Lauren Oglesby

Hello! I'm Lauren Oglesby.
I make music and various types of visual art.

This site is a personal and professional archival space for all of my many explorations. This home page has an overview of what I'm up to at the moment, and will be updated as projects are finished and new ones are started.

Recordings

Live Performance & Video

Visual Art

Design

Writing

Recordings

My most recent music release is a five song record under the name Past Imperfect. It's called You Should Be Here, and it came out in February 2026.

Before that, my band The Light Set released a two song record called I Only See The Moon in March 2025.

I'm currently working on making a kid's record (working title THUNDER, LIGHTNING! courtesy of my nephew), with a tentative release date of spring 2027. I had the privilege of working on this project as an Artist In Residence at the Grunewald Guild in the Spring of 2026. While I was at the Guild, I also composed a number of instrumental piano pieces, which I'm planning to release in Fall of 2026.

Live Performance & Video

I use a looping machine, voice, and synthesizer(s) to perform my own work under the name Past Imperfect.

In addition, I play the piano and guitar, and have been known to cover a song or two. I was classically trained as a soprano, have sung a variety of solo and choral gigs, and I quite like providing music for weddings and other events.

Interested in booking me? Awesome! Send me an email.

Visual Art

I draw, paint, collage, and make photographs (sometimes with a phone, sometimes with a real camera). My latest visual art practice is textile: I started weaving on a frame loom in 2021.

Design

I've also done design work for a variety of projects. If you'd like some design work done, drop me a line.

Writing

While most of my writing has been songwriting, I'm exploring prose and poetry for the first time in many years. Check this space soon for updates.

Photo Gallery

Personal websites, I am told, often have photos of their subjects. Here are some of me!