James Laurent’s Unleashes Raw Indie Debut Album 'Laugh at the Tragedy'

If you’ve been following James Laurent’s journey, you know he wasn’t supposed to end up in music. Born and raised in Milwaukee, the Ecuadorian-American artist was a soccer kid with dreams of playing professionally in Sweden, until a knee injury at 17 changed everything.

With no backup plan, he grabbed a family laptop and a borrowed microphone and taught himself how to make music. Fast forward a few years, and James isn’t just making music, he’s engineering it at the highest level, designing Dolby Atmos-certified studios, and working on major TV productions.

But behind all that technical mastery, James had a story to tell, and 'Laugh at the Tragedy' is it. Written and recorded in just six intense days, the album is stripped-back, raw, and painfully honest. Heartbreak, burnout, addiction, and irony run through every track, but there’s also a wry sense of humour that keeps it from feeling heavy-handed. This isn’t about tidy resolutions, these songs live inside the mess, and that’s exactly why they hit so hard.

Even in the chaos, James is thriving. He’s RIAA Gold-certified, scored his first Netflix sync without a publishing deal, and continues to push forward independently. 'Laugh at the Tragedy' is messy, human, and real, and it announces James Laurent as an artist unafraid to embrace the chaos and turn it into something unforgettable.

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