In the organizer's words:

Laura Gertken, better known as Laura Lee, is a Berlin-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer. She became internationally known as one half of the acclaimed indie duo Gurr, with whom she toured with Arcade Fire, The Strokes and Kraftklub, among others, and won the IMPALA European Album of the Year Award in 2018.
In 2020, she founded her new project Laura Lee & The Jettes, with which she developed her personal vision of indie rock between riot grrrl attitude, grunge textures and krautpop. The debut album Wasteland was released in 2021, accompanied by appearances on BBC 6 Music, NPR, a first US tour and support shows for the Beatsteaks - including two sold-out evenings at Berlin's Wuhlheide, which Lee played heavily pregnant.
In addition to her band work, Laura composed music for the ZDF film Nicht tot zu kriegen (with Iris Berben), performed at Schauspiel Leipzig (Meister und Margarita) and was the protagonist of the Vice documentary 6 Hours with Laura Lee. She is also an active member of the Keychange initiative, which campaigns for more visibility for women and underrepresented groups in the music industry.
On September 5, 2025 Laura Lee & The Jettes will release their second album Tough Love Paradigm (Unsolicited Advice / The Orchard / Sony Music). Produced by Laura herself, mixed by Collin Dupuis (Lana Del Rey, Angel Olsen) and Rhys Edwards (Ulrika Spacek), it shows the band more uncompromising, mature and international than ever. Eleven songs between indie rock, post-punk and emotional clarity - an album that addresses current topics such as self-determination, motherhood and empowerment.
Artistic highlights
IMPALA Album of the Year & VIA Award "Best Album" for In My Head (2016, with Gurr)
Shortlisted "Best Emerging Artist" & "Favorite Band" (Pop Culture Award)
Collaborations with Eddie Argus (Art Brut) & Iris Berben (Nicht tot zu kriegen)
Engagement at Schauspiel Leipzig (Master and Margarita)
Special shows: SXSW (Austin), New Colossus (NYC), Rock am Ring & Rock im Park, Lollapalooza Berlin, NPR World Café, BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session, support for Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Beatsteaks, Von Wegen Lisbeth

Current album promo "Tough Love Paradigm" (2025)
Tough Love Paradigm has been hailed by leading media as one of the most exciting indie records of the year:
Rolling Stone (US/DE): "Cool nineties riot grrrl sound: a fresh mix of indie pop, grunge and alternative rock."

VISIONS (DE): "As if Josh Homme had been at work ... shows what Laura Lee & The Jettes are capable of."

Westzeit (DE): "Record of the month - a condensation of everything you loved about indie rock in the nineties and noughties."

BR2/Zündfunk (DE): "An enrichment in the German music landscape."

Tonspion (DE): "Will delight fans of Dry Cleaning, Wet Leg and PJ Harvey."

Frontstage Magazine (DE): "Without question, Tough Love Paradigm is one of the surprise records of the second half of the year."

US successes
Airplay: Support by KEXP (Seattle) - one of the most influential indie stations worldwide.
College Radio: Over 350 plays, multiple entries in the NACC Top 200, currently at number 86.
Key Markets: Strong rotation in relevant cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Austin.
Showcases: Official appearances at SXSW Festival (Austin) and New Colossus Festival (NYC) with consistently positive media response.
Germany & Europe
Airplay on Radio Eins, Deutschlandfunk Nova, ByteFM, Bayern 2, Detektor.fm (C-Rotation), among others.
Features & interviews with SPIEGEL "Abgehört", VISIONS, Diffus, Musikexpress and many more.
Laura Lee & The Jettes continue their international success story with release shows at Berlin's Lark (07.09.25, Day & Night) and a slot at the Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg).