Lisa Brigantino

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 "Taken". Her debut album "A Brooklyn Night" has received great reviews and international radio airplay. 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 four consecutive Annual Billboard World Song Contests for her songs "Wallflower", "The Light Of Your Face", "Departure" and most recently, "Don't Say It At All".
Lisa is very proud to be a founding member of Lez Zeppelin, the all girl, all Zeppelin tribute band, playing bass, keys and mandolin. Check out their website and MySpace page, as they're probably playing a city near you soon - www.lezzeppelin.com and www.myspace.com/lezzeppelin. The band released their self-titled debut CD in July 2007 recorded and produced by Eddie Kramer and is touring nationally and internationally to support it.
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 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 is a member of the BMI, The Songwriters Guild of America and is on the advisory board of Women In Music, Inc.
REVIEWS:
" Harmonious, melodic, smooth, bluesy, funky, rootsy all these describe the music of Lisa Brigantino. She conveys a lot through her words, and more importantly, her vocal styling itself. If I was a folk-rockin woman from New York City with one hell of a lot to say, my name would be Lisa Brigantino." - Pull Press
'A Brooklyn Night' is a splendid album. With the help of some stinging guitar work by Tomi Millioto, Brigantino puts together a varied selection of tasty musical entrees. She sings with a lot of soul and grit, showing the spirit of a true New Yorker. She plays one mean acoustic guitar and sings like a woman that is full of life and plenty of it to share with her audience. All the emotions are harnessed and delivered right on time in every song. This is all very well done." - Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck - The Global Muse Music Magazine
" Rootsy folk musing with the refreshing warmth of a well recorded acoustic guitar, a soulful singer, and crystalline vocal harmonies that sound like angels tapping in on a radio signal." - Listen.com
" Wow! That's about all I can say after listening to "A Brooklyn Night"! Lisa's wonderful vocal sound and style immediately caught my ear followed by her spectacular guitar work. Cool songs and arrangements, great work by her collaborators...I'll definitely be listening to this again..." - CMD Music
“A Brooklyn Night is a gem, a beautiful collection of poetic, melodic tracks. The arrangements, by Lisa and Tomi Millioto, are mostly sparse and organic, allowing the beauty of Lisa's voice and lyrics to shine through. It's one of those CDs that you'll want to listen to over and over again. I heard echoes of Joni Mitchell, Sheryl Crow, Alison Kraus, Mama Cass Elliott with a sprinkle of Janis Joplin thrown in for flavour! Lisa has a beautiful way of bending her notes when she sings. Some people say that the human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all but also the most difficult to master. Listen to Lisa and you'll see what I mean…” - Bassgirls.com
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