A pianist, songwriter, and singer, Lisa Occhino performs with bands at private and company functions, concerts, and non-profit events. She has been invited to showcase songs from her debut album, Discovery, at Manhattan’s oldest and most famous rock club, The Bitter End, on the same stage where thousands of musical legends launched their careers.
Lisa started songwriting at age 12, experimenting with pop, jazz, R&B, and rock. She has broadened her musical interests to include guitar, harmonica, marimba, xylophone, and other mallet instruments. She is especially passionate about providing children with the opportunity to be exposed to music, which is why 20% of every purchase of a hard copy of her album, Discovery, will benefit the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic Outreach music program.
Lisa receives her inspiration from up-and-coming young talent as well as the traditional artists. She has studied with accomplished musicians, recording artists, and vocalists, and has taken music workshops in New York and Connecticut. Lisa was honored for her musical achievements by the Stamford Board of Education, received an Official Citation for Meritorious Achievement from the Lt. Governor of CT, was inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society, won First Place and Most Unique at her high school talent shows, was selected for the Young Artists Jazz on the Plaza series, and is a vocalist and section leader for the Gold Cup winners of the 20th International Choir Competition in Italy.
A scholarship recipient to Boston’s Berklee College of Music, she plans to combine her love for marketing and music by double majoring in songwriting and music business. Lisa's innate sense of rhythm, melody, and harmony, as well as her strong passion for music, are evident to her audiences.