Career
His first band, Loud Lucy, was part of the Chicago indie-rock scene of the early-to-mid-1990s. Loud Lucy"s debut album, Breathe, was released by Geffen Records in 1995. The band dissolved a few years after Breathe.
Lane moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a solo career and became involved with television and film music
His songs have appeared in the films Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen and Wishcraft, and the American Broadcasting Company television show Men In Trees, among many others He briefly formed a new band called Watson and played Los Angeles stages, including the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.
Tom Higginson of Plain White T"s has cited Lane as an influence. Loud Lucy appear on the Tom Petty tribute album You Got Lucky: A Tribute to Tom Petty with a cover of "Stop Draggin" My Heart Around".
Louise Post of Veruca Salt contributed vocals on that song.
Loud Lucy toured with Alanis Morissette in the mid-90s. They remain a favorite among mid 90"s indie alternative.