Alissa Moreno
| Alissa Moreno | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Pi Records |
| Associated acts |
Rascal Flatts Jeffrey Steele |
| Website |
www |
Alissa Moreno is an American singer-songwriter, guitar player and pianist.
Background
Alissa Moreno was born on a Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico.[1] She began playing violin at the age of 2. As a teenager, she moved to Kona, Hawaii to spend time with her grandfather, Bob Moreno. An established musician, Bob guided and encouraged her as she developed her piano, guitar, and vocal skills.[1] Over the following years, she moved to Los Angeles and became an artist and a songwriter.
Musical career
In 2008, Moreno’s debut album, “In Your Wake,” was released on her own label, Pi Records. Her first single, “Far From Here”[1] was licensed as the theme song for the Lifetime television series “Army Wives.”[2] Moreno’s music has been placed in numerous film and television projects.[2][3] Her song “Next Time” was also added to the Interscope Records soundtrack release “Laguna Beach- Summer Can Last Forever.”
As a Universal Music Publishing songwriter, Moreno co-wrote (with Jeffrey Steele) the song “Every Day” for Rascal Flatts.[4][5] The song went to 2 on the country charts and was nominated for a Grammy. She has collaborated with other musicians, including Luke Laird, composer John Swihart, and David Baerwald. Moreno has also co-written with recording artists such as JoJo, Vertical Horizon, Fastball, Colbie Caillat, and Chuck Wicks. Moreno also co-wrote and co-performed the theme song for the ABC television series “Hope and Faith.”[1]
Moreno is also an actress, and created and starred in the 2005 short film Super Chicks,[1][2][6] which was honored at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. She also worked as vocal coach to Ben Affleck for the 2006 film Hollywoodland.[1]
In 2009, Moreno took 2nd place for writing the song, "Better", with Leslie King at the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards in the Pop music category.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beck, Ken (1 May 2009). "ROW WRITERS: Alissa Moreno". American Songwriter.
- 1 2 3 Alissa Moreno at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Chung, David (16 July 2007). "KYLER ENGLAND & ALISSA MORENO, LOS ANGELES, JULY 14, 2007". Mobile Beat. Billboard.
- ↑ Breo, Cheryl (3 October 2007). "Rascal Flatts - "Still Feels Good" (CD review)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.
- ↑ Thompson, Gayle (29 October 2008). "Story Behind the Song: 'Every Day,' Rascal Flatts". the Boot. AOL Music.
- ↑ Super Chicks at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Winners". 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2013.