Lisa Torres: Press/Reviews

Lisa Torres has placed in the top 25 out of over 2,000 entries in the Nashville 2007 Music City Songwriting Competition! The song she entered was "I Don't Wanna Think".

Lisa Torres Named October "Best Vocalist Of The Month," With Her Song "Alive"


Lisa Torres, a promising country singer & songwriter based in Nashville, TN, has won the October SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition, for her performance of her song "Alive" (which was co-written by Arlis Albritton, who is signed with EMI Publishing and has had cuts with Diamond Rio). Torres is pursuing an artist and writing career in Nashville, and "Alive" will be a key song on her upcoming CD project. In addition, she has signed a co-publishing deal for "Alive" with Nashville publisher Bruce Burch.

"Alive" is an appealing, big ballad, which has an excellent melody, and is highlighted by a strong, hooky chorus. This recording is a terrific showcase for Torres' expressive, energetic vocals. She is equally adept at singing the lower notes in the verse melody, as she is soaring into a higher range in the choruses. Also, Torres and Albritton capably produced this demo, which features pro studio musicians in Nashville.

Torres grew up in Castaic, CA (about 40 miles north of Los Angeles), where she sang at a young age in choirs, and later performed in musicals and talent shows during high school. When she was young, she quickly became a fan of such artists as Garth Brooks, Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood.

After a couple of years of college Torres returned to Castaic, where she formed a country band. She toured throughout California, playing clubs and festivals. Then in 2000, she began writing songs and working with a producer, which led to the release of her CD "Take The Chance" on her own label, Big Sister Records. Torres wrote four of the 12 songs on the CD, which received airplay on local stations.

It was in 2004 that Torres was encouraged to take an important step, moving to Nashville to aggressively further her career. "I first attended the Durango Songwriting Expo in Colorado, where I met some amazing people and established contacts," she recalled. "Then in June 2004 there was a terrific Durango conference in Santa Barbara that I also attended. These conferences inspired me to take a trip and consider moving to Nashville. Soon after, when I went to Nashville, I immediately felt at home."

Torres moved to Nashville in January 2005, where she quickly built new contacts and began collaborating with talented writers. "It's been great working in Nashville," she said. "I'm writing with an up-and-coming songwriter named Ken Johnson (who is signed to Windswept Pacific Publishing), and I've met top pros like Jeffrey Steele, who have been very friendly and helpful to me. My goal is to write as many songs as possible. I'm writing songs for my next CD, and I'd also like to place songs with established artists."

Winner:

"Alive". Performed by Lisa Torres of Nashville, TN. Written by Lisa Torres & Arlis Albritton.

E-mail: lisa@lisatorres.com.
Website: www.lisatorres.com

Perfect Pitch

Castiac resident sings national anthem during community night at Dodger Stadium. Its getting harder and harder to find a singer with enough confidence, self-esteem and talent to be able to perform the national anthem as it should be performed. So many "artists" want to make it their own, but its an anthem, not a blues ballad or a pop song. Lisa Torres impressed a crowd of 50,000 with her beautiful rendition of our anthem. Her warm, soulful voice gave the audience chills as she ignited their emotions. She's not very big but she's got a gigantic voice and beautiful delivery, thus the title here: Perfect Pitch. Thank you Lisa for restoring my faith in this beautiful song.

Local Band Big Hit

For the second year in a row, our local artist, Lisa Torres, and her talented band, wowed the audience at the Valley's Western Days event this past weekend. Lisa puts on a show that keeps everyone on the dance floor all night. Once again we have received numerous letters about the awesome entertainment for the event and we plan to ask Lisa back next year. We hear rumors that we'll have to get her here all the way from Nashville, but if she'll make the trip, we'd love to have her.

One of Our Own Pursuing Her Dream

The 4th of July Spectacular at Castaic Lake has grown to be one of the top ten 4th of July events in the county of Los Angeles and we think that the entertainment has much to do with that. Lisa Torres, a county employee, and her band have entertained the crowds at this event for the past two years and each time the audience just won't let her leave the stage. They are enthralled with her energy and extreme talent. She has a talent for engaging her fans so that they aren't interested in anything other than Lisa. We heard people calling out requests as Lisa tossed out free red, white and blue bandannas stamped with her website address. Every comment our PIO has received about the entertainment has been very positive.