Beautiful, intelligent and passionate, Laurie Z. was clearly in control of her career running her own independent record label, Zebra Productions, although she was the first to gratefully acknowledge the help received from a large group of friends and fans. Laurie toured extensively and opened for instrumentalists like Herbie Hancock, Leo Kottke, and Tim Weisburg and performed at major clubs Troubadour and Roxy. Laurie Z. concerts were frequently mentioned as a ‘Top Pick’ in the Los Angeles Times. Improvisations created in concert by asking for concepts from her audience were often the highlight of a Laurie Z. performance. From 1989 to 1994 Laurie played Disneyland's Tomorrowland Terrace in the rock group "Voyager", and was the featured keyboardist at the Anaheim Pond for the Mighty Ducks professional hockey team's inaugural season. Laurie could be heard performing regularly playing solo piano at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, CA, and performing around the South Bay as bandleader for the "Z Three Trio" and "Laurie Z. Band." Laurie played national tours for Alesis and Yamaha and represented Roland and Kawai products as a Consultant and Product Specialist in research and development. Her seminars, designed to help other Indie artists, were to standing room only crowds. Beginning in 1991, Laurie became the featured pianist for Peterbilt Motors at the International Trucking Show for over a decade. She received a total of 15 Grammy nomination considerations.