Odd Sounds SXSW, Austin, TX
Guitar performance - The Dialtones
Lauren Gurgiolo
multimedia director // guitarist
- Austin, TX
- 512.560.6768
- lauren.gurgiolo@gmail.com
Lauren Gurgiolo is an multimedia designer, instrumentalist, and composer with a cultivated and unique perspective on musical craft and performance. Her musical technique and language have been refined from touring internationally as a guitarist with several rock bands (since 2007) including Okkervil River and Erika Wennerstrom/ The Heartless Bastards. During this time she performed on multiple late-night talk shows and films, collaborated with psychedelic legend Roky Erickson and has played the most renowned theaters and festivals in the world.
Gurgiolo's depth as a musician stems from years of dedicated study and practice. Her jazz studies at the University of Texas from 1997 to 2002 provided a solid foundation in music theory and improvisation. She has also delved into the roots of American music, including country blues, string band music, western swing, and old-time folk, learning to play the mandolin, banjo, and lap steel. Additionally, Gurgiolo draws inspiration from modernist composers. It's the blending of these diverse elements that makes her a captivating guitarist.
Check out her singular style of guitar work here.