Liesa Norman

COMING SOON, new songs including the single How Do I Know!!!
“Liesa is positioned to take the music world by storm. With scintillating hot looks and sizzling music, she looks to be on the verge of becoming the next big Canadian Diva.”
So boasts The Vancouver Sun about Liesa Norman. 10 commercial and accessible alternative pop hits written by Liesa Norman. The album is produced by Dave Thompson, mixed by Ken Lewis (6 time Grammy winner, 19 US number ones and 38 Gold and Platinum records) and mastered by Emily Lazar and Sarah Register at The Lodge (who’ve also worked on such musical greats as David Bowie, Beyoncé, Garbage, and Barbra Streisand to name a few).
The first single "How Do I Know" shows Liesa in fine vocal form, questioning her lover’s amore. A perfect alternative pop hit that will have listeners tuning in and wanting more. Liesa’s rich musical history was born from years playing classical flute and piano on main stages around the world, composing music for film and television as well as holding a doctorate in music. This new offering showcases Dr Liesa Norman the artist, the woman, the personality. It is only here where we hear Liesa’s true introspect, perception and the reaction to her world. An intimate and often times extroverted portrayal of Liesa’s perfect and not so perfect paradigm, all delivered with an honesty and beauty in a way only Liesa can. The album is an eclectic blend of melody, groove and sound all delivered in an alternative pop format that fans of Beck, Bjork, Coldplay, Feist and Madonna can easily digest. Liesa is currently shooting her first video for "How Do I Know" and is in pre-production for a touring schedule that will see her perform across Canada and beyond in 2006/2007.
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Dr. Liesa Norman is an accomplished flutist, pianist and composer. She has performed with the Vancouver Symphony, numerous Canadian and American chamber ensembles and as well, records with various rock and pop artists throughout the UK and North America. She has been featured on CBC radio and television, Vancouver television, CJRT radio Toronto and City T.V., in Canada as well as KNAU radio and KRON 4 television in the USA and the BBC in London, England. At the same time, Liesa is a model and actress who you may have seen on one of several international runways, or on many movie and television sets.
Liesa started her multi-faceted career in Toronto where she received her bachelors and masters degrees in music, continuing on to receive her doctorate from the University of British Columbia. She has since performed and recorded in Canada, the United States and Europe. She is a co-founder and member of the eclectic ensemble Forbidden Flutes , which performs and records a variety of works ranging from classical to modern, including contemporary film music, funky jazz arrangements and newly commissioned works. They have recently been touring in Canada and will be performing at the Painted Sky Music Festival for the third consecutive year in Arizona, USA. Forbidden Flutes were also featured performers at the National Flute Convention in Nashville, USA in August 2004. Most recently, they performed, recorded and lectured at Florida State University in January 2005 and Liesa has received professional accolades from artists as diverse as James Galway and Bryan Adams.
Liesa also works as a composer and jazz arranger; her works are classically inspired yet filled with jazz and contemporary overtones. She recently composed and recorded the score for the award winning feature film "What If Drugs Were Legal?" for BBC television in the UK.
She also enjoys recording and performing flute and piano improvisations with her five piece band Beatthief , a genre-crossing “organic house” ensemble. Beatthief fuses elements of Jazz, Funk, and Electronica with the pure tonal pleasures of symphonic melodiousness resulting in a combination that is as sleek, as it is sexy.
As well, Liesa is a music journalist for Sugarcain Entertainment
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