15-Year-Old Mount Pleasant Singer-Songwriter Laura Rullo Prepares Fall Debut Album After Record-Breaking Local Performances

At 15, Laura Rullo is already a local legend. The Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, teen has turned the town’s small venues into a proving ground, playing more than 100 shows in a single year and setting new milestones for a performer her age.

Laura’s musical path began almost as soon as she could walk. She asked for piano lessons at four, and by five a keyboard sat waiting downstairs. Voice lessons followed, though her mother, Nicole Rullo, admitted early doubts: “I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know if voice is going to be your thing. We should stick to piano.’” Within months, the doubt vanished when Laura’s voice filled the room and surprised everyone.

Church worship bands and the open‑mic circuit in southwestern Pennsylvania gave her the stage confidence that would become her signature. The church music director pushed her to lead before she felt ready, while venues such as Yellow Bridge in Delmont offered a forgiving environment for growth. “We’ll go out of state and do a bigger show, and then I’m playing at the bar down the road,” Laura says. “It’s neat to have that balance and that different environment that I get to play in.”

Her first official gig came at 12 at the Saltsburg American Legion Post 57. Three years later she became the youngest artist ever to perform at Greensburg SummerSounds, drawing a large crowd. In May she took the stage at Sweetwater in Indiana, the nation’s largest music‑retail chain, performing before thousands.

The Rullo family is deeply involved. Dan Rullo handles social media and has learned live‑sound engineering from scratch, while Nicole manages administrative tasks. “I’m basically just doing the administrative work and letting her take it artistically wherever she wants,” Dan says. The family’s support has allowed Laura to focus on songwriting.

She writes all her material independently on piano, guitar, or ukulele before bringing raw concepts to producer Daniel Blake. Their collaboration produced the single “Invisible,” now streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. Laura explains that her goal is connection rather than fame: “Every once in a while, I’ll play my single and there will be people that show up that have listened to the song and they know it. I see them singing it back to me. That’s crazy for me.”

The forthcoming album will showcase a blend of pop, country, and rock, and will include a track inspired by a Star Wars joke shared with her sister. Laura’s schedule is filling as she continues to book shows in Ligonier, Unity Township, and Latrobe, among other venues.

She remains grounded, taking one week at a time. “It’s a lot of fun, though,” she says. “I’m really grateful.”

Fans and industry observers can follow Laura’s progress on her website, rockwithlaura.com, and on Instagram and Facebook under the handle @laurarullomusic.

The story underscores the growing viability of independent, youth‑led music careers in the digital age, where local performance experience, home‑grown production, and direct fan engagement can coexist with mainstream streaming distribution.