Lorraine Bates

THEATRE: Gershwin Cabaret Show - Chenango Street Players ~ Fiddler on the Roof - Cider Mill Playhouse

TELEVISION: Sally Jesse Raphael (Guest) Channel 4 ~ Live Performance (Singing) KELP Television

RADIO: Live Performance (Singing) WHBI-FM/WFW-FM, Live Performance (Singing) KROD Texas

TRAINING: Warren Roberston - Acting/Scene Studies (New York, NY), Mario Bernini - Voice Training (New York, NY), Taylor Kaminski - Voice Over Training (New York, NY), Bernard Spencer - Piano (New York, NY), Master Kim - Martial Arts (New York, NY), Master Chin - Martial Arts (California)

SKILLS: Fourth Degree Black Belt Tae Kwan Do, Swimmer, Biking, Rollerskating, Coast Guard License, Running, Line Dancing, Clogging, Two-Stepper, Golfer, Hapkido, Stick Driver, Wave Runner, Licensed Motorcyclist, Hiking, Raquetball, Squash, Tennis, Skiing, Softball, Singing, Guitar & Piano player.

Hunter College CUNY ~ B.A. Sociology, & John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY ~ 36 hours-Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice ~ Concentration: Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

Modeling: Free Lance: Photography competition catalogs, advertising, department stores

Television: KROD (Singing appearance) - Promotion/Teleprompter - To Tell the Truth - Contestant

Yellow Brick Road (D), Backfence (S), 74 Below (S), Improvisation (S), Anabele's (S), My Way (S), Folk City (S) Catch A Rising Star (D), Nite Spot (S), Village West (G), Other End (S), Upstairs at the Downstairs (D) Patricia Murphy's (S) Tio Pepe's (S), Roma di Notte (S), Viva Villa, (S), Giovanni's Oasis (D), Statler Hilton (S), El Morocco Club (S), Red Blazer II (S), Five Oaks (D), Village Green (D), Station Break (S), The Home Restaurant (S), J. P.'s (S) and (G), Shakespeares (S), The Bushes (S), The Fives (S), Onstage (D), Uncle Lulu's (S), West Bank Cafe (D) Once Upon a Stove (D), Duplex (D), Off Broadway & Co. (D)

1717 (Brooklyn, NY - G)), Georges's Club (Lake George -D), Kin Bo Inn (Staten Island - D), C. C. Pup (Long Island - D), McGuades Pub (Long Island - D), Portofino's (Long Island - S), Parkway Inn (Long Island - S), Town & Country (Long Island - D), Nite Owl (Long Island - S), Hostway Inn (Long Island - S), Plankhouse (Long Island - D & T), The Magic Pan (Long Island - S), The Wine Shack (Long Island - T), Club 67 (Long Island - T), Garden City Bowl (Long Island - T), Top Hat (Long Island - S)

Parties: Sweet Sixteens, Engagements, Immigration, Anniversaries, A & S Clothing (Promotional Parties)

LORRAINE BATES is a big city girl who loves her country roots. That's how Texas native Lorraine Bates describes herself. Inspired by a young man's serenade, she began singing in El Paso, where she found her own voice. Her family travels took her to many states: from Oregon to Alabama, from Illinois to West Virginia. The Big Apple was the big lure for Lorraine, and now she is making a home and a name for herself in Vestal, NY.

With a natural gift for music, Lorraine taught herself how to play guitar, banjo and mandolin, then studied voice and piano. She began to write music early in her singing career, grooming her talents with workshops from the National Academy of Popular Music and Songwriters' Guild. Her classes led to many collaborations and styles of writing such as jazz, blues, country and pop.

In performance, Lorraine captivates the audience with energy, warmth and enthusiasm. Audiences in clubs and colleges love her debut cassette tape, "A Texas Gal." Another audience is equally important to Lorraine. Committed to lifting the human spirit with song, Lorraine performs for hospitalized AIDS patients with the Hearts and Voices program, and for homeless children and teenagers at the Covenant House.

Lorraine takes pride in being an active member in many professional associations: Women In Music, BMI, The National Academy of Popular Music, Songwriters' Guild and The Nashville Songwriters Association International of New York.

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