Known both as one of the Los Angeles music scenes’ most in-demand session violinists and also as a powerful singer/songwriter in her own right, Laena Myers’ career spans decades and genres. You can find a detailed list of all albums officially released featuring Laena’s musicianship at the Discography tab. Check the other tabs as well for information about her live performance experience, music videos, etc.
Laena Myers’ Spring '24 release, LUV (Songs of Yesterday) showcases a multi-faceted artist and approach to music; an experimental punk background of guitar-based songwriting merging with deep classical violinLaena performs her music live with varying accompaniment (from her album release show which featured an 11-piece band to a solo set at MOMO music festival in The Netherlands) but most often she performs as a duo featuring another multi-instrumentalist to allow for more freedom to play violin. roots as well as a life-long love for singing ballads, leading to a depth of emotion that cuts to the heart of even the most hardened. The 11-track collection is the first to feature the genre-spanning composer, session violinist/singer and former chronic band member putting her own name to her recordings.
LUV was well-received, with critical acclaim from print publications such as Mojo Magazine - "Myers' solo debut feels full to the brim, with experience, ideas and detached cool", as well as UNCUT - “The title track is a dreamy, instrumental swirl … while the gorgeous 'Give Em Hell' has power, resilience and a country song's attitude to starting over."
Photo by Don Marcelo
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