About
Telling a Story without Words
About the Artist: Lori Nicely is a Washington DC based composer, arranger, and producer whose lush piano and instrumental music offers a unique experience and escape. Lori's music has been on Top 10 commercial radio including Adult Contemporary / Smooth Jazz, on TV, and used in TV / media awards shows (The Gracie Awards in New York), and in the Peabody Award winning "American Presidents: Life Portraits" series. Lori is a natural and taught herself piano at age 9, completely playing by ear. She began composing around age 12. She was formally trained in trumpet at age 12 and performed jazz, concert, and pop/rock music through college, and also plays guitar. Lori's music has been compared to David Foster, both for her lyrical piano and her lush instrumentation. She worked directly with David Foster's sax player for movie soundtracks and pop hits, David Boruff, who is a featured soloist on several of her tracks, among them "Our Secret" and "When You Are Here".
Lori has a love of "just the music". She has a passion for creating beautiful, hummable melodies, with lush, soaring instrumentation that allows for escape. Relax to Lori's music and use your own imagination to tell your own story, or when watching her videos, Lori's music tells a universal story, but without words.
Lori's music videos are "mini movies" about modern life, relationships, and love, supported by her uniquely beautiful and moving soundtracks. Her music crosses several genres appealing to audiences in pop, Smooth Jazz, contemporary piano instrumental, and film soundtrack.
Escape into Lori's music. Reminisce about the past, get lost in the present, or dream about the future
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