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"Herding Cats?  No Problem!" 

The expression goes, "Managing musicians is like herding cats."  It takes a special sort of leader and coordinator to work with musical artists and the like: "cat herder" Lauren Agnelli fits the bill in every possible aspect.  But first and above all, she is renowned for her expertise in getting to the heart of a matter and writing entertainingly about a wide array of subjects, seemingly effortlessly. 

Agnelli excels in communications as well as in creativity, especially as a journalist and songwriter.  She currently works as a freelance reporter and personal historian. She's also an independent writer/producer.  Her solid background in generating ideas, planning and coordination, journalism, and effective promotional writing are earning Agnelli an excellent reputation in Connecticut and the world (via the internet).  Her varied talents and skills come into play when putting together all the steps that comprise a successful project/production.  Agnelli tells stories with an engaging style that doesn't skimp on depth of content: she always gets to the heart of the matter. 

Originally a New Yorker, Agnelli obtained a B.A. in Creative Writing/English from the CUNY B.A. Program (after first attending SUNY Purchase & Hunter College).  While in school, she wrote as rock writer “Trixie A. Balm,” amassing a sizable portfolio of highly regarded press clippings.  Since college days, her professional work has included publishing work both in journalism (for The Village Voice, Creem Magazine, Gig, others) and in songwriting (ASCAP writer/publisher with over a hundred songs written/co-written recorded). 

Agnelli lived and worked in New York City all of her life until, in 2003, she moved out of New York City to Connecticut to attend graduate school, earning a Master’s degree from the University of Bridgeport (2004) and obtaining a teaching certificate.  She started teaching English and a Language Arts Lab at two different Connecticut high schools, but resigned after being assaulted by students at her last teaching job.  Since then, Agnelli has worked as a tutor for high school students and for an ESL student for the Literacy Volunteers of Valley Shore. In 2005, she met her husband, Matthew Male, and moved to with him Chester, CT.  They married in 2006.

Since living in Connecticut, Agnelli has helped create and co-produce a successful concert series (The Small Town Concert Series) who raise funds in benefit concerts for local causes, and has also produced an interview-format talk show for Clinton Community Access Television, “Finding Bliss.”  She continues to interview interesting people, and write freelance articles about them for the online Patch.com and The Shore Line Times and River and Shore Magazine.  

To give back to the community, besides benefiting local concerns and offering affordable entertainment through Small Town Concert Series, Agnelli is working on guiding students towards “Following their bliss” and finding fitting careers after school through her “Finding Bliss” productions.