Apologies from Men: Live Concert and Album Release
New York based creator of comedy, music, and film Lauren Maul (Amazon Reviews: The Musical!) announced the release of her album Apologies from Men. The album is available for purchase as of March 9th, 2018, and she debuted the songs live at a concert at The People’s Improv Theater on that same date. The album is released by her own production company, MaulFace, and is available for purchase as an audio album on iTunes, Amazon Digital Music, Google Play Music, and more. Maul has pledged to donate 100% of the sales revenue from the album to RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. A free visual album is available online through Vimeo and apologiesfrommen.com. The album is available for sale on Google Play here:
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/L_Maul_Apologies_from_Men?id=Brhlazfpaec66jd56t4wm323gee
In Apologies from Men: The Album, Maul has taken infamous male apology statements and created animated videos set to original music. The album features the apologies of Louis CK, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, Russell Simmons, Dustin Hoffman, Charlie Rose, and an instrumental song from the men who have been accused but have yet to apologize. By carefully constructing the songs around the actual words and tone of the “apologies”, Maul purposely highlights the flaws and ridiculousness of the statements. Each song is different, with a variation of dance tracks, piano ballads, and even a faux-Christian rock song. The album features additional singing talent from comedic musicians Alyson Greenfield, Jen Kwok, Lady Kate Weber, Alexius Smith, Chase O’Donnell, and Tahlia Robinson.
Apologies From Men Tracklisting:
1- The Louis CK Apology... Set to Music
2- Kevin Spacey's Apology: The Remix
3- Sorrow & Regret: The Matt Lauer Apology
4- Humbly Apologize by Russell Simmons
5- A Short Apology by Dustin Hoffman
6- The Culture Then by Harvey Weinstein
7- Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls Recipe by Mario Batali
8- I Do Not Believe by Charlie Rose
9- Instrumental by The Men Who Have Not Apologized
Lauren Maul was raised in Nebraska, studied theater at the University of San Diego, trained as an improviser in Chicago, and currently performs in New York. She was named one of the "50 Funniest People in Brooklyn" by Brooklyn Magazine in 2016. A "bit-maker" by trade, Lauren creates music, films, puppets, stand-up routines and has experience working professionally as a composer and director. She has performed at major NYC comedy venues including UCB and Carolines, Second City in Chicago and has also appeared in several festivals including Williamstown, Just for Laughs, Chicago Sketchfest, the Women in Comedy Festival, SOLOCOM, NY Fringe, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and San Francisco Sketchfest where her show "Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes" played to a sold-out audience. Her writing has appeared in BUST magazine, The Frisky, Splitsider, Merry Jane, and Reductress. She produces and hosts the critically acclaimed "Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes" and "Bitchcraft!" shows in NYC and is a teacher at The Peoples Improv Theater. n 2016, Lauren created a musical web series, Amazon Reviews: The Musical!, which was named one of the best web series of the year by IndieWire. To find out more, please visit laurenmaul.org.
Photos courtesy of Shark Party Media