{"id":812,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1969-12-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prsformusicfoundation.com\/prsf\/laura-mvula"},"modified":"2017-07-17T11:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T10:13:17","slug":"laura-mvula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prsfoundation.com\/projects-weve-funded\/spotlight-on-supported-projects\/laura-mvula\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Mvula"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Laura Mvula<\/h1>\n<p>One of 2011&#8217;s crop of Women Make Music grantees, <a title=\"Luara Mvula\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lauramvula.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Mvula<\/a> has just released her single &#8216;She&#8217; through RCA.<\/p>\n<p>Through Women Make Music the vocal group <a title=\"Black Voices\" href=\"http:\/\/blackvoices.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Black Voices<\/a> commissioned Laura to write a Jazz Suite, influenced by the music of Nina Simone and others. This was then toured around the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Mvula began her journey as a composer at Birmingham Conservatoire where she studied composition at undergraduate level with <a title=\"Joe Culter's Ping! for New Music 20x12\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prsformusicfoundation.com\/Partnerships\/Flagship-Programmes\/New-Music-20x12\/Meet-the-New-Music-20x12-Composers\/Joe-Cutler\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Cutler<\/a>. Laura developed a passion for vocal music through writing and arranging for various local ensembles and also leading city-wide school projects. Towards the end of her studies in 2008, Laura widened her creative skill base forming a jazz\/neo-soul band \u2018Judyshouse\u2019 where she sang lead vocals and wrote the bands&#8217; original material. \u2018Judyshouse\u2019 has shared the stage with noted UK artists <a title=\"Soweta Kinch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prsformusicfoundation.com\/Grantees\/Soweto-Kinch\" target=\"_blank\">Soweto Kinch<\/a> and Eska Mtungwazi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Mvula One of 2011&#8217;s crop of Women Make Music grantees, Laura Mvula has just released her single &#8216;She&#8217; through RCA. Through Women Make Music the vocal group Black Voices commissioned Laura to write a Jazz Suite, influenced by the music of Nina Simone and others. This was then toured around the UK and Europe. 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