Lisa Meri

Lisa Meri is a musician, songwriter, composer, and music producer who hails from New York City. Her music is an eclectic blend of pop, rock, and jazz, and her passion for high value music production has led to numerous original song placements in film, television, and commercials.

Lisa was born into a musical family and exposed to a wide variety of music at a young age by her father, a professional drummer and accomplished songwriter tied to Nashville in the 1980’s.

She expressed an interest in writing music when she turned twelve and started taking guitar lessons with the late Jack Hotop Sr, a master guitarist who played on recording dates for the legendary Tony Bennett on Columbia Records.

Lisa got her first Work-For-Hire writing opportunity at seventeen and never looked back. She wrote and performed the theme song for a Manhattan Cable Television Program called “Going Solo,” and her fascination with writing for visual media grew.

Lisa immersed herself in her songwriting, composition, and arranging studies at Berklee College Of Music in Boston. She co-produced a 5 song EP of original music titled “I’m Not Gonna Say I Told You So” with David Porter (Aerosmith, Letters To Cleo) after graduation.

The EP received a generous amount of airplay on college and commercial radio and her performances in New York and New England were well-received.

As a result of her regional success, she was invited to perform in an International Music Festival in Kristianstad, Sweden and she toured the area with other festival artists and bands (getting her first taste of international attention and press).

After Lisa returned from Europe, she recorded “Time Will Tell”, her full length follow-up release to “I’m Not Gonna Say I Told You So”.

Two of Lisa’s songs from “Time Will Tell” (“Take Me Where You’re Going” and “Another Look”) were placed in the award-winning independent feature-length film “11 Minutes Ago”, written, directed, and produced by actor Bob Gebert (“The Office” and “Grey’s Anatomy”).

Her next project was a 3 song EP titled “Happy Project”. Sony Pictures Television placed “Deep Blue Ocean” in “Homecoming” (Season 3, Episode 302) of the Television series “Dawson’s Creek”. This episode is currently streaming on Apple TV, Hulu, and Amazon.

altvrviolet

After years of pretending to be a man, the jig was up, and altvrviolet (pronounced “ultra-violet”) was born. Pop producer Violet Sepe was already known for her undying support of the LGBT music scene in Brooklyn. Upon the genesis of altvrviolet, she quickly established herself not only as a prolific producer but as a captivating tour-de-force of an artist in the Bushwick electronic scene.

Though the molds of her style were fashioned during the Hyperpop renaissance of the Covid-Lockdown era, she quickly evolved from this label to broaden her artistic stylings. Inspired by her formal training as a jazz musician and composer at Berklee College of Music, she took elements of the genre and incorporated it into her own multifaceted sound. The result is a refreshing sonic versatility anchored by her unique, emotionally resonant and previously-unsung voice as an artist.

Teddy Hold On

The piano-forward and story-driven songs of Teddy Hold On bring all the undeniable theater-kid energy and latent tween heartbreak that pop-rock can carry. The allegations cannot be avoided: Teddy, Vivian, Violet, and Nate are all sweet goofs with a flair for the dramatic. Influenced by the stylings of MIKA, Jukebox the Ghost, Queen, and Sara Bareilles, they pour unfettered enthusiasm and care into the delivery of their heartfelt tunes, spreading a tasty combo of optimism, queer joy, and singsongy revenge.

Chris Dorsey

Trumpet Player/Composer/Singer/Producer Chris Dorsey is a prolific songwriter and musician, a self-studied protege of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Originally from North Haven, CT but currently based in Boston, Chris believes music should be beautiful above all else, and takes the listener on a journey through sonic harmony, perfectly in tune with the vibes. He studied at Berklee College of Music, with many master musicians who taught him the reality of being an artist, and how to achieve self authenticity.

While there he also doubled down on his love for mid-century pop music and jazz, expanding his musical horizons to include funk, reggae, disco, and pop into his influential styles. As for artists by name, his influences range from classical and traditional styles to more modern acts such as Tame Impala, Knower, and Corey Wong. 

John D. Short

An East Texas rambler who adventured to New England, John D. Short found a home in Boston clubs and the streets of Cambridge. John takes inspiration from music that rouses laughter, raises hopes, and petitions for a more egalitarian future.

Originally a Jazz musician at the Berklee College of Music, John branched out to incorporate Folk, Blues, and Psychedelic idioms within his songs—with a lyrical emphasis on the esoteric and obscure. While his studious use of older sounds invokes nostalgia, his messaging ironically undercuts the mind’s affinity for the past.