Lisa Brigantino grew up in the town of Katonah.....

Lisa Brigantino grew up in the town of Katonah, just north of New York City and began her music training at an early age, starting piano lessons at 5 and violin at 8. In addition to being a trained vocalist, she also plays guitar, upright and electric bass, cello, mandolin, percussion, ukulele, accordion, harp, banjo and anything else she can get her hands on. She comes from a musical family and her relatives include the late Felix Pappalardi, producer of Cream and bass player and producer of Mountain and Michael Barbiero, an amazing producer, engineer and re-mixer who has worked with everyone from Madonna and Cinderella to Blues Traveler and Gov't Mule.

A trained composer with a Master of Music degree in music composition and theory from the School of Music at State University of New York at Fredonia, Lisa has written music for dance, theatre, TV and film, most recently scoring the music for the film "Game Night", her second film with writer/director Jennifer Williams. Her debut album "A Brooklyn Night" has received great reviews and international radio airplay and she is currently recording her next solo album. She has been requested to perform her original songs at showcases for BMI, Women In Music, The Uptown Songwriters Hang, The Marmalade Jam to name just a few.

Lisa has been honored with a Citation of Merit from past Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden for her album A Brooklyn Night and her work as a Brooklyn-based musician and she is the recipient of honorable mentions in the past seven consecutive Annual Billboard World Song Contests for her songs "Wallflower", "The Light Of Your Face", "Departure", "Don't Say It At All", "I Gotta Find Me Something", "I Will" and "Holding On For Something". She is also the recipient of a Runner Up Award in the 2008 Song Of The Year Contest for her song "The Light Of Your Face".

Lisa performs in a crazy, self-contained musical comedy act with her sister Lori called "The Vickie and Nickie Show". Vickie and Nickie are two suburban housewife sisters from the hills of Minnesota that perform original and cover songs ranging from pop, rock, soul to rap and they play a variety of instruments as well. The act is interspersed with improvisation and audience participation. Visit their sites at http://www.vickieandnickie.com/ and www.myspace.com/vickieandnickie.

Lisa also performs with "In The Rough", a vocal trio including her sister Lori and friend Susan Haefner. The trio has been singing together since college and they have an extensive repertoire including Lisa's original tunes as well as folk, rock, pop, country and accapella favorites.

Lisa was a founding member of Lez Zeppelin, the world's first all girl, all Led Zeppelin tribute band, and played bass, bass pedals, keyboards and mandolin and sang backup vocals. She announced she was leaving the project in January 2009 to pursue other creative ventures. Sarah McLellan and Helen Destroy left the project at that time, as well. Lez Zeppelin toured internationally and released their debut CD in 2007 produced by legendary engineer/producer Eddie Kramer. The band appeared on national and international TV including CBS Sunday Morning and Japan's Music Fair and received outstanding press in publications such as Spin, The New York Times, The London Times, Time Out New York, and Rolling Stone.

Lisa's company Hidden Pond Productions supplies music/talent supervision, intellectual property licensing and custom music production, sound design and scoring services. Clients include broadcasters, advertisers, filmmakers, multimedia users and producers of all kinds. Please visit http://www.hiddenpondproductions.com/ for more information.
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