In early 2008, Laura brought a demo of her
songs to Grammy-nominated producer Steve Wetherbee of Golden Tracks
Studio in Escondido, California, who absolutely loved Laura's songs
and agreed to produce Laura’s album. After Laura’s album
“Girl Like This” was finished in late 2008, a chance
encounter with the producer of a local radio morning show resulted
in airplay for "Float Away" to an avalanche of listener
response. This exposure eventually led to a record deal with London-based
label, Right Recordings, in October 2008.
Two days after signing the contract with
her new record label, Laura was diagnosed with an aggressive form
of breast cancer in October 2008. She immediately underwent seven
months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, which she finished
in May 2009, just in time for the release of Laura's album "Girl
Like This" and single "Float Away" in the UK.
As of August 2009, Laura's song "Float
Away" is being played on BBC radio all over the UK, including
on the top rated radio show in the country (with 8 million daily
listeners), and in Liverpool, Manchester, Scotland and Wales. The
result: "Float Away" hit No. 5 on the Amazon UK chart
in just one day!
The music video for "Float Away"
-- shot on the coast of England in August 2009 by renowned video
director Steve Graham (with videos for Oasis, Paul McCartney, Annie
Lennox, Lenny Kravitz to his credit) -- will be released in November
2009.
Laura also will perform her hit "Float
Away" at the Los Angeles Music Awards in Hollywood, CA, on
November 12, 2009, where Laura's album "Girl Like This"
has been nominated for Country Album of the Year, and "Float
Away" for Americana Single the Year! The show will be broadcast
around the world to an audience of 18 million. Go to www.lauraroppe.com
for more information.
