Lisa Leuschner Andersen's guest appearances

Lisa Leuschner Andersen

The Unstarving Musician

Simon Tam

David Barrett

Jason Bonham

Rex Brown

Kevin Breuner

Joy Ike

Brian Young

Peter Wilson

Chris Taylor

Aki Kumar

Rebecca Loebe

Greg Kihn

Paul Kent

Dave Hamilton

Jason Davis

OwlTail

On May 9th of 2017 I walked into Greaseland Studios to interview producer Kid Andersen. I was immediately blown away the abundance of musical gear everywhere. The next thing thing that came into my focus was the kitchen. Greaseland is also the home of Kid and Lisa Leuschner Anderson. There in the kitchen was a grand piano. Rather than thinking how rather odd it was to see a grand piano in a kitchen, my focus next shifted to the fact that there was a vocal lesson in progress. I'm not sure who the student was that day, but there at the grand piano was Lisa Leuschner Andersen. At the outset of my plans to interview Lisa, I thought we'd spend most of our time talking about her vocal coaching business. It turned out that there was much more to discuss. Lisa is the Queen of Greaseland, a vocal instructor, singer with Foreverland (San Francisco based tribute to the music of Michael Jackson), Alumni of American Idol seasons 2 and 3, and Showtime at The Apollo alumni. She’s also a dancer, Bitstrips enthusiast &amp; artiste, and a really enjoyable storyteller. Gigging professionally since age 7 Lisa comes from a musical family and has been gigging professionally since age 7. She's a major voice at Greaseland, having contributed vocals on just about every album ever recorded there. She also tells me that she hears every sound made at Greaseland Studios (from anywhere in the house), so I think it's safe to say that she's also the ear of Greaseland. I don't recall exactly when I initially decided she'd be a great contributor to this podcast, but her name came up during my recent interview with Rockin' Johnny Burgin. Lisa is Burgin's vocal coach. "Everyone that knows me knows I’m a huge fan of Michael Jackson" On how she got the gig with Foreverland, Lisa told me that it was the first time she had ever  auditioned for a gig. Up until then, she got gigs based on her reputation. She also tells the Foreverland story as if she "begged" for the gig. Lisa was determined, but begging is merely how she refers to the act of asking for the audition. Lisa credits American Idol for the fact that she's a full time musician, but not for the reasons you might think. While rehearsing for her first season with AI, she quickly realized that she didn't have time for her then day job at a hotel. She very soon after quit that job and never looked back. Today she sings in a number of live performance situations, does regular studio work Greaseland, and has a book of business as a vocal coach. One of my personal favorite things that Lisa does is something called Bedtime Jamz (#bedtimejamz on Facebook). Bedtime jamz are late night performances recorded on Facebook Live from Greaseland Studios. Kid is typically featured in these performances, along with whomever happens to be at Greaseland. These rather sporadic and impromptu performances are typically done with everyone sporting PJs. I'm hoping they'll make it a regular thing–it's truly entertaining. On making the jump to career musician, Lisa says that going full time is wrought with peril. The peril she refers to are the various traps that can lead an artist into doing things she doesn't enjoy or otherwise regrets. She adds that there's absolutely no shame in keeping a day-job to supplement one's music income. Lisa has had personal dealings with the peril of going full time, but today comes across as fulfilled, happy and content. I heard this in her voice and her laughter. You can learn more about and contact Lisa via her About Me page. About.Me/Helleuw Also on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, iHeartRadio, YouTube &amp; Spotify SHOW NOTES Foreverland Lisa on SoundCloud Greaseland Studios Tommy Castro Band Bitstrips Kid Andersen All about Lisa Lisa performs Sweet Thing on American Idol Showtime at the Apollo Kid Andersen Episode 3  Rex Brown Episode 32 Rockin' Johnny Burgin Episode 31 Blues Music Awards Saturday Night Gospel Hour Reality - 11 songs by Lisa Leuschner Andersen Lisa Leuschner's Christmas album Sing Me Home BitStrips app Aki Kumar Episode 23  An Unstarving Musician Christmas Mix Kid Anderson on Facebook Love Your Story Podcast with Lori Lee  RESOURCES FOR MUSICIANS The Unstarving Musician’s Guide to Getting Paid Gigs ConvertKit – Awesome email marketing solution, something every musician needs! DreamHost – Been using this web hosting service forever. Love them, trust them! More resources – Deals on musician resources.

On May 9th of 2017 I walked into Greaseland Studios to interview producer Kid Andersen. I was immediately blown away the abundance of musical gear everywhere. The next thing thing that came into my focus was the kitchen. Greaseland is also the home of Kid and Lisa Leuschner Anderson. There in the kitchen was a grand piano. Rather than thinking how rather odd it was to see a grand piano in a kitchen, my focus next shifted to the fact that there was a vocal lesson in progress. I'm not sure who the student was that day, but there at the grand piano was Lisa Leuschner Andersen. At the outset of my plans to interview Lisa, I thought we'd spend most of our time talking about her vocal coaching business. It turned out that there was much more to discuss. Lisa is the Queen of Greaseland, a vocal instructor, singer with Foreverland (San Francisco based tribute to the music of Michael Jackson), Alumni of American Idol seasons 2 and 3, and Showtime at The Apollo alumni. She’s also a dancer, Bitstrips enthusiast &amp; artiste, and a really enjoyable storyteller. Gigging professionally since age 7 Lisa comes from a musical family and has been gigging professionally since age 7. She's a major voice at Greaseland, having contributed vocals on just about every album ever recorded there. She also tells me that she hears every sound made at Greaseland Studios (from anywhere in the house), so I think it's safe to say that she's also the ear of Greaseland. I don't recall exactly when I initially decided she'd be a great contributor to this podcast, but her name came up during my recent interview with Rockin' Johnny Burgin. Lisa is Burgin's vocal coach. "Everyone that knows me knows I’m a huge fan of Michael Jackson" On how she got the gig with Foreverland, Lisa told me that it was the first time she had ever  auditioned for a gig. Up until then, she got gigs based on her reputation. She also tells the Foreverland story as if she "begged" for the gig. Lisa was determined, but begging is merely how she refers to the act of asking for the audition. Lisa credits American Idol for the fact that she's a full time musician, but not for the reasons you might think. While rehearsing for her first season with AI, she quickly realized that she didn't have time for her then day job at a hotel. She very soon after quit that job and never looked back. Today she sings in a number of live performance situations, does regular studio work Greaseland, and has a book of business as a vocal coach. One of my personal favorite things that Lisa does is something called Bedtime Jamz (#bedtimejamz on Facebook). Bedtime jamz are late night performances recorded on Facebook Live from Greaseland Studios. Kid is typically featured in these performances, along with whomever happens to be at Greaseland. These rather sporadic and impromptu performances are typically done with everyone sporting PJs. I'm hoping they'll make it a regular thing–it's truly entertaining. On making the jump to career musician, Lisa says that going full time is wrought with peril. The peril she refers to are the various traps that can lead an artist into doing things she doesn't enjoy or otherwise regrets. She adds that there's absolutely no shame in keeping a day-job to supplement one's music income. Lisa has had personal dealings with the peril of going full time, but today comes across as fulfilled, happy and content. I heard this in her voice and her laughter. You can learn more about and contact Lisa via her About Me page. <a href="https://about.me/Helleuw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About.Me/Helleuw</a> Also on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unstarving-musicians-podcast/id1260424987" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=144552&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iysam2uj3rijoil7kqmh7h6wdkm?t%3DThe_Unstarving_Musician%27s_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play Music</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-unstarving-musicians-podcast-28752998/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHcvR89rdneMlBu2eaWiKg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/47EvxqrMwJRlHUOGu0blTx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> SHOW NOTES <a href="http://foreverland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foreverland</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lisa-leuschner-andersen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa on SoundCloud</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Greaseland/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greaseland Studios</a> <a href="http://tommycastro.com/about/biography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommy Castro Band</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bitstrips/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bitstrips</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KidAndersen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kid Andersen</a> <a href="https://about.me/helleuw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All about Lisa</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVp-accsU00" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa performs Sweet Thing on American Idol</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime_at_the_Apollo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Showtime at the Apollo</a> <a href="http://www.robonzo.com/ump-episode-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kid Andersen Episode 3</a> <a href="http://www.robonzo.com/find-someone-who-believes-in-your-music-and-get-a-good-lawyer-rex-brown/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rex Brown</a> Episode 32 <a href="http://www.robonzo.com/ump-31-rockin-johnny-burgin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockin' Johnny Burgin Episode 31</a> <a href="https://blues.org/blues-music-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blues Music Awards</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lisa-leuschner-andersen/free" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saturday Night Gospel Hour</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reality/264263811" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reality - 11 songs by Lisa Leuschner Andersen</a> Lisa Leuschner's Christmas album <a href="http://amzn.to/2DqPQSB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sing Me Home</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bitstrips/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BitStrips app</a> <a href="http://www.robonzo.com/ump-23-aki-kumar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aki Kumar Episode 23</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/robertorrh-us/playlist/0BSilmAaYG5cTnRy4Pwjs2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An Unstarving Musician Christmas Mix</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidandersenmusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kid Anderson on Facebook</a> <a href="http://loveyourstorypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Your Story Podcast with Lori Lee</a> RESOURCES FOR MUSICIANS <a href="http://amzn.to/2g2SWSU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Unstarving Musician’s Guide to Getting Paid Gigs</a> <a href="http://mbsy.co/j3lHn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ConvertKit</a> – Awesome email marketing solution, something every musician needs! <a href="http://mbsy.co/gt378" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">DreamHost</a> – Been using this web hosting service forever. Love them, trust them! <a href="http://www.robonzo.com/resources/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">More resources</a> – Deals on musician resources.

Lisa Leuschner Andersen Has Been Gigging Since Age 7 and  Has Opinions About Being a Full Time Career Musician