Laura Bryna

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Laura Bryna
Birth name Laura Bryna
Origin Mount Airy, Maryland, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2007 – present
Label(s) Equity Music Group
Website Official Website

Laura Bryna is an American Country Music singer - songwriter from Mount Airy, Maryland, who is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She is signed under Equity Music Group. Bryna is best known for her debut single, "Make A Wish", which is also used by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with whom she is very involved. She released her debut album Trying To Be Me on January 22, 2008, then on June 2, 2008 she released her second single, "Life Is Good".

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[edit] Biography

Early Life


Performing began early in life for Laura, as she invited her parents to their basement for "shows" which consisted of Laura performing songs of the Beach Boys and Elvis. Singer and songwriter Laura Bryna, a Mount Airy, MD, native, first got hooked on country music while listening to country radio during long drives to a Washington, D.C., hospital to visit her brother, who was in a six-month coma following a brain aneurysm; Bryna's visits also inspired her later tireless support of the Make a Wish Foundation.

Start of Career


She attended Philadelphia's University of the Arts, studying acting, singing, and dancing, and following her senior recital, Bryna was selected to appear in the cast of the Broadway-bound musical Rasputin and appeared on the subsequent cast recording. Following graduation, she moved to Nashville, enrolling in music classes at Belmont College and landing an internship at Sony Tree Publishing, later moving to a similar position at Dreamworks Publishing, jobs that gave a keen insight into the behind-the-scenes business of music. Continuing music throughout school and college, Laura realized she'd found her calling. Her love of Blues and Country led Laura to believe that moving to Nashville was the next logical step in her career path, which proved true as she signed with Equity Records. Combining the love of these two genres of music have aided Laura in developing her own unique style and identity.

Career


Her first single, "Make a Wish," is not only a single for her upcoming album, it is also the new song for the Make-A-Wish Foundation which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been close to Laura's heart since her family became involved with the program while Laura was in high school. She has continued her participation through the Nashville chapter and hopes to stay involved with the foundation throughout her music career. She also became extremely active in the Make a Wish Foundation, and so it was fitting that her first single after she was signed to Clint Black's Equity Records label was a song she had written for the charity called "Make a Wish." Bryna's debut album, Trying to Be Me, appeared from Equity in 2008.

[edit] Discography


Album Chart Position

US Country

 Year
Trying To Be Me n/a 2008
Single Chart Position

US Country

 Year Album
Make A WishA 2007 Trying To Be Me
Life Is GoodB n/a 2008 Trying To Be Me

A= Failed To Chart
B= Current Single

[edit] Tour Dates

Promo Tour
All dates are as of 6/7/08

Nashville TN @ CMA Music Fest Riverstages 06/08/08


Vernonia, OR @ Cedar Ridge Retreat and Conference Center 06/21/08


Washington DC @ Make A Wish Golf Tournament 06/23/08


Nashville TN @ Air Guard Video Shoot 06/25/08


Nashville TN @ Air Guard Video Shoot 06/27/08


Lafayette, LA @ Freedom Fest 07/04/08


Washington, DC @ National's Stadium 07/08/08 National Anthem Performance


Buffalo, NY @ WYRK Festival 07/10/08


Crossville, TN @ WOWF 07/12/08


Twin Lakes, WI @ Country Thunder USA 2008 07/16/08


Cheyenne, WY @ Frontier Days 07/23/08


Washington DC @ Mother Daughter Fashion Show 10/04/08

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