Specialties
Laurie's repertoire of instrumentals, light jazz and upbeat blues is perfect as a solo for events such as cocktail parties, networking events, art openings, fundraisers, wine tasting's, birthdays, memorial services and other special events.
She is great at being background yet creating a pleasant ambiance. For larger events she can perform as a duo, trio, quartet or full band!
If you like Ella Fitzgerald, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Billy Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, you'll love Laurie!
Fundraisers
Erie Chamber of Commerce 1st Annual Wine and Cheese; UNA (United Nations Boulder County Chapter; AAUW (American Association of University Women); CWEF's (Colorado Women's Education Foundation) at BonacQuisti Winery; Annual Fundraiser for Mother House Boulder; Butterfly Pavilion Wings and Wine
Festivals
Capital Hill People's Fair (several times); A Taste of Colorado; Boulder Creek Festival (several times); Burro Festival (Fairplay, CO); Golden Fine Arts Festival; Nic Fest (Casper, WY); Cheesman Park Fine Art Festival; Mile High Art and Jazz Festival; Art Walk Longmont (several times); Highlands Ranch Festival; Friends of Folk 2017, 2018; Framily Women's Music Festival (Michigan); Opened for Rock and Rails (Niwot, CO); Sister Winds Festival (Boulder, CO); Red, White and Blues Festival (Lake Taupo New Zealand
History
Established in 1991.
Awards
Honorable mention "I Can't Wait to See You Again" in the 16th & 17th Annual Billboard World Song Contest.
2011 top ten finalist Tipperary World Peace Song Contest for "What Can I Do?"
2011 REAL Award from Boulder Magazine
2013 First place jazz category COMBO Song Contest for "I Can't Wait to See You Again"
2013 Passed the first round audition for America's Got Talent December 7, 2013
2014 Member of the Year Boulder Professional Women for music and environmental work
2014 Award for "I Can't Wait to See You Again"
2014 First place jazz category COMBO Song Contest for "They'll Play a Little Samba"
2015 Finalist in COMBO's Songwriters' Contest "Sunlight in a Snowstorm"
Featured in Boulder Magazine Summer Edition 2016
2017 "Trailblazer Woman of the Year" award Celebration of Women BPW Boulder
2018 "Outstanding Achievement" award NFBPWC
2018 Semi-finalist USA Song of the Year Contest for new single "Goodnight Sweet Baby Sweet Dreams
Meet the Business Owner: Laurie D.
Laurie is a working musician and an accomplished guitarist/vocalist with a wide repertoire and styles allowing her to entertain at nightclubs, restaurants, corporate and private events, festivals, weddings and funerals.
Billboard Magazine award recipient, Laurie Dameron, has been playing the guitar for over 50 years and singing even longer. Between solo performances and performances with her band, Laurie D and the Blues Babes, she has performed for hundreds of venues in and out of Colorado over the past 25 years.
Dameron has produced and arranged three CDs. The first, Utah Dream, is all original folk, pop and blues. The second, Looking Through the Blue, is all original jazz compositions. The third is 12 of Laurie's favorite jazz standards and one original, the title cut, I Can't Wait to See You Again. She does 95% of all the guitar work plus much of the percussion. She is currently working on a fourth (folk, blues, environmental) album and a fifth album of original and jazz covers.