Lauren Stalnecker is a critically acclaimed producer, performer artist, writer, musician, cinematographer, editor, director,motivational speaker and philanthropist. His work has been featured on over 500 recordings, viewed on national television in millions of homes, and seen in live performance by over 3 million people. He began singing in church by the age of 5 and before his 18th Birthday was a sponsored artist who had recorded 5 original albums of his music.In 1990 Lauren signed his first national recording and publishing contracts in california. His original material had a pop rock feel with a unique style of issue driven lyric focused on responsibility of choice and problem resolve that resulted in 5 top 20 hits.Lauren has filmed numerous projects but the one he is most proud of is the Stand For What Is Right movie, provided as a free movie rental in the community service section of Blockbuster video stores nationwide and in three foreign countries, winning more than 30 film awards.Educational School Tour
The Lauren Vision school tour has performed in over 1000 communities nationwide reaching over 4,000 schools with multiple performances in most cities. Many major cities provided the civic center arenas, convention centers, our performing arts auditoriums to accommodate the number of students and schools attending the concerts that reached over 3 million students in live performance. The Lauren Vision Tour created 5 albums of original music dealing with youth issues like suicide, drug abuse, self esteem, violence, gangs, tolerance, racism, positive productive life choice and empowerment through education. The Tour created 2 movies made available as free community service rentals in all 50 States and 3 foreign countries connected to a downloadable curriculum from the web. This made it possible for teachers, schools, students, families, correctional institutions, and community service organizations to use the curriculum and movies as a motivational education tool.
Marketing Lauren has been a sponsored artist with over 30 companies including Food Lion,
Pepsi,Yamaha, High End Lighting, Pansonic, and International Trucks generating millions of dollars in funding, goods and services providing his tours at no cost to the schools systems of America.
Lauren has secured distribution with major retail outlets including Blockbuster Video, Internet, Network Television, Cable Television, Radio, and retail.Awards & Recognition
Best Actor /Lauren Stalnecker / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Stand For What Is Right
Best Actor /Lauren Stalnecker / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Compromise
Best Soundtrack / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Music & Lyrics / Lauren Stalnecker
Best Music Video Editor / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc.
Best Editor Of Show / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc. Best Director / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc. Best Special Effects / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc. Best Photography / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc. Best PSA / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc.
Best Lighting / Florida Motion Picture & Television Ass. Lauren Inc. Best New Artist/Performer of Show /Lauren Stalnecker/ Houston International
Worldfest Best Artist/Performer /Lauren Stalnecker/ Houston International Worldfest /Gold/
Somebody Told Me Best Artist/Performer/ Lauren Stalnecker/ Houston International Worldfest/ Silver/
Stand For What Is Right Best Artist/Performer/ Lauren Stalnecker/ Houston International Worldfest/ Bronze/
Compromise Best of Festival/U.S. International Film Festival/ Compromise/Lauren Inc. Gold Camera Award/ U.S. International Film Festival/Stand For What Is Right/Lauren
Inc. Gold Camera Award/ U.S. International Film Festival/Somebody Told Me/Lauren Inc. Gold Camera Award/ U.S. International Film Festival/Compromise/Lauren Inc. Gold Camera Award/ U.S. International Film Festival/SocialIssues/LaurenInc.
Best Documentary/Santa Clarita Film Festival/Stand For What Is Right/Lauren Stalnecker
Best Short/New York International Independent Film & Video Festival/ Lauren Stalnecker
Silver Medal/Charleston World Fest/Lauren Inc. Bronze Medal/ Charleston World Fest/Lauren Inc.
Lauren has received numerous Mayoral degrees, Keys to Cities, Proclamations, and letters of appreciation for community service organizations including Inner City Games chaired by GovernorArnold-Schwarzenegger
Producer Film & TV “Making the Band” ABC Bunim/Murray Productions
Produced the live concerts in episodes used on this series with the group O-Town 1st season. Directed by Emmy award winner C.B. Harding
Stand For What Is Right – Blockbuster Release
Stop The Violence – Blockbuster Release
B In Tune – TV Series – segment producer- currently airing in major cities nationwide
Producer / Development -- Music
Tarryn Manning – Boom Kat – Signed by DreamWorks –released in the movies 8 mile (Eminem) & Cross Roads(Britney Spears)
Poverty – Signed by Artist Direct
Who’s Next – Pilot –ICM & Wanya Morris of Boy’s To Men
Over 50 artists produced and developed 2001-2008
Lauren has produced 2 of the albums nominated for album of the year at the LA independent music awards 2006 and 2007
Writing
Over 70 songs recorded by various artist including Lee Greenwood, Crystal Lewis, Benny Hester, Mark Farner, Tony Brantley and others.
Education
Lauren was tutored through the Calvert School of Missions, The American School, and the University of Nebraska Extension while touring as a sponsored child prodigy. His freshman year of college was spent as a theology major at OBU. In his sophomore year he became Director of the FJC Touring Jazz Ensemble promoting the college with over 70,000 students in attendance annually. Lauren left his formal education to embark on development relationships with award winning producers, writers, inventors and manufacturers like Kurzweil, Oberhiem, and Yamaha. His passion for the creation, display, and distribution of original intellectual property resulted in an education that embraced the promotion and development of emerging companies in the field of entertainment and community service.
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