Singer/recording artist Laura Shaffer was born and raised in Las Vegas, and started performing professionally when she was still a teenager.  She studied three different instruments and a little dance in her youth, but finally found that singing was the way she could best convey her love for music to an audience.  Spending years honing her talents working on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and being mentored by veteran singers, musicians, and choreographers, she continues to perform in all of its major hotels:  The Palazzo, Mandalay Bay, The Wynn, The Cosmopolitan, The Mandarin Oriental, Bellagio, Four Seasons, etc., as well as popular off-Strip casino resorts such as The Hard Rock Hotel, The Tuscany, The Palms, Red Rock Casino Resort, and Green Valley Ranch Resort.  In 2014, her sold-out concert at Las Vegas’ nationally renowned performing arts venue, The Smith Center, was broadcast to subscribers around the world by Yamaha.   She has opened for such icons as Tony Bennett, Bob Newhart, Wayne Newton, and Donny and Marie, and was chosen as the single performer to represent Las Vegas in the Emmy-winning CNN show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown “Las Vegas” episode.