From humble beginnings in St. Louis, Missouri, Lola has taken her music across the country, touring with noted musicians such as Premik Russell Tubbs (Santana, Sting, James Taylor), Jeff Haynes (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock) and bass virtuoso Michael Manring.   She has collaborated with artists from all over the world, including Kinobe (Uganda) in a series sponsored by American Voices. In 2022, a live video of Lola performing went viral on TikTok, hitting 4.5M views, and boosting her online presence. She is gaining notoriety amidst legendary rockstars such as Mick Fleetwood and Don Cromwell of Air Supply. She is currently living in Southern California, where she can be found performing at venues and clubs all up and down the coast.

Lola has also gained notoriety as a songwriter and original artist. She was a Top Ten Finalist in the 2015 Wildflower! Songwriting Competition in Richardson, Texas.  She was chosen as “Artist of the Week” in Coming Up Magazine in May 2017.   

Her debut EP has received recognition from Los Angeles music blogs, local radio play, and placement on prominent Spotify playlists. Her song “Bring My Baby Back to Me” was selected as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.  Her 2020 album project From Darkness to Light gained international attention with top plays in the UK and Indonesia. Each single was accompanied by a blog post. In 2022, Lola collaborated with long-time friend Justin Froese on a project called “Willow and the Wave.”  They released an album of meditative and inspiring pieces.  

When off the stage, Lola works as a studio musician: session singing, arranging, coaching, and playing the keyboard.  She has worked with Grammy-award-winning producers.  You can hear her voice on Season 5 Episode 3 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as Ava Sharpe’s voice singing “Poison” on the CW network.  She was featured on Todd Mosby’s Open Waters (winner of ZMR’s Best Contemporary Instrumental Album) produced by Will Ackerman.  She also plays a unique new instrument called the handpan and is a sponsored Novapans artist. 

Lola is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Webster University with a degree in Jazz Performance and Composition. When she is not performing, Lola coaches, teaches private lessons, and holds workshops.  She also loves surfing and yoga.

Lola’s true passion lies in the healing art of music.  She first fell in love with music in the church. Her music is the most pure form of her soul’s expression.   Her desire is to use music as a unifying and activating force.   She is finding ways to bridge her passion for music with the causes she believes in.  Lola wrote ‘Power of the People’ inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, premiering it at a protest in Anaheim, CA.  She created a music video with footage from the protest that was then featured in Voice of OC news.   Lola’s powerful song ‘We Are One’ was featured on Iran TV Network as part of the Woman Life Freedom movement in 2022.   

Her next project, entitled CHAPTERS, will be released over the coming months. This is the first full-length album she has written and produced as a solo artist.