* LISA RELOCATING TO NASHVILLE, TN! 9/15/08 - In order to further pursue growth as a songwriter and artist, Lisa is relocating to Nashville, TN. Stay tuned for new songs and music news in this new journey * LISA CHOSEN AS A BAY AREA FINALIST IN KENNY CHESNEY’S NEXT BIG STAR COMPETITION! 6/7/08 Lisa entered an original song into Bay Area Radio KRTY 95.3 and won the opportunity to perform at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco for the finals competition of “Next Big Star.” * “BORDER TOWN” VIDEO FEATURED ON THE HOME PAGE OF YAHOO MUSICA! For a bilingual artist, it is a great honor to have one’s music appreciated by multiple cultures. In the month of May, Lisa’s music video “Border Town” not only debuted on Yahoo Music, but also received a front page feature on Yahoo Musica - reaching the Latino Community. * LISA’S MUSIC VIDEO “BORDER TOWN” DEBUTS ON YAHOO MUSIC! On 5/9/08 Lisa’s first music video “Border Town” made its debut on Yahoo Music. This is a project that has been in the works the past few months with whom Lisa had the great pleasure of working on with talented producer Rafael Rivera of Don Fito Productions - Music Videos and Film Production Company. Enjoy! ... and Spread the word! * LISA CHOSEN AS FEATURED SONGWRITER: Lisa has been selected as a Featured Artist and “Storytelling Songwriter” on Narrative Music Canada site through June ’07. This is a great opportunity to expose Lisa’s music to an international audience! * LISA CHOSEN AS FEATURED FEMALE ARTIST FOR FEBRUARY 2007! NewCountryStar.com selected Lisa as a featured female country artist for the month of February. It was a great opportunity to expose new fans across the country and internationally to Lisa’s music. Thank you to all of you who voted and supported Lisa! * “WILDFIRE” FEATURED ALBUM ON APPLE ITUNES MUSIC STORE! During the week of August 29, 2006 through September 5, 2006, Lisa’s debut album “WILDFIRE” was featured on the Country Page of the Apple iTunes Music Store under “Staff Favorites” amongst other artists like Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Julie Roberts and Johnny Cash. For an independent artist and record label release -- to be highlighted amongst major label artists was a big honor and helped bring Lisa’s music to a larger audience. Help support Lisa’s album by purchasing one or more copies and spreading the word to your peers, family and friends. * LISA’S SONG “READY OR NOT” RECEIVES RADIO AIRPLAY! On Tuesday May 9, 2006, “Ready or Not” (off Lisa’s debut CD Wildfire) was played on a local SF Bay Area radio station 95.3FM KRTY. It was very exciting to hear on live radio. If you’d like to hear more of Lisa’s music played on your local radio station (including KRTY), send your station an email or call them and make a request. * LISA’S DEBUT CD “WILDFIRE” OFFICIALLY RELEASED! On Friday, April 7th Lisa held her CD release concert live at The Bean Scene in Sunnyvale, CA. Lisa chose this location because it was the first place she sang in public five years ago. It was a great success with lots of fans and friend support. Thanks to the band and to all the fans and friends that came to celebrate in this special occasion! * JOIN LISA ON MYSPACE Lisa has posted a music profile on MySpace. Log on to hear music, post comments, and add Lisa to your friends list. Help spread the word about Lisa’s music * (3/2006) NEW WEBSITE DESIGN IN THE WORKS - Lisa is working hard on a new and expanded website with more pages, more features and information for fans! Stay tuned... If you have any ideas of features you’d like to see on the new site, EMAIL US * (10/13/05) BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD- Lisa won Best Performance at the West Coast Songwriters October open mic held at Starbucks in San Francisco * (5/12/05) RADIO AIRPLAY - Several of Lisa’s original songs (including wildfire) received radio airplay on KRKC * (2005) COLGATE COUNTRY SHOWDOWN COMPETITIONS AWARDS - Colgate Country Showdown is a national radio sponsored competition. Lisa was selected to perform in four local bay area competitions and placed! 5/13/05 - third place at Colgate Country Showdown at Salinas County Fair (KRKC AM) 6/5/05 - second at Colgate Country Showdown at Saddle Rack Fremont (95.7 The Bear) * (2/2005) THIRD PLACE WIN IN SADDLE RACK IDOL VOCAL COMPETITION - Lisa was one of twelve singers selected to compete in a bay area wide vocal talent competition at the Saddle Rack in Fremont, CA . At the end of the fourteen week competition, Lisa won third place! http://www.donfito.comhttp://www.narrativemusic.ca/http://myspace.com/lisamontesmailto:webmaster@lisamontes.com?subject=Ideas%20for%20Lisa%20Montes%20websiteshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3

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