Todd is available for bookings in and around WI, IL, IA & MN. If interested, please contact via email at booking@toddlorenz.com or phone at 608-325-3892.

Todd Lorenz is an accomplished singer/songwriter who was the only solo act to make the finals of the Arizona Blues Showdown in 2000. He has opened for and jammed with Guy Davis, opened for and performed with Dan Navarro, shared a stage with John Statz and opened for Fruteland Jackson. He plays acoustic Americana music made up of a mish mash of blues, folk, rock and a bit of country. He was born in Orange, CA and has spent most of his early life in southern California, including graduating from Musician’s Institute in 1989. He then relocated to San Diego, CA where he fronted a few bands and began playing solo acoustic music with a small degree of success. 

In December of 1998, he relocated to Phoenix, AZ and continued playing solo, making an impact on the local coffeehouse scene. In April of 2006, he moved again, buying a home near Monroe, a small town in south central WI.

Todd's current project is being informally called Onging, which has him publishing a new recording every two weeks for as long as he is able. The first 12 songs posted will complete an album called The Life & Times of Snuffy Wilson, which is about a fictional bluesman near the end of his days who finds himself looking back over his life, contemplating the choices he made.

Prior to that, he completed a collection of songs called Twenty Aught Eight, during which he published a new song to his web site and his myspace page every week between 1/14/08 and 1/05/09.

Prior to Twenty Aught Eight, he released 5 CDs independently, starting with Even My Shoes got the Blues in 1999. Reflections followed in 2001 and Here I Stand debuted in 2004. In 2007, Todd released two albums simultaneously.

My Blues consists of 20 selections from his first three albums that were rerecorded in order to better serve as an introduction to his earlier work. These songs were chosen based on consistent audience reaction and also include some of Todd's favorites.

Live. Love. Learn. Sing. was made up of 14 brand new songs that are all deeply personal with diverse subject matter than includes life, death, love, suicide, persistence, self awareness, and fate. The lyrics find a way to provoke thought in the listener, often managing to do so with a dose of humor. The music successfully blends elements of blues, folk, rock, bluegrass, and country, forming what might best be called Americana.

"Show me something, touch my soul. Bring a tear to my eye. Make it real; I wanna feel like I'm really alive."

- Feel Alive, Todd Lorenz

©Todd Lorenz - 2009