Laura Marano with Mike Schiavo

While she has portrayed a variety of characters on the big screen, Laura
Marano’s most raw form of self-expression can only be witnessed when she
steps on the stage to sing her songs.

From 2019 to 2022, Marano introduced fans to her true musical
identity –and simultaneously her most personal conscience– with
her ME, YOU, and Us EP trilogy. Her music was met with praise
from music critics and tastemakers alike, with support from MTV,
Billboard, NME, Ones To Watch, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal &
more. With the 2022 release of Netflix’s worldwide #1 film The
Royal Treatment, starring and produced by Marano, she also
landed prominent syncs of her Us chart-topping singles, “Dance
With You” with Grey and “Worst Kind of Hurt” with Wrabel. She
topped off a seminal year with her first headline tour, bringing her
music to life and connecting with her global fandom with sold out
meet & greets across the US.

Marano entered LA’s entertainment industry at the tender age of five,
appearing in legendary movies like Finding Nemo and Superbad. Her superstar
potential was quickly actualized in her widely known role as singer/songwriter
Ally in the Disney Channel hit series, Austin & Ally, winning awards like
Favorite TV Actress at the Kids’ Choice Awards and propelling her foray into
music. While Laura’s emotive songwriting and deep connection with fans came
naturally from day one, her early days in music were riddled with one-sided
major label deals and a slow emergence of singer/songwriter Laura we know
and love today.

After the release of her 2023 debut album i may be an actress but i can’t fake
how i feel, Marano took a break from music, as she filmed four films back to
back. Now, as she continues to work on new music, she is excited to celebrate
the five year anniversary of her second EP, YOU, which was released in 2020
during the pandemic. During that release, Marano was unable to fully realize
the visual creative she had planned, which is why she decided to make a
musical short film celebrating the era, and introducing her first new song in two
years: You(Baggage).

2026 brings new music and a new movie, Original Sound, starring Marano,
David Lambert, and Eric Stoltz. The musical film, releasing April 24th, has
songs Marano cowrote with Erik Blicker and Glenn Schloss. The film’s
soundtrack will also be released in April.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey, Mike Schiavo is a songwriter and artist based in Los Angeles. After years of performing in the pop punk scenes throughout the Tri-State area, he found himself pulled towards pop songwriting with a knack for nostalgia tinged lyrics and emotional melodies after a cross country move. After a viral appearance on NBC’s The Voice, Schiavo toured the U.S. and has since struck a balance between writing songs for other artists and being one in his own right. He has co-written songs for artists like charli d’amelio, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines and Goody Grace, Bentley Robles and more, while as an artist he has shared the stage with major acts including Lauv, A R I Z O N A, LeAnn Rimes and Melanie Martinez. “binging”, the first single from his upcoming EP, is out everywhere now.

Shannon Hardy is a comedian, actress, writer from Massachusetts. She received her BA in Film & TV Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Shannon’s performed stand-up at the Hollywood Improv, UCB, the Comedy Store, the House of Blues, the Ice House, Laugh Boston, and all over New England and Los Angeles. She’s studied acting at Anthony Gilardi’s Acting Studio, the Brandon Thomas Acting Studio, and Anne DeSalvo at USC. Hardy won the Cineddiction Spotlight Film Award for Best Actress in 2022. She is a 2025 BlueCat screenplay quarterfinalist. In addition, her pilot, THE GODMOTHER, is a Second Rounder in the 2022 Launch Pad Pilot Writing Competition and #11 on The Red List’s top comedy pilots. As a 2022 Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices ranked THE GODMOTHER’s dialogue and characters among the 92nd percentile, with judges calling it “one of a kind in its genre.” In 2024 and 2021, Hardy was a Yes and Laughter Lab finalist — a program in partnership with Comedy Central and Define America– for both her feature film co-written by Ariel Sayegh, DADDY ISSUES, and her 2024 pilot, THE GODMOTHER. Her short films have been featured at Clexacon, LA Women’s Independent Film Festival, AGLIFF, LA Cinefest, NFFTY, and Film Pipeline. Her film “Yes and No” is available for streaming on Tello and The Advocate’s PRIDE.com. She then went on to host USC’s Women Creating Comedy alongside Ziwe Fumudoh, Rachel Sennott, Chelsea Devantez, London Hughes, and Jana Schmieding. Shannon also acted in the Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) Holiday Mess, did a guest spot for Tim Meadows (Mean Girls, SNL, Life & Beth), and won her Hollywood Improv Roast Battle judged by London Hughes. For years, she’s produced a drag comedy show, Tight 10’s, to raise money for Planned Parenthood, individuals affected by the LA fires, and families fleeing Gaza. This year, she was in Nile’s Abston’s (Dave on FX; Krapopolis) feature, The Booth, starred in an indie pilot called, Thirsty, directed by Nya Jonele, and Purgatory Inc. (RIFF, UCB’s Life is Shorts) directed by Bennett Lees. Up next, she’s developing a short film, called Final Fry, with Kris Mercado, a bi-monthly comedy show, Hardy Party, with in the main room at The Elysian — An evening of “Shananigans” with Shannon Hardy. Comedy. Music. Drag. Bit of magic🧞‍♀️🧚‍♂️