Wednesday, January 10, 2024

SENSATIONAL L.A. ALT-ROCK BAND ‘MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS’ RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘INTENTIONS’ALONG WITH THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM: ZOOM EXCLUSIVE WITH BANDMATES LAURA AND MINDY!

 

Sensational New L.A. Alt-Rock Band 

Make Believe Friends 

Release New Single 

“INTENTIONS”

 Along with Their New Album

 “MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS”

ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT 

with

lead singer/songwriter

MINDY MILBURN

and

guitarist/songwriter

LAURA ESPINOZA

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L.A. based Make Believe Friends drops their latest single and new album on Friday, December 15, 2023.  The new single, “Intentions”, is an upbeat alt-rock style song featuring Mindy Milburn on lead vocals and music by guitarist/keyboardist Laura Espinoza and lyrics by Milburn & Espinoza. Legendary Producer Ed Stasium (Talking Heads, Ramones) provided the full mix and Bernie Godwin (whose father Dito Godwin produced No Doubt), was the recording engineer.

Intentions” releases in tandem with Make Believe Friends’ first album to be called by the band’s name: “Make Believe Friends”.

About Mindy Milburn: Mindy has a passion for all performing arts- starting out as a ballet dancer and actress, & eventually finding her voice and passion for songwriting and music. She is also the lead vocalist for the Blondie Tribute Band “Heart of Blonde”.

Originally from Cleveland Ohio, she has performed in numerous musical theater productions & indie films and was also a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers Dance Team.  

Mindy made the move to southern California to follow her dream of becoming a recording artist and feels very blessed by the opportunities that have come her way.

About Laura Espinoza: Laura is a songwriter/guitarist, playwright, and TV producer. She has performed on stage with Luis Maldonado (Train), Terri Nunn (Berlin), Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons) & Prescott Niles (The Knack) and started her career with Matt Sorum (Guns n' Roses).

She has recorded at Capitol Records, Hollywood, Abbey Road, UK and is the host of “The Rock Radio Show” on KBUU-FM, Malibu. Laura is also the recipient of 3 Emmy Awards.

MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS (aka Lunden Reign); HEART OF BLONDE (BLONDIE TRIBUTE & LIKE A MATERIAL GIRL (MADONNA TRIBUTE)


PURCHASE

THE NEW

 SELF-TITLED RELEASE

by

MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS


available at

https://makebelievefriendsband.com


“THE DEBUT SELF-TITLE ALBUM BY ‘MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS’ IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRENT MUSIC SCENE DESPERATELY NEEDS! AN EXCITING ALT-ROCK BAND WHO WOULD HAVE EASILY CHARTED SEVERAL TOP40 HITS ON COMMERCIAL RADIO WHEN RECORD COMPANIES WERE SCOUTING FOR HITMKERS. MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS TRIUMPHS IN MUSICAL PROFICIENCY, SONGWRITING TENACITY AND RIVETING VOCALS. THIS BAND CAN EASILY CONTEND WITH THE DISTINGUISHED TALENTS OF BANDS LIKE… NO DOUBT … THE GO GO’S…LETTERS TO CLEO…THE BANGLES AND EVANESCENCE.”

5 STARS!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST RAY SHASHO


For more information

 about

MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS

visit:

www.MakeBelieveFriendsBand.com

official website

https://www.facebook.com/makebelievefriendsband

Facebook:

https://www.youtube.com/@MakeBelieveFriends

YouTube:

Instagram: @Makebelievefriendsband

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DISCOGRAPHY

Make Believe Friends

Make Believe Friends

 Lunden Reign

Confessions

American Stranger 

Lora G Band

Streets of Hollywood 







MINDY MILBURN

and

LAURA ESPINOZA

APPEAR WEEK OF


JANUARY 10TH 2024


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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