Just People have been a staple of the North West music scene for nearly a decade. Hailed as the exuberant love children of Cat Stevens and Led Zeppelin, their sound has stretched from Soul, to Folk, to Rock with undertones of rampant psychedelia.  Though ever diverse and always changing,  Darcy Wallace of the Oregon Voice puts it best: “JUST PEOPLE are tough to pin down, but damn it, it just sounds so good.” 
  
Just People’s impending release “Monolith” is their most concrete and complete volume of work to date. Working closely with mastermind engineer and producer Justin Phelps (Cake/The Mars Volta), Monolith takes you on a journey through past and contemporary soundscapes, creating something deep and uniquely diverse. With certain songs featuring nine piece orchestral arrangements and others as simple as a soulful guitar and vocal pairing, Monolith is a discovery unto itself.  


Laura Ivancie has performed at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, on the Backwater Blues Cruise along-side Reggie Houston (Fats Domino) and Grammy nominated pianist, Janice Scroggins, for three consecutive years (2011 thru 2013). Laura’s original song, “Candy,” (Dance/ Electronica) earned semi-finalist recognition among 18K song submissions in the International Songwriting Competition (2014). She has shared the stage with blues legend, Norman Sylvester; opened for the iconic Portland band NU SHOOZ at the Portland Rose Festival and kicked off the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival with her band on Miller South Main Stage (2015). Other notable national acts that Laura has opened for include: Ladi6 (Best Female Solo Artist in New Zealand, 2011), Vicci Martinez (NBC Finalist for The Voice Season 8), David Ryan Harris (Former guitarist for John Mayer), The Indigo Girls, and most recently for Grammy award-winning Neo soul superstar Bilal. Laura Ivancie was most recently a featured solo acoustic artist at the infamous House of Blues Las Vegas (2018).

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Laura Ivancie has performed at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, on the Backwater Blues Cruise along-side Reggie Houston (Fats Domino) and Grammy nominated pianist, Janice Scroggins, for three consecutive years (2011 thru 2013). Laura’s original song, “Candy,” (Dance/ Electronica) earned semi-finalist recognition among 18K song submissions in the International Songwriting Competition (2014). She has shared the stage with blues legend, Norman Sylvester; opened for the iconic Portland band NU SHOOZ at the Portland Rose Festival and kicked off the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival with her band on Miller South Main Stage (2015). Other notable national acts that Laura has opened for include: Ladi6 (Best Female Solo Artist in New Zealand, 2011), Vicci Martinez (NBC Finalist for The Voice Season 8), David Ryan Harris (Former guitarist for John Mayer), The Indigo Girls, and most recently for Grammy award-winning Neo soul superstar Bilal.

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