Such a joy to chat with Lauren about her life, career, and amazing work as a social media star! What's something new you learned about Lauren in this interview? Who should I chat with next?! Timestamps below as well as in the description :] 0:00 - Introduction 1:12 - Lauren introduces herself 5:38 - How does Lauren's background factor into what she's doing now? 9:14 - Lauren's vocal type + theory behind vocal classification 13:07 - "Putting yourself in a box" vocally 14:04 - Opera and Musical Theater - Issues with casting and more 19:44 - Actors playing younger roles (Disney Channel, Broadway, and more) 20:40 - Lauren's Social Media before she was famous 22:55 - "Blowing Up" on TikTok for the first time 24:40 - Being on TikTok in general (keeping up with trends, etc.) 27:04 - "Blowing Up" over the pandemic 27:55 - Lauren & Peter on Colm McGuinness 29:43 - Pros/Cons: Having a giant social media following 36:12 - "Cancel Culture" 36:43 - Dealing with hate online 39:55 - Staying "relevant" online (+ Mental Health) 41:24 - Staying "relevant" on different platforms (What's the difference?) 42:45 - IRL-struggles for an online influencer 46:33 - Screen-Time limits 47:30 - Lauren's favorite project 48:13 - How "Hide and Seek" started 48:49 - Working with VoicePlay (filming with Layne) 49:20 - Doing 2 covers of the same song for Halloween 2022 (The Bass Gang / VoicePlay) 49:32 - Lauren's experience with voice-over work 50:37 - Hitting 1 million subscribers on TH-cam 52:40 - Hitting 1 million followers on TikTok 53:25 - The nature of Lauren's content 55:35 - Talking about Bobby Bass 55:55 - Talking about "Polished Content" 58:11 - Lauren on living in Nashville + future plans 1:02:26 - Patreon Q&A 1:02:44 - Did your mom ever sing to you as a child? 1:03:51 - Favorite song that you haven't covered yet + who would you collaborate with on said song? 1:05:13 - If you could have any singer's voice, who would it be and why? 1:06:46 - "Prince of Egypt" cover with The Bass Gang? 1:07:23 - Finishing Thoughts 1:08:27 - Outro
Peter Hollens would be a great interview. He's an OG a capella TH-camr and he's got a lot to say about the economics of being a creator. Also Colm sounds like he'd be a fun one. His Sleeping in the Cold Below is one of my top listens and he gets mad props for covering Stan Rogers.
I REALLY enjoy Lauren's voice quite a bit. I also admire how she has explored different media to find what works for her. It is so great to see singers who are so positive, who care about their impact on their fans, and most importantly, has found a way to make a living as a singer, in a business that is just so difficult to survive in. She comes across as such a nice, very genuine person, someone that you would enjoy meeting and having a cup of coffee with. Prince of Egypt? YES, PLEASE!!!
Thanks! Peter! Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for posting this awesome interview! I greatly enjoyed it from beginning to end! Lauren is such a sweet person; I just love her personality! Those were some very good questions you asked! And thank you for saving my question for last! My heart leaped for joy! I could not contain my excitement hearing her response to my question! Thank you a billion times more for doing this amazing interview! If I had a million thumbs, I would give this video a million thumbs up! Fantastic job!
Really enjoying your interviews with fascinating people in the world of voice performance. Lauren seems so nice, and her story of creating her niche should inspire others. All success to you both!
I wasn't around for your first go at this series, but I am so glad its back so I can jump on now and listen to these great conversations. You are a great host Peter and have loved both interviews in the new run of this series!
I found this this interview quiet enlightening. It seems to be a balance between living and making a living. But that is no different than working to live or living to work. Thank you Lauren for sharing your gifts 💜
This was a great interview, glad to learn more about Lauren! Would love to see / hear more Bass Gang collab with her: "Hide and Seek" is a favorite in our household!
BTW Peter: That was an extremely classy comment in response to Lauren's stories about people trolling her online. Uplifting, encouraging, and gentlemanly all at once, and the world needs more of it!
Regarding the two Hide and Seek covers mentioned at 49:20, I was one of those who were a little taken aback by the fact that she did both. I agree though, that they are extremely different and I enjoy them both (all, counting the original stairwell version). My main concern was just consent between groups - did Voiceplay and the Bass Gang know about the other groups cover coming out? If everyone was notified in advance and cool with it then I am glad to have both versions out there in the world and in my playlists, but I have hoped this whole time that no one was taken by surprise or felt like they were taken advantage of.
We (The Bass Gang) had no idea she was doing it with VoicePlay as well - We were for sure surprised, but not in a negative way at all. Their cover was amazing and we're just very happy to have had the opportunity to host Lauren for a song (Which hopefully won't be the last time!)
10:46 Not sure I agree that 70% of undergrad students think they're mezzos. Most girls and women at my age, 19, at my college don't sound like mezzos. But yes a lot of sopranos start of thinking they're mezzos, maybe or maybe not most but definitely plenty. And at 11:37, indeed with men's voices you can usually tell maybe around 80% of the time which voice type they are just by hearing them talk (there are exceptions on occasion though), but with women's voices it's much harder to tell what their voice type is just based on their speaking voices. I have heard mezzos who had super light and bright speaking voices and yet when they sing, they have so much weight and "heaviness" to their voices and they're also very dark. I have also heard some sopranos speak very low-pitched and sometimes not only that but also heavy and almost androgynous. In some interviews, Rosa Ponselle's speaking voice sounds maybe like a high mezzo, but sometimes she has even sounded like a contralto, and yet she is neither of those she is a dramatic soprano.
Such a joy to chat with Lauren about her life, career, and amazing work as a social media star! What's something new you learned about Lauren in this interview? Who should I chat with next?! Timestamps below as well as in the description :]
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Lauren introduces herself
5:38 - How does Lauren's background factor into what she's doing now?
9:14 - Lauren's vocal type + theory behind vocal classification
13:07 - "Putting yourself in a box" vocally
14:04 - Opera and Musical Theater - Issues with casting and more
19:44 - Actors playing younger roles (Disney Channel, Broadway, and more)
20:40 - Lauren's Social Media before she was famous
22:55 - "Blowing Up" on TikTok for the first time
24:40 - Being on TikTok in general (keeping up with trends, etc.)
27:04 - "Blowing Up" over the pandemic
27:55 - Lauren & Peter on Colm McGuinness
29:43 - Pros/Cons: Having a giant social media following
36:12 - "Cancel Culture"
36:43 - Dealing with hate online
39:55 - Staying "relevant" online (+ Mental Health)
41:24 - Staying "relevant" on different platforms (What's the difference?)
42:45 - IRL-struggles for an online influencer
46:33 - Screen-Time limits
47:30 - Lauren's favorite project
48:13 - How "Hide and Seek" started
48:49 - Working with VoicePlay (filming with Layne)
49:20 - Doing 2 covers of the same song for Halloween 2022 (The Bass Gang / VoicePlay)
49:32 - Lauren's experience with voice-over work
50:37 - Hitting 1 million subscribers on TH-cam
52:40 - Hitting 1 million followers on TikTok
53:25 - The nature of Lauren's content
55:35 - Talking about Bobby Bass
55:55 - Talking about "Polished Content"
58:11 - Lauren on living in Nashville + future plans
1:02:26 - Patreon Q&A
1:02:44 - Did your mom ever sing to you as a child?
1:03:51 - Favorite song that you haven't covered yet + who would you collaborate with on said song?
1:05:13 - If you could have any singer's voice, who would it be and why?
1:06:46 - "Prince of Egypt" cover with The Bass Gang?
1:07:23 - Finishing Thoughts
1:08:27 - Outro
Geoff Castellucci? I probably butchered the spelling lol.
Peter Hollens would be a great interview. He's an OG a capella TH-camr and he's got a lot to say about the economics of being a creator. Also Colm sounds like he'd be a fun one. His Sleeping in the Cold Below is one of my top listens and he gets mad props for covering Stan Rogers.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 nope, it's correct
We love Lauren! Sign us up for that Prince of Egypt cover 👀
I Can't Wait! 🎉
How can you not love Lauren? 😊
I REALLY enjoy Lauren's voice quite a bit. I also admire how she has explored different media to find what works for her. It is so great to see singers who are so positive, who care about their impact on their fans, and most importantly, has found a way to make a living as a singer, in a business that is just so difficult to survive in. She comes across as such a nice, very genuine person, someone that you would enjoy meeting and having a cup of coffee with. Prince of Egypt? YES, PLEASE!!!
Thanks!
Peter! Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for posting this awesome interview! I greatly enjoyed it from beginning to end! Lauren is such a sweet person; I just love her personality! Those were some very good questions you asked! And thank you for saving my question for last! My heart leaped for joy! I could not contain my excitement hearing her response to my question!
Thank you a billion times more for doing this amazing interview! If I had a million thumbs, I would give this video a million thumbs up! Fantastic job!
Thank you so much for the support! Very happy to hear you enjoyed the chat so much :]
Really enjoying your interviews with fascinating people in the world of voice performance. Lauren seems so nice, and her story of creating her niche should inspire others. All success to you both!
This was really awesome, Lauren is such a sweet person.
I'd love to see Colm McGuinness on the show!
Great interview! Nice comfortable conversation between two talented colleagues. Nice to learn a bit more about you both.
Thanks for watching!
I wasn't around for your first go at this series, but I am so glad its back so I can jump on now and listen to these great conversations. You are a great host Peter and have loved both interviews in the new run of this series!
You are such a great opera singer
Thank you!!
Love the interview
Lauren's halo theme cover is great.
Yaaaaaay! Good to see this series come back. Great interview. Lauren is such a talent and she seems very down to earth.
She's wonderful -- glad you enjoyed the chat!
Thanks for sharing your story with us Lauren
Thanks for watching!
I found this this interview quiet enlightening. It seems to be a balance between living and making a living. But that is no different than working to live or living to work. Thank you Lauren for sharing your gifts 💜
Absolutely!
Fascinating, great questions and great answers!
Wow,this is so cool _❤❤❤❤❤_
Love Lauren, this is great ♤♡♤
This was a great interview, glad to learn more about Lauren! Would love to see / hear more Bass Gang collab with her: "Hide and Seek" is a favorite in our household!
BTW Peter: That was an extremely classy comment in response to Lauren's stories about people trolling her online. Uplifting, encouraging, and gentlemanly all at once, and the world needs more of it!
Congrats on the 100K, Peter!!🎉🎉💙💙 I live south of Nashville. Been here since 2007.😊😊
Thanks so much!
Regarding the two Hide and Seek covers mentioned at 49:20, I was one of those who were a little taken aback by the fact that she did both. I agree though, that they are extremely different and I enjoy them both (all, counting the original stairwell version). My main concern was just consent between groups - did Voiceplay and the Bass Gang know about the other groups cover coming out? If everyone was notified in advance and cool with it then I am glad to have both versions out there in the world and in my playlists, but I have hoped this whole time that no one was taken by surprise or felt like they were taken advantage of.
We (The Bass Gang) had no idea she was doing it with VoicePlay as well - We were for sure surprised, but not in a negative way at all. Their cover was amazing and we're just very happy to have had the opportunity to host Lauren for a song (Which hopefully won't be the last time!)
Please do an interview with one voiceplay member please
An interesting talk to listen to.
10:46 Not sure I agree that 70% of undergrad students think they're mezzos. Most girls and women at my age, 19, at my college don't sound like mezzos. But yes a lot of sopranos start of thinking they're mezzos, maybe or maybe not most but definitely plenty.
And at 11:37, indeed with men's voices you can usually tell maybe around 80% of the time which voice type they are just by hearing them talk (there are exceptions on occasion though), but with women's voices it's much harder to tell what their voice type is just based on their speaking voices. I have heard mezzos who had super light and bright speaking voices and yet when they sing, they have so much weight and "heaviness" to their voices and they're also very dark. I have also heard some sopranos speak very low-pitched and sometimes not only that but also heavy and almost androgynous. In some interviews, Rosa Ponselle's speaking voice sounds maybe like a high mezzo, but sometimes she has even sounded like a contralto, and yet she is neither of those she is a dramatic soprano.
It's very interesting that Lauren used to think she was an alto.
You should do one with Marwan or Luke Taylor
Great idea!
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