Lauren Harris
Lauren Harris in 2009
Background information
Born	Lauren Harris (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 (age 41) Essex, England
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal pop rock
Occupations	Musician vocalist actress
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Demolition DR2 Records Transcend Music

Lauren Harris (born 6 July 1984) is a British rock singer and classically trained actress. She released one solo albumCalm Before The Storm, in 2008.^[1]

She is the daughter ofSteve Harris, the bassist ofIron Maiden, and Lorraine Harris. After completing her primary and secondary education atSaint Nicholas School, Old Harlow, Essex, Harris attendedLeventhorpe School, Sawbridgeworth,^[2] Hertfordshire, where she obtained her A-Levels, including Theatre Studies. Harris is a graduate of theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art^[3] and theOxford School of Drama.

Harris began her music career singing in pubs in 2005, and went on to record demo material forRuss Ballard.^[4] From 2005 to 2008, Harris worked with the songwriter and producer Tom McWilliams,^[5][6] who assisted with song arrangement and composition. McWilliams also toured with Harris, performing as the band's drummer.

Harris toured Europe, playing outdoor festivals such as the GermanRock Am Ring,^[7] Rock Am Park and UK Download festivals.

Harris supportedIron Maiden on theirA Matter of Life and Death world tour, playing at Dubai^[8] and the Brixton Academy, London,^[9] amongst other venues.^[10] In 2008 Harris released her debut album entitledCalm Before The Storm, mixed by Kevin Shirley.^[1] She continued to tour the UK and Europe in support of the release and joined Iron Maiden on theSomewhere Back In Time World tour.^[11]

In 2008 Harris named musical influences includingBelinda Carlisle,Shakespears Sister,Alanis Morissette,Heart,Def Leppard and theFoo Fighters.^[12] In addition to supporting Iron Maiden, she toured as a support act with bands such asAlice Cooper,Within Temptation, andMötley Crüe.^[2]

From 2010, following lineup changes, the she and her band began touring under the new name "Six Hour Sundown". The band recorded new tracks atCompass Point Studios in the Bahamas^[13] but onlyJekyll & Hyde saw commercial release, becoming available as a single for download in 2011.^[14] The band played numerous festivals before deciding to part ways in late 2012.^[15]

In 2013, Harris moved to Los Angeles to commence work on a new musical project, Kingdom of I, with songwriter and producerDave Stewart^[16][17] and drummer Shauney Recke.^[18] The debut trackCrying at the Disco was released as a free download on SoundCloud in late 2013.^[19][20][21]

A Spotify playlist posted to the official Kingdom of I Facebook, intended to give a flavour for the type of music to expect on the album, cited musical influences such asFlyleaf,Muse,Paramore,Stone Sour,Annie Lennox andStevie Nicks.^[22][23]

While in Los Angeles to work on Kingdom of I, Harris undertook classes in acting at Howard Fine Studios.^[2][24] She continued her training by completing a semester in classical acting at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2014.^[3][2] In September 2016, Harris graduated from a one-year postgraduate course in acting at theOxford School of Drama.^[25]

Between 2013 and 2015, Harris completed work in principal photography for the feature film,Adrift In Soho,^[26][27] which was released in 2018.

In September 2013, Harris was named as one ofVariety Magazine's "10 Brits To Watch".^[28]

Harris has appeared in numerous stage productions,^[3][29] includingA Streetcar Named Desire at London's Pack and Carriage andMeasure For Measure at Oxford's North Wall, which received favourable reviews.^[30][31][32] In November 2016, she appeared in the role of Beth Armstrong for the BBC Radio 4 playMichael and Boris: The Two Brexiteers.^[33]

Harris' musical experience has influenced her acting career, with her recording an original song for a commercial for the technology companyEizo,^[34] and her role as the Witch in a production of the musicalInto The Woods at theOxford School of Drama.^[29]

In November 2016, Harris appeared in the role of sound technician in the music video forBring Me the Horizon’s single "Oh No".^[35] Harris’ other work includes Global commercial roles for the companies Eizo Global,^[34][2] Active Digital,^[2] and Coms Plc.^[2]

Solo

Lauren Harris – vocals(2005–2010)

Randy Gregg – bass guitar, backing vocals(2005–2010)

Richie Faulkner – guitars, backing vocals(2005–2010)

Tommy McWilliams – drums(2005–2008)

Olly Smith – drums(2008–2010)

Six Hour Sundown

Lauren Harris – vocals(2010–2012)

Olly Smith – drums(2010–2012)

Tommy Gentry – guitars(2010–2012)

James Bennet – guitars(2010–2012)

Mitch Witham – bass(2010–2012)

Kingdom of I

Lauren Harris – vocals(2013)

Shauney Recke – drums(2013)

Lauren Harris Band

Calm Before the Storm (2008)

Your Turn (2009)

Six Hour Sundown

Jekyll and Hyde (2011)

Kingdom of I

Crying at the Disco (2013)

• Interview with Lauren Harris byFREE! Magazine
• Kingdom of I: Inspiration
• Take Aim: Amy Sciaretto vs. Kingdom of I's Lauren Harris
• Sonic Cathedral Webzine - Lauren Harris Interview
• BW&BK Interview: LAUREN HARRIS – The Maiden, The Priest, And A SIX HOUR SUNDOWN

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• British hard rock musicians

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