February, 2010

Howdy folks! Here's the latest...

I'm excited to say that we're very close to being finished with my next CD "Wonder Wheel." It's currently with our mastering engineer and once it's mastered, the CD will go to the manufacturer to be pressed. For a sneak peak at some mixes from the album, check out the SOUNDS page!

Check out the Q&A I did for Madalyn Sklar and GoGirls! http://ow.ly/16tq5Y

My song "It's Christmastime" has just received a "Runner Up" Award in the 2009 Song Of The Year Contest.

I also received my sixth and seventh consecutive honorable mention in the 16th Annual Billboard World Song Contest for my songs "One More Day" and "Holding On For Something". Both these songs appear on my album "A Brooklyn Night."

One of my songs is in rotation at Women Of Substance Radio, an internet radio station. "Used To Be A House" which will be on the new CD can be heard during the Friday Acoustic Show every Friday for the next few months between 7-8pm EST. Just visit www.womenofsubstanceradio.com to tune in!

I am a Kurzweil endorsed Artist and I'm honored to have received an artist profile on their site. Special thanks to CJ Lewis of Kurzweil Music Systems for hooking me up with amazing gear!

I've got some cool performances coming up: I'll be performing at Triumph Brewing Company in Philadelphia on March 3rd. On March 14h and 29th I'll be joining singer Gretchen Reinhagen on bass and guitar as she performs Janis Joplin's album "Pearl" in its entirety in the "Under The Covers" music series at Don't Tell Mama - with Tracy Stark, keyboards and Donna Kelly drums. On April 5, I'll be doing Tainted Blue Studio's "Live From The Penthouse" - I'll be joined by Tomi Millioto on electric guitar and Helen Destroy on percussion. Check out my Tour Dates page for more details about all these shows!

"Game Night" the short film I scored this past year - written and directed by my friend Jennifer Williams - has been accepted into The Virtual Movie Festival Here's the link (Game Night is about the 12th listing): http://www.virtualmoviefestival.com/movies/ If you view it and like it, go ahead a vote for it!

My album "A Brooklyn Night" is now available on iTunes.

Check out the website for my company Hidden Pond Productions, that supplies music/talent supervision, intellectual property licensing and original custom music production, scoring and sound design to a variety of clients including advertisers, broadcasters, filmmakers, new media users and producers of all kinds.

I performed at Songwriters By The Sea in Asbury Park, NJ with hosts Joe D'Urso and Joe Rapolla and other guest songwriter Scott E. Moore. Here's a clip of me performing my song "I Gotta Find Me Something"

Tom and I wrote and recorded the music for a National TV and radio advertising campaign for Plato's Closet. To hear a sample of our track, visit www.platoscloset.com, scroll down the homepage and click on "play music".

Check out my Tour Dates page for info on upcoming Vickie & Nickie performances. Lori and I premiered our new holiday show 'Tis The Season With Vickie & Nickie! at Don't Tell Mama in early December and sold out on closing night. Check out a great review of the show by Jon Sobel of Blog Critics! http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/theatercabaret-review-nyc-tis-the-season/.

Lori and I appeared live on "Behind The Scenes" with Lucia Grillo on The Dolce Channel, an internet streaming channel. To see an archived video of our appearance, go here: http://www.dolcechannel.com/pages/gnocco.php - Click on "menu" right below the viewing screen, then "view movies", then "Behind The Scenes - Brigantino Sisters".

We had a great time at May Pang's Labor Day BBQ and Tom, Lori and I got to jam with Eddie Brigati from The Rascals. Click HERE to check out some video!

Check out my Facebook Artist Page and become a fan! And follow me on Twitter! Also, please visit my "MySpace" page - myspace.com/LisaBrigantino. You can now download tracks from my album "A Brooklyn Night" directly from the page.

I got to sit in with a bunch of rock luminaries at May Pang's birthday bash: Joe Bouchard, 12 string guitar (Blue Oyster Cult), Michael Cartellone, drums (Lynard Skynard) My cousin Peter Santora - far left - on guitar (Beatlemania), Jon Paris on guitar, Benny Harrison on Hammond B3 and Ian McDonald (King Crimson) - what fun! All I have to say is, "I gotta have more cowbell!"

This past year I sat in on some shows with my friend April Smith and her band The Great Picture Show. Check out the video below and you'll see me join in on accordion at the end of a show at The Mercurcy Lounge:).