Alissa Moreno

Alissa Moreno
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.alissamorenomusic.com

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beck, Ken (1 May 2009). "ROW WRITERS: Alissa Moreno". American Songwriter.
  2. 1 2 3 Alissa Moreno at the Internet Movie Database
  3. Chung, David (16 July 2007). "KYLER ENGLAND & ALISSA MORENO, LOS ANGELES, JULY 14, 2007". Mobile Beat. Billboard.
  4. Breo, Cheryl (3 October 2007). "Rascal Flatts - "Still Feels Good" (CD review)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.
  5. Thompson, Gayle (29 October 2008). "Story Behind the Song: 'Every Day,' Rascal Flatts". the Boot. AOL Music.
  6. Super Chicks at the Internet Movie Database
  7. "2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Song Winners". 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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