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| Lisa Brigantino Announces the Release of Her Latest Solo CD Lisa Brigantino, award-winning singer-songwriter/composer/multi-instrumentalist and former founding member of Lez Zeppelin (the all girl, Led Zeppelin tribute band), announces the release of her latest solo CD 'Wonder Wheel, ' an eclectic collection of original songs ranging from Rock to Folk, Pop to Blues, plus Old-Time, Americana and more. The album will officially be released on June 7th, 2010. Brigantino's debut album 'A Brooklyn Night' received great reviews and international airplay and garnered a Citation of Merit from past Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden. 'Wonder Wheel' was recorded and produced by Brigantino and husband Tomi Millioto in their Brooklyn studio. The album contains 13 tracks all written and performed by Brigantino with guest performances by Tomi Millioto, Lori Brigantino, Susan Haefner and Jerry Snee. With most of the instruments played by Brigantino, the arrangements show off her versatility as an artist ranging from mellow vocals and finger picked acoustic guitar to full blown rocking band arrangements with Brigantino deftly handling electric guitars, bass, keyboards and more. The Examiner has put Brigantino on their list of '2010 Breakout Artists.' KRUU-FM says, 'Spend a few minutes perusing Lisa Brigantino's website and links and you'll start to wonder if there is anything this talented musician can't do!' Women of Substance Radio says, 'Lisa 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.' 'I really had no intention of including references to Brooklyn in my second album, ' says Brigantino. 'However, I came across a fantastic photo of the Coney Island Wonder Wheel that my sister Lori had taken. Coney Island is one of my favorite places and the idea of the Wonder Wheel being a metaphor for life gave me the inspiration to write a song with that title. It ended up being the perfect title track for the album and Lori's photo is the album cover.' A trained composer with a Master of Music degree in music composition and theory from SUNY Fredonia, Brigantino composes for TV, film and more. Brigantino also performs in 'The Vickie & Nickie Show, ' a crazy musical-comedy act with her sister Lori. Brigantino was a founding member of Lez Zeppelin, the world's first all girl Led Zeppelin tribute band and played bass, keyboards and mandolin. She toured internationally with the band playing A list venues and festivals including Bonnaroo. They released their self-titled debut album in 2007 recorded and produced by the legendary Eddie Kramer. Brigantino says 'Although it was a great ride with Lez Zeppelin, I left the band in early 2009 to get back to doing my own original material.' write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |