![]() The Laurie Berkner Band (2006) and Party Day! (2011). Laurie’s Two Tomatoes Records has co-released (with Razor & Tie Entertainment) two DVDs: We Are. In 2022, a remastered and vinyl edition of Laurie’s first album, Whaddaya Think Of That? was released to celebrate the album’s 25th anniversary. Laurie Berkner’s Transportation Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Classroom Favorites, Laurieīerkner’s Movement Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Nature Songs, and Love (a digitalĬollection of favorite Laurie Berkner songs about all kinds of love). Laurie has also released seven digitalĬollections of her songs: Laurie Berkner’s Food Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Animal Songs , Laurie Berkner: The Dance Remixes (2017) Waiting For The Elevator (2019) Let’s Go! (2021) and Another Laurie Berkner Christmas (2022). (2014) Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs (2015) Superhero (2016) (2012) Laurie Berkner Lullabies (2014) The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection Run (2008) T he Best Of The Laurie Berkner Band (2010) A Laurie Berkner Christmas (1997) Buzz Buzz (1998) Victor Vito (1999) Under A Shady Tree (2002) Rocketship Laurie has released fifteen bestselling, award-winning albums: W haddaya Think Of That She maintains a busy touring schedule and has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the White House, among many prestigious venues. Laurie also created a ten-chapter Audible Original Series titled Laurie Berkner’s Song and Story Kitchen, which debuted in November 2018. She is a frequent presence on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live. Her music videos nowĪppear regularly on NBCUniversal’s Sprout House and on The Laurie Berkner Band’s and was aīeloved presence on the network’s Jack’s Big Music Show series. ![]() Laurie was the first recording artist ever to perform in music videos on Nick Jr. Working with children became the perfect creative outlet for Laurie toĮxpress her talents and create something that, she says, “has turned out to be incredibly Spent several years as a children’s music specialist at New York area preschool and dayĬare centers. With several choirs and orchestras as a soloist and guitarist. In high school and throughout college (at Rutgers University), she toured Europe Involved in music, whether singing in choirs, playing in bands, or performing in musical While growing up in Princeton, New Jersey, Laurie was always While Laurie never planned to be a children’s performer, looking back on her career itĪlmost seems inevitable. ![]() ![]() Song for kids, but I couldn’t sing it 100 times!” I guess that’s the part that connects with adults. I’m also thinking about whether I want to sing it over and over again, so Song, I’m thinking about whether the kids will like it and whether I’m going to connect to Parents’ enthusiasm for the songs as well. Position as “the queen of kids’ music” ( People magazine). But it wasn’t simply an enormousĪmount of talent that helped create an entire genre and skyrocketed Laurie to her current Rocking music that is not dumbed down for children. What is now dubbed the progressive “kindie rock” movement – i.e. These days critics widely acknowledge Laurie’s major contribution toward launching The more I started working on material forĬhildren, the more I realized that it opened up creativity in me that I never knew I had.” Writing musicįor kids has not been a struggle at all. “I’d been performing in rock bands and struggling to write original music. Laurie Berkner has been a professional musician since 1992, but her success as aĬhildren’s recording artist was a surprise to her.
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