Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Lisa Brigantino is an engaging performer whose eclectic approach to songwriting spans groove, genre and topic.
A trained composer with a master of music in composition and theory, Lisa also composes music for TV, film, theatre and dance. In addition to her own performances, Lisa performs with her sister Lori in “The Vickie & Nickie Show” a wacky musical-comedy act as well as “In The Rough” a vocal trio with Lori and Broadway veteran Susan Haefner.
Lisa's latest solo CD "Wonder Wheel" an eclectic mix of Folk, Rock, Blues, Americana, Old-Time and more was released in 2010 and continues to receive international airplay and fantastic reviews, including a 5 star rating and "Pick Of The Week" from Indie Music Critic and Muzikreviews.com as well as numerous other publications, blogs and ezines. Women of Substance Radio says "Lisa is one of the most versatile songwriters we've heard. She is a true artist who has mastered countless styles of writing, singing and performing. This New Yorker moves effortlessly from a sensitive acoustic ballad to an in-your-face bluesy romp without skipping a beat." Jon Sobel of Blog Critics says "Lisa Brigantino is what you'd call a complete musician—a superb multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Brigantino brings to her songwriting that real sense of melody that so many putative writers lack." KRUU-FM says "Lisa’s voice moves fluidly from style to style, earthy on the blues and rocker songs, liquid sweet on the acoustic and pop tunes." Most recently, Lisa placed 7th on Indie-Music.com's Top 25 Awards of 2012.
Lisa was an original member of Lez Zeppelin, the all girl, all Led Zeppelin tribute band and toured internationally with the band playing bass, bass pedals, keys, mandolin and doing backup vocals. During Lisa's years with the band, they received rave reviews in many publications and news sources including Rolling Stone (US, Germany and Japan ), Time Out New York & Chicago, Entertainment Weekly, The London Times, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, VH1, MTV News, CNN News, CBS Sunday Morning and many more. Performance highlights include appearances at The Bonnaroo Music Festival and Voodoo Fest (USA), Download Festival (UK) Rock am Ring/Rock am Park (Germany). The band’s debut CD was released in 2007, recorded and produced by the legendary Eddie Kramer. Lisa co-wrote two of the original songs on the album. Lisa left the band in 2009 to get back to concentrating on her own original material.
Lisa Brigantino is proud to be a Kurzweil Endorsed Artist. She is a member of SESAC, The Songwriters Guild of America, a voting member of NARAS (Grammys) and serves on the Advisory Board of Women In Music, Inc.