Thanks so much to everyone that tuned in to “Make Yourself at Home” on Nov. 1st, a virtual concert featuring Susan Haefner, with Lori Brigantino and I and special guest Terre Roche! If you didn’t get to see the premiere – fear not – you can watch an archive of the show here!
I was honored to be the special guest in one of my friend Scott Schultz’s recent “30 Second Concerts!” I played ukulele on “We Belong” written by Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro and originally performed by Pat Benatar. What fun! Subscribe to the 30 Second Concerts channel. I guarantee it will put a smile on your face!
Join me in recognizing all music creators and other creatives who work #BehindtheRecord, an initiative to #givecredit where credit is due! Much love and gratitude to all the amazing folks who have helped me bring my albums to fruition over the years. I couldn’t have done it without you!
I was honored to play acoustic guitar and djembe on Joanie Leeds album “ALL THE LADIES” which has been submitted for a GRAMMY® Award in the Children’s Music Category. GRAMMY® voters, for your consideration…
Lisa was thrilled to music direct, accompany and provide musical arrangements for “An Evening with Susan Haefner and Special Guest, Lisa Brigantino,” a virtual cabaret concert sponsored by FOLA (Friends of the Ludlow Auditorium.) The concert features old-time standards and sing-a-longs and a few of Lisa’s original songs, too. The concert first aired on May 30, 2020 and continues to stream on Okemo Valley TV’s YouTube channel.
Lisa Brigantino announces the release of her new single “I Can’t Stay Anymore.” It’s an upbeat, acoustic, Folk-Rock tune that was written especially for the short film “Dollhouse” produced by Broad Brothers Productions. The film follows a 1950s housewife living a scripted daily routine until she starts to see beyond the shadows on her cave walls. “In addition to being a writer and a musician, I’m a music supervisor and rights clearance specialist. I was hired to music supervise the film Dollhouse” Brigantino says. “When a certain well-known song was not available for licensing for the film, I offered to take a crack at writing a replacement song. I wrote the song that night, recorded a demo the next day and sent it to the filmmaker. He loved the song and put it into the end of the film.” Filmmaker Kaelen Selbach-Broad says, “Lisa was able to capture my original intention and add to it in a way I didn’t even know I wanted in an accommodating way. I feel very lucky to have found Lisa.” The final version of the song was recorded, mixed and mastered by Brigantino’s husband, Thomas Millioto. The song is available on Lisa’s store as well as digital outlets including iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
For #InternationalWomensDay, I’m excited to share the album cover for an upcoming album I had the honor to play acoustic guitar and djembe on: All the Ladies. It’s a wonderful collection of empowering songs for young girls, women and families everywhere, written by Joanie Leeds. Special thanks to Grammy winning artist and producer Lucy Kalantari for bringing me in to play on this album! Find it at your favorite digital music shop/streaming service on April 3rd. Get the first single RBG on March 13th!
Crediting everyone that participated in bringing an album to life is incredibly important. I couldn’t have made I’ll Waltz Before I Go without the excellent work of all these fine people. Good for the Recording Academy for supporting this credit initiative. #givecredit #BehindTheRecord
I’m thrilled to have four entries on the ballot for the first round of voting for the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Voting members of the Recording Academy – for your consideration:
ROCK CATEGORY:
Best Rock Song:
“NOWHERE AT ALL”
(co-written posthumously with Felix Pappalardi)
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC CATEGORY:
Best American Roots Performance:
“MAKE UP YOUR MIND”
Best American Roots Song:
“ESTHER”
Best Folk Album:
“I’LL WALTZ BEFORE I GO”
Voting closes October 10th, 2019. Thanks for your support!
I’m honored by this wonderful review of my album I’ll Waltz Before I Go in ‘Round Magazine. I couldn’t have done this album without the help of some very special people: Love and thanks to everyone that made a guest appearance singing and/or playing on the album including Thomas Millioto, Lori Brigantino, Susan Haefner, Gus Morgan and Grandma Angie Spinelli. Special thanks to Thomas Millioto for recording, mixing and co-producing the album with me. Finally, to Joe Lambert for expert mastering. I share this review with them all. You can read the review here.