*ATTENDANCE INCLUDES A $25 MINIMUM FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE PURCHASE PER
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DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM | SHOW STARTS AT 7:00 PM
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We cordially invite you to Beyu Caffe's new Weekend Supper Club
Experience featuring chef-inspired cuisine and signature cocktails
paired with the finest live music performances to entertain your
palate in an intimate setting. Join us as we take you on a unique
dining and musical journey in the heart of the Bull City. Advanced
tickets are strongly suggested.
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South African born, Nashville and North Carolina based
singer/songwriter Laura Reed has been critically acclaimed for her
powerful vocals, soulful sound, vulnerable story telling and
passionate stage performance. Winner of the SUMMERFEST 2016 Emerging
Artist Series and 2014/2015 NIMA awards for best female RnB vocalist
and performer.
Laura released her debut album, "The Awakening" in 2014 to rave
reviews. Co-Written with and produced by 2X GRAMMY winner Shannon
Sanders (India Arie/ John Legend / Robert Randolph) in Nashville on
her own label, FIVE FOOT GIANT RECORDS. Laura is currently touring and
working on her next album, which is due to be released late 2017 on
the heels of her socially aware single releases for “Don’t
Shoot” and “Shero”.
LAURA WAS DISCOVERED BY GRAMMY WINNING PRODUCER Paul Worley
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Worley] (Dixie Chicks, Lady
Antebellum) at a wedding in Atlanta. At his persistence, LAURA DECIDED
TO MAKE MUSIC CITY HER HOME. LAURA’s relationship with Worley led
her to producer and two-time Grammy winner, Shannon Sanders
[http://www.shannonsanders.com/] (India.Arie, John Legend, Robert
Randolph).
Sanders understood Laura’s vision for her album and they worked
together to make that vision a reality. Shannon helped Laura’s
diversity shine through on The Awakening. With songs that range from
the empowering anthem of “Struggle” to the upbeat pop hit “Wake
Up,” listeners are able to get a glimpse into Reed’s limitless
influences.
Reed’s music video for “Dragging My Heart” earned a nomination
at the Long Island International Film Festival, she has had the honor
of performing the National Anthem twice at Madison Square Garden, has
opened for India.Arie, Anthony Hamilton, Mali Music, Miguel, Big and
Rich, Valerie June, and DALEY, performed alongside and recorded with
George Clinton, and has toured with Dumpstaphunk. Reed is a featured
artist with Lee Oskar Harmonicas
[http://www.leeoskarharmonicas.com/] and recently joined Oskar at the
2015 Joy of Jazz in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Her music has been featured in the films Cold Light of Day (Sigourney
Weaver, Henry Cavil), Alicia Key’s indie film, The Inevitable Defeat
of Mister and Pete (Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks), Chloe and Theo
(Dakota Johnson, Mina Sorvino), and on television including VH1’s
Hollywood Exes and A&E’s The Big Smo Show. Laura’s song, “Wake
Up,” is also currently in rotation on Nashville’s independent
radio station, Lightning 100, which led to Sheryl Crow and Debra
Messing declaring their support and newfound fandom via Twitter.
Laura has always mixed her passion for music with philanthropy.
Laura has worked with charities such as Well For The Journey, a
Baltimore based charity for women, LEAD Academy, Habitat for Humanity,
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation, and Duke’s Children Hospital,
where Laura’s music was used in art classes for kids recovering from
chemo. Laura has participated in the Chinese New Year Benefit in
Negirl, Jamaica to raise money for the Westhaven Children’s home.
She was also involved with the “Music Saved My Life” program at
Woodland Hills Youth Prison in Nashville, TN, where various Nashville
songwriters came together to build an in-prison studio, hold
songwriting workshops, and give guitar lessons.
Recently, Laura’s music has been incorporated into the curriculum
of various schools around the country to encourage students on their
journey of self-discovery.
“I’m so honored and proud to have been given the opportunity to be
a part of something that can have such a positive effect on so many
young lives,” says Laura.
“The whole reason I got into this in the first place is because I
wanted to inspire people with my music.” Laura has recently begun an
initiative called “The Laura Reed Project,” where she will travel
to schools and use her music to spark creative discussion and a
purposeful outlook on life.
https://www.laurareed.com/ [https://www.laurareed.com/]
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