Laura Mann has spent a lifetime following songs.
She picked up the guitar at eight years old and was performing professionally as a teenager. Her career took shape under the guidance of legendary songwriter and producer Robert Hazard, who wrote the original version of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” As Laura's manager and producer, Hazard brought her to Philadelphia and helped launch her career, including an appearance on Star Search—the groundbreaking television talent competition that paved the way for shows like American Idol and America's Got Talent.
Over the years, Laura has shared the stage with legendary artists including Warren Zevon, Dave Mason, and Ronnie Spector. She has co-written with acclaimed songwriters Eric Bazilian, Scot Sax, Dan Navarro, and Cliff Hillis, and has enjoyed a decades-long creative partnership with Charlton Pettus, guitarist, songwriter, and producer with Tears for Fears.
In 2018, Laura founded The Living Room, the award-winning listening room just outside Philadelphia that became a beloved home for songwriters and music lovers. For six years, she built a community where listening mattered and every performance was treated with the respect it deserved.
When it was time for a new chapter, Laura closed The Living Room, sold her home, packed up her Winnebago with her two Goldendoodles, and set out to travel the country—not to leave music behind, but to find her way back to it.
Today, that journey continues through a new season of writing, recording, and performing. Her songs are rooted in honesty, connection, and the belief that music is at its most powerful when it makes people feel something. Laura is exactly where she’s always belonged—following the songs wherever they lead.