Music – Los Angeles
American singer and songwriter, Lauren Torres was born to John and Laurie Torres, in San Diego, California on November 3, 1994, Laurie’s 30th birthday. Encouraged by her parents to explore her musical pursuits, she began crafting her stealthily soulful vocals. Inspired by legends like Stevie Wonder and Etta James, and intrigued by new opportunities for musicians in the digital age, Torres began her music career in 2016 with her independent, sultry single and accompanying music video release, “Lullaby.” Torres received moderate success with her 2017 debut mixtape, From Here On Out, garnering 100,000+ streams as well as radio play in Australia.
Upon graduating with her Bachelors in Music Business in late 2017, Torres signed a one-year contract with independent record label, Red Label Records. In 2018, she released When All Else Fails, a mixtape, produced primarily of hip hop beats, with Reggae and R&B influences.Shortly after, the artist set out on her first two music tours as the opening act for ¡Mayday!, a three-member all-male hip hop group, formerly signed to Tech N9ne’s Independent Label, Strange Music. In March of 2018, Lauren toured the East Coast, playing shows in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and more. Later that year, in June, she once again packed her gear for a tour of the West Coast, this time playing throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. During her year-long contract, the artist had the opportunity to write and record the hook for a hip hop song produced by Hopsin, titled “I Am,” which has since amassed just over 2 million streams on Spotify alone.
In 2019, motivated to get back to her R&B roots and to push herself artistically, Torres released one single a month, for a total of 12 songs. On February 14, 2020, the artist released her third mixtape, "Monotone," quickly followed by a 4-track EP, LOLO. Both projects were accompanied by one self-funded music video, including "Make Me," which garnered more than 100,000 views on YouTube, and “Lose,” which became an official selection in the first ever annual Flow Film Festival and Market. Today, Lauren is drip-releasing her 14-track Alternative R&B album, titled Trash, which, stylistically-speaking, brings the listener back to Lauren's debut, "From Here On Out."
The fourth single release from Trash, "Mangos," which premiered in July, 2023, garnered press in CULTR, Music News, Landon Buford, the Daily Beat and more. Lauren has also taken the opportunity with this release to perform live in the Los Angeles area.