About this Artist

Laura Brenes lives a life full of music. She studied with the legendary Vince DeRosa while obtaining her master’s degree at the University of Southern California. While still in school, she began performing with local orchestras and various ensembles. She has been able to perform in numerous diverse musical situations. Some highlights include being a part of the orchestra for the academy awards, touring the world with groups including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and performing concerts with Danny Elfman at the Coachella music festival. Laura also loves to play in the pit for touring Broadway shows that stop in Los Angeles. Over the past 25 years, the majority of her work has been in the recording studio where she has been able to perform with such legends as John Williams, Kamasi Washington, Alexandre Desalt, Blake Neely, Hans Zimmer, John Debney, and many more. She can be heard on hundreds of soundtracks for movies, television, video games and theme parks as well as record albums with artists such as Lada Gaga, Paul McCartney, Barbara Streisand and Neil Young. Laura has been solo principal horn for many projects including John Williams’ series “Obi Wan (2022).” She released a solo album in 2015 entitled “a Time and a Place” which can be found on all platforms.