Congratulations to Wendy & Lisa on Their ASCAP Honor!

Today, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman will be the recipients of the very first ASCAP Shirley Walker Award! 

As is stated in ASCAP's announcement:

The Shirley Walker Award honors those whose achievements have contributed to the diversity of film and television music. Shirley Walker, an ASCAP member, was the first prominent female film and TV composer. As the first female composer to get a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture, she is remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry.

"Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman are two of the finest composers working in film and TV music," said ASCAP Vice President of Film & TV/Visual Media Shawn LeMone. "Their music sets new standards for excellence, and their achievements have inspired a generation of female composers looking to follow their lead. I can think of no more deserving recipients of ASCAP's very first Shirley Walker Award." 

This award couldn't go to better and more influential composers! Since their first composing gig (Dangerous Minds) to their current Television work (The Witches of East End), Lisa and Wendy have inspired and encouraged both women and a new generation of musicians to consider the art of movie and television composition.

The award ceremony will be held June 25th, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Unfortunately, for us fans (who would love to be there), the ceremony is by invitation only. Hopefully, ASCAP will either provide video or a great description of the ceremony.

Again, CONGRATULATIONS to the dynamic duo! This is an award that is well-deserved and couldn't go to more talented musicians.

Billboard also released an announcement that you can read here: Wendy & Lisa to Receive ASCAP's Inaugural Shirley WalkerAward

Watch The Premier of Wendy & Lisa’s Newest Scoring Adventure, “Prime Suspect”!

Tonight, on NBC, you can watch the premier of “Prime Suspect”. According to the show’s website "Prime Suspect takes a look inside a New York City homicide department. The series stars Maria Bello ("A History of Violence") as tough-as-nails NYPD homicide Detective Jane Timoney, an outsider who has just transferred to a new squad where her new colleagues already dislike her.” The show is based on a “critically acclaimed” UK television series of the same name.

I have seen the show’s commercials and it looks very interesting (if you are into police dramas). Aside from the interesting plot, however, you will be able to listen to none other than Wendy & Lisa performing the score! Lately, they have been hard at work composing the score for each episode and I can’t wait to hear what they have in store for Prime Suspect. The show appears to definitely have a different feel from Heroes, Nurse Jackie, Carnivale, Crossing Jordan, and even Snoops, so it will be interesting to see what they come with to help tell a story that appears to be more ‘gritty’ than their past television series.

Prime Suspect will air Thursdays on NBC.  Be sure to check your local television listings for the time!

NEW, NEW, BRAND NEW Wendy & Lisa Items Available for Purchase!!!

Through Topspin Media, Wendy & Lisa have given fans the ability to download their own customizable ‘deluxe package’! Fans can choose from new cool items such as stickers, guitar picks (or plectrums for some of you), signed Heroes & Nurse Jackie CDs, signed Original 7" pressings of Waterfall/Honeymoon Express, and extremely cool hoodies!

Hurry! Some of the items are in very limited quantity and will sell out quickly!
To visit Wendy & Lisa’s NEW customizable package store, click here: Deluxe Package Store

Wendy & Lisa's "Nurse Jackie Season One Soundtrack" To Be Released March 2, 2010!!!!

Wendy & Lisa are set to release another album this year: The score to Season One of Nurse Jackie!!!  According to Wendy & Lisa's website, this CD will be a bit funkier and their manager, Renata Kanclerz, has stated that this is her favorite Wendy & Lisa CD so far!!! With such accolades, I can not wait to hear the entire CD! 

You can pre-order the CD directly from Lionsgate, here: Nurse Jackie - Lionsgate
OR directly from Amazon, here: Nurse Jackie - Amazon
You can also, thanks to Amazon, listen to some clips from the album below!

Congratulations to Wendy & Lisa for releasing another album!!! 

Thank You from us fans!!!

Wendy & Lisa's "What's In My Bag" - Amoeba Video!

Ever wonder what Wendy and Lisa purchase when they go to the record store?  What music they thought was important enough to share with their kids?  Wonder no more! Thanks to Amoeba and their "What's In My Bag" series, you can see what Wendy and Lisa picked up at Amoeba when they had 40 minutes to do so. Who knew there was a "Soul Sesame Street" record? Now, YOU do!

Watch the clip and enjoy the ladies talking about the artists and music that shaped their lives.

Wendy & Lisa at the Women In Film Panel!

As first reported here: Wendy and Lisa at WIF and later here: Wendy and Lisa at WIF Follow-Up
on October 28, 2009 Wendy and Lisa were part of a panel discussing ‘Music In Film And Television’. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) recently published a brief article about the panel discussion. Below, appears a snippet of the ASCAP article. You can read the entire article here: ASCAP Women In Film


Excerpt of ASCAP Article:

“On October 28, 2009, Women In Film (WIF) hosted a panel focusing on music and songwriting in film and television, with featured speakers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (aka Wendy and Lisa, the ASCAP composers behind Heroes and Mercy) and PRS film composer Helene Muddiman (who scored the feature film Skin), among others. Moderating the panel was WIF board member Lisa Gewirtz.

The round-table discussion addressed the challenges facing female composers in the male-dominated film and television music world. As Melvoin put it, "Unfortunately as women composers we have to work twice as hard to achieve our goals." “

To read the article in its entirety, click here: ASCAP Women In Film

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Congratulations to Wendy and Lisa for Making OUT’s 100!

The Dynamic Duo are members of The Class of 2009 OUT 100!  As you know, the ladies did a wonderful interview for OUT.com this year.  If you have not read the interview, it is a MUST read.  Even if you have read the interview, it is definitely worth the re-read. You can check out the article here: The Revolution Will Be Harmonized


Also check out the terrific picture below courtesy of OUT! Wendy is hardly recognizable! Along with Wendy and Lisa are fellow nominees, Pansy Division’s guitarist and lead singer Ginoli and singer Alber.

                              Photographed by Jason Bell in Los Angeles.  Courtesy of OUT.com

To see the complete write-up of this special nomination, click here: OUT 100 Class of 2009

Once again, I would like to congratulate Wendy and Lisa for their nomination. With the amazing amount of talent that they have, they more than deserve it!  It is great seeing them get a least a fraction of the recognition that they deserve! Thanks OUT!!!

Wendy and Lisa At The Women In Film Panel on 'Music in Film and Television'

On Wednesday, October 28th, Wendy and Lisa, along with Helene Muddiman, Lisbeth Scott, Hillary Thomas, and Lisa Gewirtz, discussed their experiences of being women in the scoring industry for film and television.

grenniMedia wrote a brief summary of the Women In Film Panel on ‘Music in Film and Television’. Unfortunately, the brief summary did not include many quotes from Wendy & Lisa, however, it did provide a nice picture of the ladies with the other panelists.

Below, is an excerpt of “The Sound of Gender: How Women Composers Vigorously Maneuver Hollywood’s Show Biz” by grenniMedia along with a picture of the panelists also courtesy of grenniMedia.

Photo Courtesy of grenniMedia

“In my opinion music is gender free so why should female composers get treated any differently than their male colleagues?” a woman in the audience commented at the speaker series panel - Music in Film and Television - organized by Women In Film. The five female composers who made up the panel at El Torito Grill in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, October 28, all nodded their approval. “Exactly right,” composer Wendy Melvoin agreed. “But unfortunately as women composers we have to work twice as hard to achieve our goals.” Melvoin knows what she’s talking about. Even though she and her musical partner Lisa Coleman used to work for none other than Prince it took them years of knocking at doors in Hollywood before they got their first composing gig. Today, “Wendy & Lisa” are scoring the Emmy-winning NBC drama Heroes, Showtime’s critically-acclaimed Nurse Jackie and NBC’s new drama Mercy.

To read what the other panelists said about music in film and television, please read the rest of the article here:  The Sound of Gender

MusicRX Finds a Wendy & Lisa ‘Hidden Treasure’!

After he ‘totally missed it’ for 10 years, Mog blogger, MusicRX describes how he found the Girl Bros album. In addition, MusicRX also gives a very good brief review of the album. It is wonderful to hear that, even after 10 years, this beautiful album is still finding new fans! YAY!!!
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A Hidden Treasure

I know... you're saying, "is he nuts?" Well, I would have said that too.

Before this week, I only knew of these gals as former Prince prodigies and cast offs, who do Prince like dance pop. Well I was wrong. They released this album about 10 years ago and I totally missed it.

But, it's a wonderful rock album. At times, it is Heart/Bangles like, others times it's more Joni Mitchell and Steven Still like. The vocals are not pretentious and oft times haunting. It also gets a bit psychedelic too. I really like what they do on this album and wanted you to hear this unexpected treasure.

To see the rest of the post and to hear a few tracks from the Girl Bros album, click here: MusicRX_Hidden_Treasure

Fans (and King Britt) React to Wendy & Lisa’s Sweet Suite Remix!

In the week following the release of King Britt’s ‘Sweet Suite Remix’, fans have posted the track on their blogs and have given the remix good reviews! Below are several great comments from King Britt himself, the ‘Tress for Breakfast’ blog, and the ‘Time To Play B-Sides’ blog.


On his blog, King Britt wrote: “I cant believe it myself. I have worked with Wendy and Lisa. Whoa!.... Enjoy kids!” 


Trees for Breakfast writes,

“Are you ready for 10 minutes of pure, cosmic dopeness? This was a treat to behold earlier today and I couldn’t let the day pass before sharing it. First off, if you don’t know who Wendy & Lisa are, please do your research immediately. They have just blessed the blogosphere and the Internet as a whole with a remix project they are working on. One of their first collabs comes via Philly’s own King Britt. I can’t describe it any better than they did: “a slippery, dark, under-the-covers remix.” I’m gonna need to lay down and close my eyes to this one. Incredible.”

You can read the rest of the post, here: Trees For Breakfast_SweetSuite


Time To Play B-Sides writes,

“The fine folks in the Wendy & Lisa camp are giving away a remix of my favorite track on the new White Flags of Winter Chimneys album “Sweet Suite.” Done by the Philly DJ/Producer King Britt.

The 9:57 track reimagines the stripped-down, dreamy, slightly melancholy track that I think could have sat alongside tracks on Parade into a downtempo electro number. On the album, “Sweet Suite” has a bit of a reprise of “Balloon” as a way to tie off the album tidily. This remix spends no time in the reprise, but breaks down the main theme in a very different light.

The track was debuted on the 9/4 episode of Girl Bros. Radio at Luxuria Music at which point I found out that the track would be made available, and here it is! According to the e-mail that was sent out today this is part of a White Flags of Winter Chimneys Remix Album they are working on! Very, very cool! (vinyl, please!).”

You can read the rest of the post, here: Time To Play B-Sides _SweetSuite

Brand Spanking New Wendy and Lisa Music - Sweet Suite (King Britt Remix)!!!

Wendy and Lisa (and their amazing manager) were wonderful enough to give us another free and amazing download!  Below, you will find the incredibly smooth and mellow remix of ‘Sweet Suite’ (from the White Flags of Winter Chimneys album) by King Britt. You can read more about the remix here: Sweet Suite (King Britt Remix)

Click on the player below to hear the amazing remix!

Click the 'I Love Remixes' button below (with a valid e-mail address) to download the *free* sweet remix!

MusicLAB Returns this Friday, September 25th!

Girl Bros Radio returns for a second week in a row! This Friday (September 25th), DJ Lisa will be returning for another great episode of MusicLAB, on luxuriamusic.com (at 9pm PDT)! You can always count on Girl Bros Radio to provide an auditory array of wonderful music as well as interesting stories and wonderful conversation!

In addition to the splendid music and conversation, there is always the ever interesting luxuriamusic chat room! The chat conversations are always amusing and you never know what we will end up discussing! I highly recommend you stop by, listen to some great music, and have fun chatting with us!

To read the very funny promo about the MusicLAB episode and too see a hilarious picture of Lisa in action (Geez! She must have a good sense of humor), click here: MusicLAB-September 25th

To find out when the show airs in your area, click here: TimeAndDate.com

Wendy & Lisa - Spectrasonics Super ‘Heroes’

In an ‘oldie but goodie’ short interview, Wendy & Lisa do something that you rarely hear/see them do: advertise! In this brief interview, the Dynamic Duo talk about using Spectrasonics instruments. Spectrasonic is a company that develops sampled sound libraries and software instruments.  Below is a quote from the interview where Wendy discusses how Spectrasonics impacts their Heroes score work:

Wendy Melvoin told us, “Spectrasonics has helped us create sonic landscapes that are mind bending and other-worldly. The score to Heroes is full of Atmosphere, Trilogy and Stylus RMX. Spectrasonics instruments are an integral part of the Heroes score. We trust and use them every week!”

To read the entire interview, click here: Spectrasonics - Wendy & Lisa

At the end of the article, there is a link to a video entitled ‘I Need Love’. According to the article, the following individuals play on the video (excluding Wendy and Lisa, of course):

(Chris Bruce - Guitar, Mike Elizondo - Bass, Joey Waronker - Drums, Susannah Melvoin - BG Vox, Cole Ynda - BG Vox, Greg Liesz - Pedal Steel Guitar)

Unfortunately, the link is no longer active (this interview took place in the year 2007). However, the video can now be found on YouTube and can bee seen below:
 

DJ Wendy Back At The Helm This Friday on Girl Bros Radio!

Friday, September 18th, on luxuriamusic.com (at 9pm PDT), Wendy Melvoin will be returning as the HDJIC (Head DJ In Charge) of Girl Bros Radio! The first hour will feature “the very coolest non-lame '80s music”. During this hour, Wendy will share with us her favorite tunes of the 80s. Tune in to see if you agree with her OR if she left out that one song that was quintessential of our life experiences during the 80s ;) The second hour will feature some of DJ Wendy’s favorite new tunes!

So... spend your Friday evening (or Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon) with the Girl Bros!  Get a nice glass of wine/water/soda/Gatorade/coffee, relax, listen to some great music, and come visit with us in the chat! As always, the chat is always a fun experience. You never know what topic we will end up rambling about :)

To read more about DJ Wendy’s show, click here: Girl Bros Radio - DJ Wendy

To find out when the show airs in your area, click here: TimeAndDate.com

MusicLAB Is Back Again: Friday, September 4th!

DJ Lisa will be returning this week for another great episode of MusicLAB, September 4th, on luxuriamusic.com (at 9pm PDT)! Lisa always showers her listeners with a wonderful variety of music along with interesting conversation.

In addition to the splendid music and convo, there is always the lively luxuriamusic chat room! There is absolutely no telling what we will talk about in the chat! I highly recommend you stop by, listen to some great music, and have fun chatting with us! You won't regret it!

To read the very funny promo about the MusicLAB episode, click here: MusicLAB-September 4th

To find out when the show airs in your area, click here: TimeAndDate.com

MusicLAB Is Back: Friday, August 21st!

DJ Lisa will be back behind the turn-table and mic for another episode of MusicLAB, August 21st, on luxuriamusic.com (at 9pm PDT)! This episode will cover the second half of the ‘Stage Fright’ series. If you have ever (or think you may ever) suffer from stage fright, you should definitely hear what Lisa, Wendy, and fellow fans recommend for overcoming that annoying obstacle to our success :)

So, stop by, kick back, listen to some great music, and participate in the luxuriamusic.com chat! It is always fun time! I am sure that you will not regret taking a listen!

To read more about the MusicLAB episode, click here: MusicLAB-August 21st

To find out when the show airs in your area, click here: TimeAndDate.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!

On this special day, August 17th, a very special person was born: Lisa Coleman!

I would like to send my heartfelt congratulations to you on your special day! You are truly a nice, compassionate, and kind person who always gives 100%! I hope that you have an amazing day today! Try not to work tooooooooo hard, and try to have as much fun as you can with the wife and kid! Birthdays only come once a year, ya know!

I wish you all of the love, happiness, and peace in the world!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!!!!!!!



Glitter Graphics & Comments

Lisa Coleman Writes About Being on Peter Himmelman's Furious World!

Lisa Coleman was nice enough to take the time out to write about her (and Wendy's) experience being on Peter Himmelman's Furious World (June 2nd). If you do not remember (or missed the interview completely), Peter Himmelman has a web show where he interviews stars (i.e. Wendy & Lisa) and performs some pretty funny sketches. During the interview, the ladies spoke about the music business and even performed live, acoustic versions of Balloon and Mother of Pearl!

Below, is an excerpt of Lisa's reflections on what it was like to be on the show. Following the excerpt (and link to the actual article), you will find the video of the show... in case you missed it.

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The Furious World as Told by Me, Lisa (on behalf of Wendy and Lisa)
Wendy and Me (Lisa), Wendy Melvoin and me (Lisa Coleman), aka Wendy and Lisa (me), had the fabulously VIBRANT honor to appear on and around Peter Himmelman’s “Furious World” last month and it was an experience I/we won’t soon forget.

We did not know what to expect. We had seen the show a few times on the interwebz and knew that Peter was genuinely funny, and very talented. We thought there would be a casual hangout kind of attitude about the whole thing, and… well… we were wrong! I mean, we couldn’t have been more RIGHT, or should I say, it was more like there was an INSISTENCE of casualness that was thrust upon us the moment we walked in the door.

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My favorite quote from Lisa's memoir: "Peter would stop them [his band] and say with great authority that they knew that one enough and he didn’t want it to be over rehearsed! Like a good lover, he didn’t want to rush to the summit. . . so to speak."

Ha... that is definitely Lisa! You can read her reflections, in their entirety, here: The Furious World As Told By Lisa

Below, you can view the episode of Furious World that featured Wendy & Lisa as guests.



PS: Thanks to Wonderfaller for submitting Lisa's article!

Salt & Cherries (MC5) Video!

The wonderful new Wendy & Lisa 'Salt & Cherries (MC5) video has been completed! The video not only features the ladies, but it also features us fans (including myself). It is amazing that Wendy & Lisa not only make themselves accessible to us fans but include us in their shows (MusicLAB - Girl Bros Radio) and, now, their videos! They serve as a great example of artists who know how to interact with their fans!

Check out the Salt & Cherries (MC5) video and subscribe to their YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/girlbros