| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laura Lee |
| Birthday / Age / Date of Birth / How old is Laura Lee? | October 14, 1986. As of 2024, she is around 38 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Does Laura from Khruangbin wear a wig? | Khruangbin bassist Laura Lee has worn more than 600 different looks and wigs on stage. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Laura Lee is a bassist, singer, and band member of Khruangbin.
- Creative and eclectic, Laura not only manages to turn heads with her beautiful voice but also, her interesting fashion choices.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Lee was born to Mexican American parents and grew up in Houston, Texas.
- Growing up, she was very close to her grandparents and would enjoy listening to their Spanish stories.
- Her parents used to enrol her into music lessons when she was younger and encouraged her to take up instruments such as piano and guitar.
- She is currently single and prefers to keep her personal life away from the spotlight.
- Her band name is Leezy.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- After high school, she trained to become a teacher.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After high school, Laura took a job as a 3rd-grade maths teacher. Although she enjoyed teaching, she wasn’t passionate about it and didn’t like her job.
- While teaching, she met fellow bandmate, Mark Speer through mutual friends, and the two connected over their love for Middle Eastern architecture and Afghan music.
- Realizing that she enjoyed music more than teaching, Laura started learning how to play bass in 2009 and six months later, she was playing like a professional.
- Mark Speer, who was then part of a band called Yppah, encouraged her to audition for a gig playing bass for musician, Bonobo on his tour.
- Lee landed the job and in 2010, she joined Mark and his band Yppah on Bonobo’s tour.
- Motivated by the success of their tour, Laura quit teaching for good and she, Mark and drummer, Donald Ray Johnson Jr. decided to form Khruangbin.
- Shortly before forming the band, Lee and Speer spent some time in a barn in Burton, Texas creating the unique sound that their music has become famous for. The band’s name means “airplane” in Thai and it was Laura’s idea to name it that.
- The barn is currently their go-to location for recording a lot of their music.
- Khruangbin has toured with Bonobo and released 3 albums titled The Universe Smiles Upon You, Con Todo el Mundo and Mordechai. Their 3rd album was released on June 26, 2020.
- Their second album was inspired by Laura’s grandfather who is originally from Mexico.
- In an interview, Laura stated that she wanted their 3rd album to sound universal with inspiration from Germany, Vietnam, India and West Africa.
- Throughout their career, Khruangbin has played at several popular music festivals including South by Southwest, Desert Daze, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and ACL.
- They have also opened for other music acts that include Massive Attack, Tycho, Father John Misty, and Chicano Batman.
- Laura and her bandmates also host their radio show AirKhruang on Facebook Live and NTS Radio.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Laura has over 200,000 followers on Instagram where she loves to show off her eclectic fashion and adventures.
- When she is not playing music and performing, she loves to travel and spend time outdoors. She especially enjoys traveling to New York.
- Lee speaks fluent Thai.