” studio in Brooklyn on old magnetic
tape machines and features world-class live
musicians. In support of the upcoming album, he
will be on tour again this spring and is playing his
annual holiday show this year at The City Winery in
New York City.
COLIN SMITH
Vocalist
PAUL LOREN
Vocalist