Laurie Niles

As editor of the Violinist.com, Laurie Niles has written thousands of articles and interviewed countless violinists and classical musicians. Her first book, Violinist.com Interviews, Volume 1, came out in 2014, and this second volume features interviews with top violinists from around the world. Laurie also has written articles for The Strad, Strings, and Symphony magazines and the American Suzuki Journal.

Laurie was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Aurora, Colorado. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and her Master of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University. After working for five years as a newspaper reporter, Laurie founded the online musician community Violinist.com in 1996. Today, Laurie lives in Los Angeles, where she also teaches violin and freelances as a violinist.