Vocalist, Laura Dickinson may be the busiest person in Hollywood. She’s a voice actor, a vocal contractor—the person who hires and directs musicians and vocalists for film soundtracks--a conductor, arranger and a specialist in doing something called “soundalikes” sounding like Doris Day or Celine Dion or any number of people, if a movie needs someone to sing in that style. She’s won three Grammys for her music production and contracting work, while recording her own CDs between film gigs.

Laura and I recorded our conversation in Los Angeles right before she went off to a gig for Yamaha, where she thought they were using her to analyze different vocal sounds, but she wasn’t quite sure. Yes, this is woman who leads a very interesting life!