Lauren Brown | |
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 Brown performing on tour, 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Instrument(s) | Percussion |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Lauren Brown is an American percussionist, known for her skill as a "tap dancing drummer."
Lauren Brown | |
|---|---|
| Brown performing on tour, 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Instrument(s) | Percussion |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Lauren Brown is an American percussionist, known for her skill as a "tap dancing drummer."
Brown first learned to dance at a young age; she knows modern, tap, jazz and ballet dance styles. [1]
Brown is best known as an original member of the band He's My Brother She's My Sister, founded by her then-future husband Rob Kolar and his sister Rachel. [2] [3] [4]
To create her rhythm, Brown uses her feet as a replacement for the hi-hat, while simultaneously playing the snare drum, tom drum and bass drum with her arms. She is known for her invention of "tap dancing drumming" and considered its founder. [5] [6] The Huffington Post wrote that "Lauren Brown's bouncy moves atop a big bass drum [...] will certainly get your attention." [7]
As a member of He's My Brother She's My Sister, Brown toured extensively throughout the US, including such festivals as Bonnaroo, [8] Summerfest, Firefly, Secret Garden Party and Austin City Limits. She performed with the group on an April 2013 episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson .
Brown and He's My Brother She's My Sister bandmate Rob Kolar married in 2014, and they co-founded the group KOLARS in 2016. [9] In March 2016, KOLARS released a music video for their song "Beyond The World Of Man'. [10]
Brown and Rob Kolar divorced in 2021 and she left KOLARS following the split.
Lauren Brown appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden on March 22, 2021-performing with friends Beck and Joy Downer, directed by Sam Taylor Johnson.
Brown's brother in law is comedian Ken M.
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