Lisa Loeb

At 56 years old, Lisa Loeb has this physical status:

Lisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, touring artist, actress, author, and philanthropist who started her career with the platinum-selling number 1 hit song, "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites, the first number 1 single for an artist without a recording contract.

Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified Gold; these were Tails and the Grammy-nominated Firecracker.Loeb's film, television and voice-over work includes a guest starring role in the season finale of Gossip Girl, and she starred in two other television series, Dweezil & Lisa, a weekly culinary adventure for the Food Network that featured her alongside Dweezil Zappa, and Number 1 Single on E! Entertainment Television.

She has also acted in such films as House on Haunted Hill, Fright Night, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and Helicopter Mom.Loeb has released award-winning children's CDs and books such as Catch the Moon, Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs, and Songs for Movin' and Shakin', Nursery Rhyme Parade! is her album and long-form video of over 30 children's favorites.

She co-wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music to Camp Kappawanna, a family musical that was premiered in New York on March 21, 2015, by the Atlantic Theater Company.

Loeb's latest album, Feel What U Feel was released in October 2016.In 2010, she founded the Lisa Loeb Eyewear Collection, which is based on her own designs.

In addition, she created The Camp Lisa Foundation, a non-profit that sends kids to camp.

It is funded by Loeb's own organic and fair trade coffee, Wake Up! Brew.

She was honored as the 2015 Camp Champion by the American Camp Association (ACA).

She constructed a crossword puzzle with Doug Peterson for The New York Times, which was published on June 6, 2017.

Early life and education

Lisa Loeb was born to a Jewish family in Bethesda, Maryland, but was raised in Dallas, Texas. Her parents still live in Dallas. Her mother, Gail, was the president of the Dallas County Medical Society Alliance and Foundation, and her father, Peter Loeb, was a gastroenterologist. She has a younger sister, songwriter Debbie Loeb. As a child, she studied piano, but later switched to guitar. She attended The Hockaday School, an all-girls private school. For two years, she had her own radio show on 88.5 KRSM-FM, a 10-watt station licensed to the nearby all-boys St. Marks School of Texas. After graduating from high school in 1986, she went to Brown University, where she graduated in 1990 with a degree in comparative literature.

Personal life

Loeb dated Dweezil Zappa from 1998 to 2004. She married Roey Hershkovitz in 2009; they met in 2006 during a business meeting for a food TV show. The couple have two children, Lyla Rose and Emet Kuli. Her cousin is New York City-based drag queen Alexis Michelle who was a competitor on the ninth season of reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race.

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Music career

Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell formed Liz and Lisa, a band formed in the mid-1980s, with former singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik as a guitarist. Liz and Lisa (1989) and Liz and Lisa (1990) are two separate artists. Chad Fischer, a bassist, and guitarist Rick Lassiter joined the band after college. Loeb and Mitchell parted ways a few years after college after establishing a following together.

Loeb attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for a session of summer school and formed Nine Stories, a complete band in 1990. The band, which was named after J.D.'s book, was formed. Tim Bright on guitar, Jonathan Feinberg on drums, and Joe Quigley on bass were among Salinger's ranks. In 1992, Loeb first began working with producer Juan Patio to make the cassette tape Purple Tape. It contained the first recordings of later popular songs, including "Do You Sleep?" "Snow Day," "Train Songs," and "It's Over" has been a theme on "It's Over." Loeb performed the violet-colored cassette at gigs and used it as a sonic calling card for industry gatekeepers. During the same time, she and her band produced a recording of her song "Stay (I Missed You)."

Loeb also developed a following after her solo acoustic appearances on the New York City coffeehouse circuit and the rock club circuit. She travelled to Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Dallas, but her main focus was on New York City. She performed acoustically and with her band in folk and rock clubs, including at CBGB. Loeb has appeared at music festivals such as the New Music Seminar and South by Southwest.

Loeb's big break came as a result of her relationship with actor Ethan Hawke, who lived in a building across the street from her in New York City. "I made music for his actors," she told Cosmopolitan that she encountered Hawke in the NYC theater community, where she put it "I made music for his performances." During the making of the 1994 film Reality Bites with Winona Ryder, Loeb gave Hawke the Juan Patio-produced version of "Stay (I Missed You);" he in turn gave it to director Ben Stiller. Stiller subsequently decided to use the song in the film's ending credits, and Ron Fair was included in the RCA Records soundtrack. Hawke also produced a rare one-take video on film, a Robin Buerki-led continuous steadicam shot.

"I Missed You")" aspired to become America's most popular item. Loeb made history by debuting at number one on the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label before she was the first artist to be formally signed to any major label. The single achieved Gold status on July 12, 1994, just over three months after it was announced. Loeb and Nine Stories received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group, as well as the Best International Newcomer in the Brit Awards.

Loeb's limited edition 12" red vinyl pressing of the song was released in 2019 for the 25th anniversary of the song's 25th anniversary. The collection contained four unreleased versions of "Stay (I Missed You), "Reality", "Waiting for Wednesday," and "I Do," which was broadcast live in Japan in January 2013.

During the film's end credits, Loeb appeared at the 25th anniversary screening of Reality Bites at the Tribeca Film Festival, with the film's stars Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, Ben Stiller, and Janeane Garofalo.

Tails, Loeb's debut album on Geffen Records, was released in September 1995. Juan Patio, her then longtime partner, co-produced the album. "Stay" was on the album, and Loeb's "Do You Sleep?" placed at number 20 on the charts, and Loeb's "Do You Sleep" was a top-ten hit. "Taffy" and "Waiting for Wednesday" are two moderately successful radio hits, as well as two "Waiting" and "Waiting for Wednesday. The album was designated Gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects on December 1, 1995. "Loeb has an undeniable gift for establishing an air of warmth and vulnerability," Critics were also supportive of the album, with Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly pointing to it. "Itay" may have been a popular choice for those seeking additional doses of contemplative melancholy.

Tails Tim Bright and Jonathan Feinberg were on vacation with Nine Stories and Ronny Crawford respectively, shortly after.

Loeb released Geffen, Firecracker's second major-label album in 1997, and began experimenting with orchestrations made with Dan Coleman. Loeb began performing under her own name for the albums rather than using the band name, though she did continue to tour with Nine Stories, as well as a acoustically as she had done from the beginning. "I Do" was a hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 and television, peaking at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and music television, with radio hits such as "I Do." On June 10, 2008, the album was listed as Gold. She appeared at Lilith Fair and The Wallflowers and Chris Isaak, later touring with them and also at the Lilith Fair.

Loeb appeared on the Ozzy Osbourne tribute album Bat Head Soup in 2000, performing "Goodbye to Romance" with Dweezil Zappa on guitar. She also appeared on "Gypsies, Tramps, and robbery," and "Don't Be Stupid," an All Star Tribute To Cher "Don't Be Stupid," as well as "Don't Be Stupid," which were released in 2005. Loeb's guest appearance on "Anti-Hero" by an all-female Japanese musical group Rin's album Inland Sea, as well as live with the band, include Loeb's contribution to the song "Stay."

Although Reality Bites was the first, Loeb's music has been included in several soundtracks. In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Homecoming," the famous single "How" was included on the soundtracks for films Twister and Jack Frost, and Jack Frost was also included in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Homecoming." "We Could Still Belong Together" received a spot on the Legally Blonde soundtrack in 2001, while "I Wish" can be heard on the soundtrack for Anywhere But Here (1999).

Cake and Pie, Loeb's third album and debut for A&M/Interscope, was released in 2002. She co-produced the album and collaborated with Glen Ballard, Devon Sappa, Wade Brown, Waylon Jennings), and Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi, Indigo Girls). According to the Billboard Charts, it hit 199.

Loeb's first contract with Artemis Records, a new boutique label owned by record company veterans Danny Goldberg and Daniel Glass, was inked in mid-2002 after Interscope allowed her to purchase the rights to her masters. Artemis had hoped to re-release the album with greater exposure. Cake and Pie was re-launched as Hello Lisa, a play on Sanrio's signature Hello Kitty who appears on the album cover wearing Lisa Loeb's signature glasses.

She released an EP with just the latest hits on it, as well as an alternative version of the song "Underdog" for fans who had already purchased the Cake and Pie CD. She also co-directed a video with Dweezil for "Underdog" co-starring Hello Kitty playing guitar. While speaking with Hello Kitty at the Japanese MTV Music Awards, Loeb toured the world again, making special stops in Sanrio shops for in-store autographs.

Loeb starred Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, a television show that ran for one season.

Loeb's 2004 move to Zo/Rounder Records, the more experienced and well-established independent label, home to Grammy Award winners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The Way It Really Is was released as Loeb's fifth studio-recorded album, based on the song "The Way It Really Is." Although Loeb's album was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, commentators praised the album's mature and vivacious writing. Stephen Erlewine said "the best, most cohesive record she's made," a clean, crisp series of well-crafted, delicate tunes that gradually, surely work into the subconscious.

In January 2006, Lisa Loeb's greatest hits compilation, The Very Best of Lisa Loeb, was released by Universal as well as a Japanese version of the album. Loeb was a judge for the 1st and 8th annual Independent Music Awards to help independent musicians.

She released her Purple Tape album in 2008, remixed, remastered on a double CD. It contained an interview by Andy Denemark, highlighting the artistic process behind each song's creation. In addition, extensive liner notes and photographs describing her early life in New York.

No Fairy Tales is her seventh studio album, coproduced by Chad Gilbert and Loeb herself, was released on January 29, 2013. On December 10, 2013, Furious Rose Productions released the original single "A Holiday Song" from her album "A Holiday Song."

Loeb tours with and without her band, most recently with Daru Oda and Adam Levy. Other band members include: Mark Spencer, Matt Beck, Ronny Crawford, Joe Quigley, Joe Quigley, Joe Quigley, Joe Quigley, Mark Meadows, Michael Eisenstein, Dave Gibbs, and Leland Sklar. She appeared at Billboard Live in Tokyo and Osaka in September 2014. She performed her latest song, "3, 2, 1, Let Go" at the end of the show. "Light" was the first single released by Barbara on December 9, 2014. Loeb and Cliff Goldmacher co-authored the Hanukkah song, with Renee Stahl on guest vocals. Other stations on SiriusXM were in rotation.

The Atlantic Theater Company co-wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music to Camp Kappawanna, a family musical that premiered in New York on March 21, 2015. Michelle Lewis and Dan Petty were among the score's other coworkers. Jennifer Jenkins, an awkward and adorable 12-year-old girl, was inspired by Loeb's own memories of summer camp. In The New York Times, the show was given a positive review, with the essay describing it as "new and funny" and lauding the campers' acoustic music and characterizations.

Let Go" by Michelle Burke was released as a single in April 2015. The song was also co-written and co-composed with Chris Unck in the film Helicopter Mom, released in April 2015. Loeb appeared in the film as a high school English teacher. Loeb also released "Champagne (I'm Ready)" as a digital download on Amazon on November 20, 2015. "You'd probably hear more in a dance club," Loeb said of the New Year's album.

After performing her own version of the Howard Stern Show tribute to Bowie in 2018, Loeb released a special version of the David Bowie song "All the Young Dudes."

"First Day Of My Life" by Rolling Stone was the premiere of Loeb's studio-recorded version of the Bright Eyes song "First Day Of My Life" on May 29, 2019. She appeared at a friend's wedding a decade ago.

Billboard exclusively premiered Loeb's new song, "Love Never Dies," an original track she wrote to serve as the theme song to acclaimed author James Patterson's book Sophia, Princess Among Beasts, which was inspired by the film.

On February 28, 2020, the Simple Trick to Happiness was published. Loeb's album is her most personal, and it shows her passion for simple and straightforward songwriting paired with inspiration from her children and personal lives. Loeb was inspired to write positive, uplifting music due to the challenges of modern life, and after having written several books on children's music. Loeb debuted her single "Sing Out" on the nation's largest LGBTQ news website Queerty in October, leading up to the album's launch in October 2019. "Skeleton" was her first official single from the band, and she debuted it on December 19, the first official single from the album.

Critics and followers alike praised the album. Loeb became Yahoo's top trending news story this week this week. "This Is My Life," "Sing Out," "For the Birch," "Doesn't It Feel Good," "Most Of All," "Most Of All" and "Wonder" have followed her music videos for several of the tracks on the album, including "This Is My Life," "Most Of All."

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Loeb launched #StayAtHomeTogether, a series of live virtual concerts during the COV-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020. Musicians On Call produced a special virtual tour for hospital frontline employees.

Loeb's premiere of Together Apart, a musical based on a series of ten-minute mini-musicals all about connecting on Zoom at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, took place in August 2021. Loeb designed and produced the musical, in which she also appears. Benefiting Together Apart, the Actors Fund was created, produced, directed by, and starring Loeb's fellow Brown University alumni, including Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Emmy Award winner Josh Hamilton (13 Reasons Why), Ann Harada (Kramer vs. Kramer), and JoBeth Williams (Kramer vs. Kramer). It was created by Tony Award winner Beth Wishnie.

Apart Apart was born out of a Brown Musical Theatre class reunion on Zoom, which occurred during the pandemic. Graduates from the early 1980s to the late 1990s attended the reunion. Loeb, a '90 Gradu', was revived by the internet connection and was inspired to find a solution to everyone's disinterest in the pandemic. Together Apart was born by her sister Emma Leopolsky, who was collaborating with her classmates to create Together Apart. Apart Apart was intentionally created on the Zoom platform as a resemblance of life during the pandemic.

Loeb and her college music partner Elizabeth Mitchell reunited in 2003 with the release of Children's CD and her companion book Catch the Moon on Artemis Records. "The songs are produced in a folk/country acoustic minimalism that is, in a word, enchanting." On the Noggin TV network for children, videos from this album, as well as single "Jenny Jenkins," have been posted.

Loeb contributed to the album A World of Happiness in 2006, which was designed to disseminate messages of kindness, compassion, tolerance, and self-reliance to children of all ages. Lady Leonali the Ladybug performed "In the Details" as Lady Leonali the Ladybug.

In 2008, Loeb's own Furious Rose Productions launched Camp Lisa, which was also available by Loeb's own Furious Rose Productions, as well as Loeb's own Furious Rose Productions, and Loeb's Michelle Lewis and Dan Petty produced Camp Lisa, which was also published by Loeb's own Furious Rose Productions, Inc. The album includes a collection of 21 original and classic camp songs as well as guest artists including Kay Hanley, Dave Gibbs, Nina Gordon, Jill Sobule, Lee Sklar, Maia Sharp, and funnyman/banjo player Steve Martin.

Camp Lisa is inspired by her camp experiences as well as 1970s-style rock and pop as Loeb spent many summers of her childhood at summer camp. Camp Lisa received National Parenting Awards for 2008, 2008 Parents' Choice, and NPR's year-end Top 10 list of the best kids' music for 2008. In July 2010, she performed her children's musical Camp Kappawanna, which is based on Camp Lisa's songs.

Through its SCOPE relationship (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education, Inc.), Lisa launched The Camp Lisa Foundation, a non-profit that was established to assist underprivileged children attending summer camp. The Camp Lisa Foundation funded many camps in 2009, allowing economically disadvantaged children to attend ACA-accredited overnight camps.

Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs, illustrated by Ryan O'Rourke, was published in September 2011. Sterling Publishing published the book, as well as activities, choreography, and recipes. The book is released on CD with four original songs and six classics.

Loeb's Songs for Movin' and Shakin': Lisa Loeb's Songs for Movin' and Shakin': The Air Band Song and Other Toe-Tapping Tunes, which she co-wrote with Ryan O'Rourke, was published in April 2013. It includes both covers and some original songs, as well as a CD.

Nursery Rhyme Parade, Loeb's third children's album, was released only through Amazon Music on October 16, 2015. The collection features 35 nursery rhymes and songs, as well as renditions of "The Muffin Man" and "The Farmer in the Dell." Renee Stahl, a singer-songwriter, appeared alongside Loeb and her family, while Rich Jacques produced. Both children and adults will "delight" the album, according to InStyle, who also said it would have "stripped-down melodies and a strict adherence to traditional lyrics.

Loeb's Nursery Rhyme Parade!

Loeb unveiled a long-form video of the over 30 songs from Nursery Rhyme Parade on December 16, 2016.

Loeb's fourth children's album, Feel What You Feel, was released in November 2016. "I'd like to pass along to my children and kids in general" is the topic on this album, according to the artist. Craig Robinson of The Office appeared on "Feel What U Feel," the company's top hit on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, which is where it continued to be broadcast as of the last days of August 2017. CoolMomPicks.com selected "Feel What U Feel" as one of the year's best picks. Loeb received the 2018 Grammy Award for the album on January 28, 2018.'

Loeb was invited to perform music by Amazon Studios on November 25, 2016. If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie. To accompany the Amazon Original program, she performed "Christmas Cookie Song." In addition, Loeb produced the theme song and two additional original songs for the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Amazon collection.

Loeb's fifth children's album, Lullaby Girl, featured a world-class quartet led by keyboardist Larry Goldings, released in October 2017. Lisa and Larry's collection of classic songs such as Dionne Warwick's "What the World Wants Now Is Love," the Five Stairsteps' "O-o-h Child," and Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop." "Today, as well as two new original songs, including the title track," the book includes. The Lullaby Girl received a 2017 National Parenting Product Award.

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