Laura Hickli
Laura Hickli is a baroque art-pop singer-songwriter, classically trained pianist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator with The National Music Centre (Canada.) Her unique approach to songwriting combines honest emotional weight with technical expertise, using soulful music as the medium. The captivating power of Hickli’s explosive live performance has encouraged audiences from around the world to take a breath, stop and feel everything along with her from one mesmerizing moment of self reflection to the next. Hickli is currently finalizing her second solo album which she recorded at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity during her BMiR residency this fall, continuing her momentum after releasing her award-winning debut album ‘Flowstate,’ frequently aired on Canadian radio.
Hickli has played live on BBC Radio twice, headlined Celtic Connections with her UK band, ‘Carla Easton,’ made the Top 100 National Artists on CBC Searchlight, opened for notable acts including Cartel Madras, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Reuben and the Dark, and Metz, and joined the Western Canadian Music Award-Winning rock band, ‘36?.’