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Laurie Buchanan
Laurie Buchanan (born Lauren Tarryn Buchanan; 12 August 1994) is a British female guitarist and the sibling of critically acclaimed   vocalist Aaron Buchanan, the former Heaven's Basement frontman. Buchanan is a regular YouTuber with over 3000 YouTube subscribers and 390,000+ hits on her channel to date. She is best known as the co-founder and rhythm & lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics.

Influences & YouTube
Buchanan has done dozens of electric and acoustic YouTube cover videos and cites main influences from Claudio Sanchez and Andy McKee with some of the most successful videos on the channel being covers of artists including: Killswitch Engage 80,000+ hits Slipknot 35,000+ hits Guthrie Govan 10,000+ hits Alexis On Fire 20,000+ hits Funeral For A Friend 30,000+ hits

Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics
Laurie Buchanan is an original member of Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics which are to release debut album "The Man With Stars On His Knees" on 26th May 2017. The roll-out of the record was financed by a successful PledgeMusic campaign. Sibling Aaron Buchanan worked with Laurie on the demo's between 2011 and 2016 prior to solidifying the live outfit line-up which also consists of Tom McCarthy (Guitar), Chris Guyatt (Bass) & Kev Hickman (Drums). Laurie is the only other member bar Aaron Buchanan of the "The Cult Classics" line-up to feature on 'The Man With Stars On His Knees' album and is referenced as a key part in the production. She is often referred to by the band as "The Boss". Buchanan is a keen graphic designer and a key part in critiquing the logo and album cover art of which the latter was produced by Sam Mayle