Lauren Passarelli

Lauren "L. Pass." Passarelli (born February 1, 1960) is an American musician and educator.

Lauren Passarelli
Background information
Also known asL. Pass.
Born (1960-02-01) February 1, 1960
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
GenresPop-rock, Instrumental
Occupation(s)Musician, singer songwriter, professor of guitar, record producer, recording engineer, author
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele, mandolin, harmonica
Years active1982-present
LabelsFeather Records
Websitewww.laurenpassarelli.com

Academic career

Passarelli's guitar studies began when she was nine years old. She studied for five years with Lou Sabini while growing up in Paramus, New Jersey, where she attended Paramus High School.[1] Sabini told her about Berklee, informing her that even though she was eleven she was using college textbooks: A Modern Method for Guitar by William G. Leavitt.[2]

Passarelli was the first woman to graduate from Berklee College of Music as a guitar performance major in 1982, and she became Berklee's first female guitar instructor in 1984 and the first woman to attain the rank of full professor. Her students have included: David Rawlings, Kyle Patrick, Panos Panay, Derek Sivers and St. Vincent.[3][4]

She attended Berklee with Melissa Etheridge, appearing in Etheridge's VH1 Behind The Music episode.[5] Passarelli's fellow students included Makoto Ozone, Phil Person, Bob Zung, and Aimee Mann.

Passarelli was a featured Beatles expert on CBS Sunday Morning, celebrating fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[6][7]

Awards

January 18, 2017: Music and electronics technology company Soundwave Research[8] awarded its “Good Song” prize to Passarelli for her song Harry, originally released on the album Honeywine on Feather Records.

Beatles tribute band

Passarelli played the role of George Harrison in The Beatles tribute band All Together Now (formerly known as Get Back).[2] She has played with Leni Stern.[9]

Some of Passarelli's students believe that her song "My Norwegian Friend", with its collage layered ending, from her CD Shadow Language, inspired The Beatles' album Love because Passarelli handed Giles Martin a cassette demo of "My Norwegian Friend" in the late 1990s.[10][11]

Passarelli is a guitarist for the band Afterfab (2014–2018, a tribute band to the solo years of all four Beatles.[12]

Other activities

Passarelli co-founded the progressive pop group Two Tru, with keyboardist, arranger, Cindy Brown. They also co-founded Feather Records where Lauren is responsible for engineering and production. Passarelli releases her music on Feather Records.[2]

Passarelli has written books, including two about guitar, one on technique, and one on the myths that keep players stuck: Guitar Insights: Minor Tweaks, Major Results; Guitar Insights: Myths and what Matters; and a picture book about Dachshunds: Adorable Dachshunds.[13]

Passarelli was a consultant for the film Beatle Stories by Seth Swirsky.

Discography
Artist AlbumLabelCreditYear
Lauren Passarelli Love Wins Feather Records Artist, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, vocals, engineer, producer, arranger, mixing, mastering. 2020
Lauren Passarelli Night Vision Feather Records Artist, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, vocals, engineer, producer, arranger, mixing, mastering. 2020
Kate Chadbourne A Celtic Blessing Year inde mastering engineer. 2020
Ryland Hyland Piano Composition Inde Mix and mastering engineer 2020
Multi + Lauren Passarelli Across The Universe 2 Another Low Budget Tribute to The Beatles Low Budget Guitar, Bass, Vocals, recorded and mixed two tracks. 2019
Kate Chadbourne The Moon Jig Independent Recorded, Mixed & Mastered 2018
Mike Bishop Ideals of Fire Independent Slide Guitar 2018
Suzanna Sifter Sophisticated Lady Independent Engineer, Mixing, Mastering 2018
Lauren Passarelli Midnight Sun Feather Songwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering 2018
Lauren Passarelli In December (Chord Solo Version)FeatherComposer, Arranger, Guitarist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2018
Lauren Passarelli Piece of SkyFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2017
Lauren Passarelli Lean Back Into MeFeatherCo-lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2017
Lauren Passarelli A Parallel SunriseFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2016
Kate Chadbourne Songs of The PoetsIndependentEngineer, Mixing, Mastering2016
Two Tru Tell Me Your IdeaFeatherCo-songwriter, Arranger, Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist2015
Jane Miller Introduction to Jazz Guitar - Audio Berklee Press Engineer, Mixing, Mastering

2015

Lauren Passarelli The LA SessionsFeatherSongwriter, Co-lyricist, Arranger, Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist2015
Lauren Passarelli Always & ForeverFeatherGuitarist, Producer, Engineer2013
Kate Chadbourne Well Wishing Songs Independent Mastering Engineer, Mixing, Mastering 2013
Lauren Passarelli Tender RambleFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2013
Jane Miller Three Sides To A StoryPink Bubble RecordsEngineer, Mixing, Mastering2013
Lauren Passarelli HoneywineFeatherSongwriter, Co-lyricist, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2013
Roger Fluet Why Did the Plane Crash Independent Associate Producer 2013
Lauren Passarelli Blast of LoveFeatherSongwriter, Co-lyricist, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2012
Sarah Burrill 80's Greatest Hits Independent Photographer front & back covers 2011
Andrea Belanger Light Up The DarkIndependentGuitarist2011
Lauren Passarelli Playing with the PiecesFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2010
Pam Ressler/Louis Arnold Opening The Door To MeditationIndependentProducer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2010
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Low TideFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2008
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru All The WordsFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2008
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Great Day To Land/Happy BirthdayFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2008
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Mainly DistanceFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2008
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Time To GrooveFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru BellabyeFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Guitarist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Hold OnFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru Sweetest ThingFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru The Secret Quantum Song Thank YouFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Lauren Passarelli/Two Tru The Secret Quantum Song EnjoyFeatherSongwriter, Arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering2007
Multi Artists We Are All ConnectedBCSPCDCo-producer2006
Lauren Passarelli Back to the BoneFeatherComposer, Arranger, Guitarist, Co-producer, Engineer, Mixing2005
Two Tru Shadow LanguageFeatherSongwriter, Co-Songwriter, Co-arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Co-producer, Engineer, Mixing2004
Crave Garden PartyGlass Eye RecordsEngineer, Mixing1998
Thaddeus Hogarth When The Sun Goes DownTHMFEngineer, Mixing1998
Sarah Burrill Stained GlassFeatherCo-arranger, Backing Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Co-producer, Engineer, Mixing1993
Two Tru Among The RuinsFeatherSongwriter, Co-Songwriter, Co-arranger, Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Co-producer, Engineer, Mixing1989
Two Tru Twelve New FacesMyrhh/WordCo-Songwriter, Co-arranger, Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocals1988
Matt Johnson Something About The Moon Dolce & Nuit Guitarist 1988

References
  1. Wassel, Bryan. "Berklee professor, former Paramus resident credits Beatles as musical inspiration", Town News, May 4, 2011. Accessed September 13, 2011. "A former Paramus resident has accomplished a series of firsts at Berklee College in Boston: becoming the first woman to graduate the guitar performance program in 1982, the first female faculty member of the guitar department in 1984 and the first woman to be promoted to full professor in the department (2009). Passarelli, who was born in Teaneck and grew up in Paramus, developed her interest in guitar at an early age, citing the Beatles as one of her biggest influences.... Passarelli's musical talent goes beyond just the guitar, and while attending Paramus High School she played flute in the school's marching and concert bands, as well as guitar for the stage band."
  2. Milano, Brett. Meet the Beatle in Berklee News, November 14, 2002.
  3. Small, Mark. Faculty (sic) Profile: Lauren Passarelli: Fab Guitar
  4. Wassel, Bryan. For Fab Four fan, it gets better all the time in Town News, May 4, 2011.
  5. Hollywoodhood (2016-09-06), Behind the Music Melissa Etheridge, retrieved 2018-07-04
  6. "When The Beatles changed everything". Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  7. symun M (2014-02-17), The BEATLES * 50 Years Ago ..., retrieved 2018-06-29
  8. Crowley, Bob (18 January 2017). "MERCENARY: Lauren Passarelli Receives 2017 "Good Song" Award". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. Spring Visiting Artists in Berklee Today, Summer 1996.
  10. Lauren Passarelli. "Lauren Passarelli ~ 2004 Interview part 3". Retrieved 8 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  11. Lauren Passarelli. "Lauren Passarelli ~ My Norwegian Friend [album version]". Retrieved 8 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  13. "Author Page". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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