Lauren's love for transforming the vacuum into a make-believe microphone as a child while avoiding her chores grew into a passionate drive for singing, acting and dancing her life-long. Lauren debuted her broad vocals as Minnie Pearl for her fifth grade musical. And has since become a highly sought-after stage and screen singer, actress, teacher, and writer.

Singing excerpts of Handel’s Messiah in Venetian and Roman Cathedrals, founding a harmony a capella quartet “Pizzazz,” performing background for the incomparable Sandi Patti, and other well known Gospel artists are a few examples of how Lauren utilizes her classical training in addition to playing lead in musicals such as Memphis, Children of Eden, Schoolhouse Rock, Crowns and Gifts of the Magi etc…

Getting the call to sing alongside these excellent musicians as they found Big Swinging Soul was a dream come true. She prays you enjoy yourself as much as they have playing the best tunes in the world.

“Do you like good music? That Sweet Soul Music?” If so, you’ll love how Big Swinging Soul takes you there!!!

Rock out soulsters and See you on the dance floor

Piano player, Daniel Nadasdi was born in Southern Ontario Canada and grew up loving the music coming across the border from Detroit MI.

Some of his earliest influences included Stevie wonder and Ray Charles. He is also a big fan of fellow Canadian Roots Rockers, "The Band"

and the Southern Soul Music of Dr, John as well as Southern Rock piano players Billy Powel and Bill Payne. Various other country and jazz artists also contributed to Daniels eclectic musical tastes.

Dan hit the road, playing music for a living in the mid 80's and performed with a variety of different Blues, Country and Rock acts. In 21 years on the road he played in every American state, every Canadian province, 8 European countries and throughout the Caribbean and Mexico.

Highlights of his career include winning the CCMA award for piano player of the year in 2001and meeting his hero Ray Charles on a tv show they both performed on.

Dan has made his home in Nashville Tn for the past 30 years.

Doug’s solid soul foundation is the cornerstone of the Big Swinging Soul rhythm section. Here’s a man that lays down a groove like no one else. He’s rock solid and has played with some of the best soul artists in the world. Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Bo Diddley, Mary Wells, Curtis Womack, The Shirelles, just to name a few…

He’s opened for Marshall Crenshaw, Diamond Rio, Dixie Chicks, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Danny Gatton, Sawyer Brown, Waitresses, Chi-Lites, The System

And recorded on these amazing albums:

Risky Business - Rimfire Records
Breakaway - Chameleon Records (producer)
Rumble Bees - Del Fi Records
Dave Van Allen
Martha Hull - Wasp Records
Tony Sarno - Marconi Records
Royal Wade Kimes - Wonderment Records

Al Rowe has been on the Nashville music scene for more than two decades. His versatility has provided opportunities to work with a variety of artists and in an array of musical styles. Al is equally at home playing Blues, Rock, Country, or R&B. As a country player, Al doubled on pedal steel guitar. He recently completed a run as guitarist for the theatre production of Honky Tonk Angels.

Since being Nashville, Al has co-written and recorded five Blues CDs with various bands. One such band, Lara and the Bluz Dawgz, was honored when their song, 'This Place is Rockin' was given the opening slot on the Blues compilation album, Keeping the Blues Alive, Volume 5.

Al's roots run deepest in the R&B genre. His love of the recordings crafted by Stax, Motown, and Chess, to name a few, brought him to work with the talented musicians in Big Swinging Soul. His clean, funky, Steve Cropper-inspired riffs round out the band's rhythm section.

In 6th grade, Carl Brenner switched from trumpet to playing drums. He’s been laying in solid backbeats ever since. He also lay’s down some deep, soulful grooves. Plus, he can play a mean surf beat! At the age of 19, toured with the 60’s surf duo Jan & Dean on their Dead Man’s Curve movie promotional tour. In those touring days, he had the invaluable experiences of backing up, and playing on the same stage with, rock-n-roll legends Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Ronette’s, The Shirelle’s, The Grass Roots, Jay & The Americans, and many more.
Performing with these greats at the Palladium in NYC, the Starwood in LA, the Birmingham Coliseum, The Phoenix Conference center, Six Flags Over Texas, King’s Island, and every venue in between, was a real dream come true for a young mid-west drummer!
Since then, Carl has never laid down the sticks. Now, Big Swinging Soul is his musical passion and focus! For Carl, there’s just no better music than timeless classic soul tunes!