Laura Les | |
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 Les at Rock im Park 2022 in Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | osno1 |
| Born | December 2, 1994 |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Music producer, singer, songwriter |
| Member of | 100 gecs |
| Spouse(s) | Gabe Howell (2017–2023) |
Laura Les (born December 2, 1994), previously known under the moniker osno1, is an American music producer, singer and songwriter best known as one half of experimental electronic duo 100 gecs, alongside Dylan Brady.
Les grew up in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. [1] As a teenager, she became interested in music while learning to play guitar. [2] While attending Columbia College [3] in Chicago, where she earned a degree in acoustic engineering, [4] she began releasing music online under the moniker osno1.
In 2016, Les released the EP, hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY, which she describes as "a bunch of songs about dead bodies." [5] She subsequently released the 2017 EP, i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title. In 2018, Les stopped using the osno1 moniker [6] and released a third EP, Big Summer Jams 2018, under her own name. Big Summer Jams 2018 received positive reviews from music critics, praised as "debauched digital celebrations" [7] by Vice and "a blender of fun” by Tiny Mix Tapes . [8]
Les participated in a remix album of Katie Dey's album Mydata in early 2021. [9] In March 2021, Les officially released her solo single "Haunted" following a positive reception from her fanbase after it was previously played during a virtual DJ set in 2020. [10] The song was subsequently featured in season 2 of the HBO series Euphoria . [11]
Les has cited being transgender as contributing to her exploration of different singing styles, including pitched-up "nightcore style" vocals, which she once used almost exclusively in her music due to her experiences with voice dysphoria. [1] However, in a 2021 Pitchfork interview, she revealed she had begun taking vocal lessons and recording new 100 gecs music with unpitched vocals, saying, "As I've been exploring my voice more, I'm like, 'I can do this.'" [12]
She married illustrator and cartoonist Gabe Howell on October 13th, 2017. [13] Les lived in Chicago from 2013 to 2020, then moved to Los Angeles with Howell to work more closely with Brady. [12] [14] Les and Howell have since separated. Les currently lives in rural Colorado with her girlfriend, May Leitz. [15]
| Title | Details |
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| better get sharper; better change yr name |
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| tape 1 - this town makes me sick sometimes |
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| hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY |
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| i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title |
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| BIG SUMMER JAMS 2018 |
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| Title | Details |
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| xXsAd_PrOm_ReMiXXz_201666Xx |
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| LETHAL POISON FOR THE SYSTEM(with Black Dresses and 99jakes) |
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| REMIXES 2017 |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Haunted" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Crossed Out" | 2018 | Yung Skrrt | Triple Other |
| "Popular" | Umru | Search Result | |
| "Hard Mode" | 2019 | Andrew Goes To Hell, forcefeeded | Damage Control |
| "Pills and Good Advice" | 2021 | Left at London | T.I.A.P.F.Y.H. |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Popular" | 2018 | Umru | Search Result |
| "Are You Hanging with the Dead Again?" | XEN99 | Non-album single | |
| "Let It Out" | 2020 | Rico Nasty | Nightmare Vacation |
| "Pussy Poppin" | |||
| "Pills and Good Advice" | 2021 | Left at London | T.I.A.P.F.Y.H. |
| "Kummer" | Bolboi | Non-album single | |
| "I'm Not Perfect" | 2022 | Dreewzy | |
| "Wanna Feel Anything Again" | Die Together in Venus | ||
| "Block Me" | iPod Touch |
| Title | Original artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Anymore" | Lil Aaron featuring Kim Petras | 2019 |
| "Rich Bitch Juice" | Alice Longyu Gao | 2020 |
| "Leaving" | Katie Dey | 2021 |
| Album | Year |
|---|---|
| 100 gecs | 2016 |
| 1000 gecs | 2019 |
| 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues | 2020 |
| Snake Eyes | 2022 |
| 10,000 gecs | 2023 |
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