Lisa Donahey
Whether she is in the recording studio singing a jingle, voicing a Disney Princess for a new toy or portraying the ingénue’s comedic side kick on the stage, there is no doubt Lisa’s talent and diversity as a singer and performer set her apart.
Lisa is not limited to singing one particular musical style; she enjoys singing everything from musical theater to jazz, country to classical and has made a name for herself in the music industry working with songwriters and film scorers alike.
She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and studied Voice Performance, Songwriting and Music Business Management. While at Berklee, she received the coveted “Outstanding Performer of the Year” award, performed in numerous concerts and was asked to perform for pop singer, Sting, jazz great, Nancy Wilson and The Manhattan Transfer.
Her talent has taken her all over the world as she shares her love of music with audiences. With her expressive interpretation of lyrics combined with a powerful voice, one can’t help but be moved by her performances.
Lisa Donahey
COMMERCIAL MUSIC RESUME
Union Affiliation: AFTRA/SAG
Commercial Music / Voice Over:
• The MIddle, On camera singer, ABC, Vocal Sup: Jasper Randall
• Harry's Law, Off & On camera singer, NBC, Vocal Sup: Vonda Shepard
• Disney's Tangled, Score Chorus, Vocal contractor: Jasper Randall
• Disney/KB Home, VO, Radio
• "Rociero" soloist, US Equestrian Team, Comp: Karl Preusser
• Pretty as a Princess Toys: Princess VO, Disney Consumer Products
• Haunted Mansion Video Game: voiced 5 characters, Buena Vista Games
• TBN Network ID, Sensory Overload Music, Composer: Bryan Miller
• Texas Treasure, Sensory Overload Music, Composer: Bryan Miller
• DirecTV-Sunday Ticket, Ad Music, Composer: Thomas Schobel
• Barbie Super Sports, Ad Music, Composer: Thomas Schobel
• Airwalk Shoes, Ad Music, Composer: David Kowal
• Start Smart Promo, Voice Over, WGBN TV 2, Denver, CO
• Allen Furniture, Composer: John Aldrich
• Michaud & Raymond, Composer: John Aldrich
• VBRO Radio Station ID, Boston, MA
• Fantasy Photography, Composer: Greg Bieck
• Technology for Independence, Voice Over
• Creative Works, Various Projects, Quincy, MA
• Voice sampling for Kawai
Soundtracks / Film & Television:
• Harry's Law, Warner Bros, NBC, Music Producer: Vonda Shepard, Vocalist
• Tangled, Disney, Composer: Alan Menken, Session Singer on film
• Our First Christmas (TV) Hallmark, On-camera vocalist & choir mistress
• Where There's a Will (TV/DVD), Hallmark Channel Movie, Composer: Joe Kraemer
• Dragonlance Direct-to-Video, Paramount, Composer: Karl Preusser
• Monday, Lead Vocalist, Composer: Joe Kraemer
• Disney’s: The Three Musketeers DVP DVD, Featured soloist
• I am Stamos, Mighty Atom Productions, Composer: Karl Pruesser
• The Hitcher 2, Soundtrack, Composer: Joe Kraemer
• Way of the Gun, Soundtrack, Composer: Joe Kraemer
• Cruel Intentions, Soundtrack, Composer: John Ottman
• Valentine’s Day, source music, Composer: Lawrence Schragg
• Circus Chimer, Composer: Tim Jones
• The Last Princess, Original Soundtrack, Writers: Larry Johnson & Allen Hong
• Simba’s Pride, Walt Disney Television Animation
• Buena Vista Television, Vocals, Roundabout Studio, Composer: Kevin Kleisch
• Cyrano, Original Soundtrack
• Dangerous Liasons, The Musical, Original Soundtrack
• Berklee College of Music CD, Featured Vocalist
• Weekend in Madison, Original Soundtrack
• Citrus College Jazz Band CD, Featured Vocalist
EDUCATION:
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Boston, MA
4 year diploma in Professional Music, Graduated May 1994
*Awarded Outstanding Performer, Spring 1994
*Performed pop, rock, jazz, R & B, country, choral and musical theater
CITRUS COLLEGE, Glendora CA
3 year music program “Citrus Singers”, completed May 1991
*Pop, Jazz, Classical, Dance, Session work, Live Performance, Music Theory
VOICE: ’90 to present - Alison England, Seth Riggs, Ben Bollinger, Los Angeles, CA
Sharon Brown, April Arabian, Livingston Taylor, Bob Stoloff, Boston, MA
THEATER: Beauty & the Beast (Cabrillo), Sin City Five: A Tribute to the Rat Pack, Side Show (LA Premiere), Honk, Pump Boys & Dinettes, 42nd Street,
Evita, Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story, No, No Nanette
TOURS: Classical: Scandinavia ‘94, Switzerland, France, Spain ‘89 Germany ‘91
Pop: The Hawaiian Islands ’90, ’91, ‘92
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Dance - jazz & tap
Dialects: New York, Southern, Bostonian, Hispanic, Scottish, British, Cockney
Acting - Tepper Gallegos, Improv with the Groundlings
Impressions: Horn Impressionist