LA enjoys an extensive career in the music industry. Performing and writing her own music from the age of 9. LA has enjoyed a colorful life as a musician and promoter of Indie artists throughout New Zealand through her network The LMM Network and company Local Musicians Music.
Constantly touring LA’s love of live performing include gigs at Croucher Basecamp Tauranga, The Good Home, Blondies Allday, The Limeroom and Cabana in Pauanui, The Pour House Hahei, Manaia Cafe & Bar Tairua, Junction Thames, The Peppertree and Mussel Kitchen in Coromandel, Dogs Bollix, Civic Theater, St James, The Occidental and The Transmission House all in Auckland to name a few of the venues who have enjoyed her mix of original and cover material.
LA Thompson has been writing and performing her own music from the age of three.
LA has been a vocalist in original/covers band Road To Amber, The Collective and her all girl band Lace. LA teamed up with Chris Barclay over 15 years ago to form Dynamic Duo and more recently Mike Harley hash joined LA for the release of her 11 track album, 5 track EP and bonus 5 track collaboration EP. Brett Howes, Kevin Crowe, Kristian Lund and Gavin Northcroft have all contributed to helping LA complete these 3 projects which are a reflection of her life work as a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist.
Venues who regularly employ LA’s solo and Duo/band include The Junction in Thames, The Limeroom and Cabana in Pauanui, The Pour House in Hahei, Manaia Cafe & Bar in Tairua, The Peppertree and Mussel Kitchen in Coromandel, The Brew Craft Beer Pub in Tauranga, and in Auckland at The Dog’s Bollix, Civic Theatre, St James, The Occidental, and the Transmission House and more recently The Waikino Hotel. LA, Mike and Chris form her band Lace playing a mix of originals from her album ‘New Sun Rising’, and covers. Weddings and parties, private functions including lounge-room concerts are her favourite gigs. Festivals are the perfect place to showcase new songs and the tour of her album. Tamsworth Festival in Melbourne will be her debut in Australia.
LA (also known as Shirley to her friends) is the founder and manager of Local Musicians Music, and formed The LMM Network showcase her fellow artist and the 5 compilation albums she has distributed in the past 5 years.
LA is currently on tour around NZ, performing her songs, and also working hard to promote and set up The LMM Network to help other singer-songwriters and musicians follow her lead and share their music around the country, promoting original songs and NZ covers.
Come along and hear LA perform at the Brew Craft Beer Pub on the Strand on Saturday 4 March 2017 from 4pm til 7pm.
“A real nice singer-songwriter but even more a supporter of other talent. Well done LA Thompson!”
“The things she has done for me and is doing for me, I can’t thank her enough! The support she has given me towards my music and so many others is second to none! What an amazing lady!!”
“Has my vote. She is a top supporter of fellow artists and goes out of her way to put them on the map. Writing good songs too.”
“LA Thompson is a talented musician and songwriter of the highest caliber, and works hard to support all musicians that she encounters in her travels, if anyone deserves this recognition it’s her!”