Laura Les (born 1994 or 1995), previously known under the moniker osno1, is an American music producer, singer and songwriter best known as one half of experimental electronic duo 100 Gecs, alongside Dylan Brady.
Early life Les grew up in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. As a teenager, she became interested in music while learning to play guitar. While attending Columbia College in Chicago, where she earned a degree in acoustic engineering, she began releasing music online under the moniker osno1.
Career
In 2016, Les released the EP, hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY, which she describes as "a bunch of songs about dead bodies." She subsequently released the 2017 EP, i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title. In 2018, Les stopped using the osno1 moniker and released a third EP, Big Summer Jams 2018, under her own name. Big Summer Jams 2018 received positive reviews from music critics, praised as "debauched digital celebrations" by Vice and "a blender of fun” by Tiny Mix Tapes.
Les participated in a remix album of Katie Dey's album Mydata in early 2021. In March 2021, Les officially released her solo single "Haunted" following a positive reception from her fanbase after it was previously played during a virtual DJ set in 2020. The song was subsequently featured in season 2 of the HBO series Euphoria.
Personal life Les has cited being transgender as contributing to her exploration of different singing styles and pitched-up "nightcore style" vocals, which she once used almost exclusively in her music due to her experiences with voice dysphoria. In "How to dress as human" from the album I just dont want to name it anything with "beach" in the title she speaks about her dysphoria and says “I’m never gonna pass, I should stay home, why did I make plans?" However, in a 2021 Pitchfork interview, she revealed she had begun taking vocal lessons and recording new 100 gecs music with unpitched vocals, saying, "As I've been exploring my voice more, I'm like, 'I can do this.'"
She married illustrator and cartoonist Gabe Howell on October 13, 2017. Les lived in Chicago from 2013 to 2020, then moved to Los Angeles with Howell to work more closely with Brady. As of July 2023, Les currently lives in rural Colorado with her girlfriend, May Leitz. On December 2, 2024, Leitz posted on Bluesky that she and Les were engaged.
Discography Extended plays TitleDetailsbetter get sharper; better change yr nameReleased: 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Downloadtape 1 - this town makes me sick sometimesReleased: May 26, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Downloadhello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY Released: October 2, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital Downloadi just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title Released: August 16, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital downloadBIG SUMMER JAMS 2018 Released: August 3, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Compilation albums TitleDetailsxXsAd_PrOm_ReMiXXz_201666Xx Released: May 10, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital DownloadLETHAL POISON FOR THE SYSTEM (with Black Dresses and 99jakes) Released: December 21, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital DownloadREMIXES 2017 Released: January 8, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Singles Title Year Certifications Album"Haunted"2021 RIAA: Gold
Guest appearances TitleYearOther artist(s)Album"Crossed Out"2018Yung SkrrtTriple Other"Popular"UmruSearch Result"Hard Mode"2019Andrew Goes To Hell, forcefeededDamage Control"Pills and Good Advice"2021Left at LondonT.I.A.P.F.Y.H.
Songwriting and production credits +Songwriting and production work for other artistsTitleYearArtist(s)Album"Popular"2018UmruSearch Result"Are You Hanging with the Dead Again?"XEN99"Let It Out"2020Rico NastyNightmare Vacation"Pussy Poppin""Pills and Good Advice"2021Left at LondonT.I.A.P.F.Y.H."Kummer"Bolboirowspan="4" "I'm Not Perfect"2022Dreewzy"Wanna Feel Anything Again"Die Together in Venus
Remixes TitleOriginal artistYear"Anymore"Lil Aaron featuring Kim Petras2019"Rich Bitch Juice"Alice Longyu Gao2020"Leaving"Katie Dey2021
As part of 100 gecs
+ReleaseYear100 Gecs20161000 Gecs20191000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues2020Snake Eyes202210,000 Gecs2023
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