Tamara Laurel began this year having never played guitar or original material in public. Flash forward 12 months, and she is sitting nicely with over half a million international streams of her debut single “I Want You,” a finalist spot in Live Nation Entertainment’s international Artist Competition, a packed-house show on the House of Blues Sunset Strip Main Stage, successful shows all over LA – including at The Roxy, a Summer Residency at acclaimed songwriter hub Witzend, an international commercial placement for “I Want You,” radio play in 5 countries, and a steadily growing following both here and abroad. Her Folk-Americana hybrid has been called “Sparkle Folk,” and shines on her first-ever release, LIGHTNING. The self-written & self-produced debut was recording with Grammy award-winning Phil Allen (Adele) and Grammy-nominated Luke Tozour (Katy Perry).