DEF LEPPARD Drummer To Perform With Wife In Los Angeles

January 6, 2009

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will make a special guest appearance during his wife Lauren Monroe's headlining performance on Saturday, January 10 at The Mint in Los Angeles.

Longtime LEPPARD friend Ricky Warwick will kick off the show at 8:00 p.m., followed by an appearance by Mark Hayes. At 10, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell will take the stage, and the evening will be closed by Lauren and her band, with special guest Rick Allen.

Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased here.

Allen, who produced Monroe's latest album, "The Freedom Sessions", told Olivia Damavandi of the Malibu Times, "She [Monroe] actually fired me on more than one occasion. But I got back into the band by blending Lauren's ideas with mine, and by really embracing the masculine and feminine points of view. My obsession with perfection sometimes got in the way, but it was a learning curve, growing into the new role of being a producer."

When asked how Allen has influenced her on musical and personal levels, Monroe told the Malibu Times, "He's influenced my music by supporting the honesty of how I sing. There are times when I was in the recording process and thought I felt too exposed, too vulnerable, but he said, 'no it's great, that's you.' He helped me sit back, and [he] took over listening as a producer.

"He listens with his heart and says that imperfection is perfect," she continued. "I really appreciate him saying that, it means a lot coming from someone you love. He's so knowledgeable about music and sounds. His ear is very meticulous about every sound in the room. He is very determined, and he listens to the point of obsession. I learned a lot from him and I look forward to working with him again."

Monroe co-founded the Raven Drum Foundation with Allen, an organization for survivors of traumatic events from natural disasters to human rights abuse, such as war and torture. The foundation primarily focuses on war veterans, many of who are returning home with emotional, physical and psychological wounds.

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