Lizette Santana
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Lizette Santana also known as Lizé, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer
and actress.
, who relocated and met in United States during the mid- 1960s. She began classical music
piano training at the age of 9. At 16 won her third state award in the National Guild Piano Playing Recitals, a division of the American College of Musicians. A year later she received Honorable Mention in the preliminaries for Star Search
and attended Boston's pretigious Berklee College of Music
, majoring in Music Business, before moving to New York City, where she performed actively in the rock music
scene of Lower East Side
, continued writing songs and gained a following. During this time, she also worked at Atlantic Records
and attended The School for Film and Television
, before finally making her home in Miami, Florida
. Once in Miami, Lizette was invited to perform at the 1st Annual Urban Music Festival at the Bayfront Park
Amphitheater in front of more than 10,000 music fans. Joined by R.J. Ronquillo on electric guitar, Andres Dalmastro on acoustic guitar, drummer Jody Hill and violinist Hugo Martinez. During her early years in Miami, she also continued working in the business side of the music industry at Sony/ATV Music Publishing
and later at an independent record label which was distributed through Universal Music Group
. Experiences which awakened her entrepreneurial curiosity and equipped her on creating her own record label later on.
In 2005, Lizette started her own entertainment management company, Rocstar, Inc., along with her sisters. At that time they managed the careers of celebrity make-up artists, video directors
, stylists
and up and coming artists. In 2008, the company became a record label, releasing Lizette Santana's "Aún Sueño en Ti | I Still Dream of You" album in the summer of 2009 and making her the first woman artist in the latin music market to be released under her own independent label. The album debuted under iTunes
, Rock Latino "New and Noteworthy". She collaborated with multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Fernando Perdomo
(Mika
, Juanes
, Jennifer Lopez
, Soraya
, Jorge Moreno
, Paulina Rubio
, Andy Pratt
). Other musicians who contributed to the album were Derek Cintron (of DC3)
, R.J. Ronquillo
(Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged)
, and Mexican composer Miguel Luna, who has also written for artists such as Luis Miguel
and Ricardo Arjona
.
In September 2009, Lizette Santana was invited to perform at the Latin Pride National Awards, which recognizes the most successful representatives of the Latino community
in sport
s, film, music, education
and fashion
. Past honorees have included Miss Universe
Amelia Vega
, baseball player Sammy Sosa
, Pulitzer Prize
winner Author
Junot Diaz
, to name a few.
The same year Lizette was also invited as a featured singer-songwriter by Chrystal Hartigan to perform at her Singer-songwriter showcase at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
, which Hartigan produces under the new name "Chrystal Hartigan Presents Songwriters Showcase". Previously named, "Songwriters in the Round", which she co-founded with songwriter-producer Desmond Child
. Lizette also performed at the "Get back to 1969" benefit concert
for the homeless of Miami, along side artists such as Tommy Torres
, Javier Garcia, Elsten Torres
, Alih Jey
, among others.
On January 2011, the single "Besos" and its music video was released, under her stage name
Lizé, which is a shorter version of her real name. Lizé decided to reclaim the name, as it appears in past film credits and un-released recordings dated back to 2005, for branding reasons as she herself clarified on her official site. "I feel Santana
is a name which is already branded in the music world and i like creating my own name and pulling my own weight”, she states.
, folk rock
, rock en español
and latin pop
. Her music is characterized by its melancholic strings
and vocal harmonies; instrumental textures that serves as a backdrop to empowering and emotionally rich lyrics
, which often include word play
, metaphor
and irony
.
She credits her parents for her rather vast musical horizons. Their record collection included music from artists such as The Beatles
, Blondie
to Juan Luis Guerra
. As an adult, Lizette's other influences included singers Sarah Mclachlan
, Tori Amos
and Ani Difranco
as well as Latin songstresses Amanda Miguel
, Rocío Dúrcal
and Isabel Pantoja
.
. This independence, also allows her a great deal of artistic freedom. For example, on her 2009 album Aún Sueño En Ti | I Still Dream of You, Lizette co-produced
and co-arranged
the music, played some of the instruments, executive produced
the album, and was also involved in much of the artwork and design for the packaging. She also likes to give her input in the direction of her music video
s and photography
themes.
, now called The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. In 2008 she landed the role of Jenny in the short film "Mamnoh Love", a drama about a young Arab woman stuck between her father's traditional ways and her own decisions in relationships and life. She also performed in "Dos veces Ana" (2010), directed by Sergio Giral
.
and foundation, which main purpose is to contribute to education
from a motivational and inspiring perspective to junior high
and high school
students. One of the organization's projects is an event, to bring motivational speaker
s and high profile individuals, primarily from the art
s and entertainment industries to schools in low income cities, to speak, interact, uplift and motivate kids to follow their dreams and strive to reach their full potential. Also, in this event, teachers who have had a significant positive impact in the lives of their students receive award recognitions. Teachers are nominated by students. In addition, to further strengthen her organization, Lizette has joined the "The Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium
", an organization sponsored by Quincy Jones
, where leaders from all parts of the music industry and music education
join together to share resources, networks and their passion for music and education.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and actress.
Biography
Lizette Santana was born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents, natives of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, who relocated and met in United States during the mid- 1960s. She began classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
piano training at the age of 9. At 16 won her third state award in the National Guild Piano Playing Recitals, a division of the American College of Musicians. A year later she received Honorable Mention in the preliminaries for Star Search
Star Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...
and attended Boston's pretigious Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, majoring in Music Business, before moving to New York City, where she performed actively in the rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
scene of Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
, continued writing songs and gained a following. During this time, she also worked at Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
and attended The School for Film and Television
School for Film and Television
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts , is a professional acting training conservatory in New York City for actors focusing on acting for film and television and the stage, including television dramas, commercials, motion pictures, internet serials, and voice overs...
, before finally making her home in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Once in Miami, Lizette was invited to perform at the 1st Annual Urban Music Festival at the Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.-History:The park began construction in 1924 under the design plans of Warren Henry Manning and officially opened in March 1925. Beginning in 1980, it underwent a major redesign by Japanese-American modernist artist...
Amphitheater in front of more than 10,000 music fans. Joined by R.J. Ronquillo on electric guitar, Andres Dalmastro on acoustic guitar, drummer Jody Hill and violinist Hugo Martinez. During her early years in Miami, she also continued working in the business side of the music industry at Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
and later at an independent record label which was distributed through Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
. Experiences which awakened her entrepreneurial curiosity and equipped her on creating her own record label later on.
In 2005, Lizette started her own entertainment management company, Rocstar, Inc., along with her sisters. At that time they managed the careers of celebrity make-up artists, video directors
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, stylists
Wardrobe stylist
A wardrobe stylist is the job title of someone who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other public figures...
and up and coming artists. In 2008, the company became a record label, releasing Lizette Santana's "Aún Sueño en Ti | I Still Dream of You" album in the summer of 2009 and making her the first woman artist in the latin music market to be released under her own independent label. The album debuted under iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Rock Latino "New and Noteworthy". She collaborated with multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Fernando Perdomo
Fernando Perdomo
Fernando Jose Perdomo is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger. Originally from Miami Beach, Florida. He has toured, performed and recorded with various artists in both the Latin and Anglo markets...
(Mika
Mika
Mika may refer to:* Mika , a singer-songwriter based in London* FC MIKA, Armenian football team**Mika Stadium-Male given name :* Mika Aaltonen , Finnish football player...
, Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
, Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, Soraya
Soraya (musician)
Soraya was an American singer/songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts...
, Jorge Moreno
Jorge Moreno
Jorge Moreno Cuban-American musician.Moreno won much critical acclaim for his debut album and was awarded a Latin Grammy award for "Best New Artist", Early the next year he nominated in the Grammy's for "Best Latin Album" and was one of the first artists to perform in Spanish on Good Morning...
, Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
, Andy Pratt
Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)
Andy Pratt is an American rock music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records that were appreciated by small audiences, and scored a commercial hit with "Avenging Annie"....
). Other musicians who contributed to the album were Derek Cintron (of DC3)
DC-3 (band)
DC-3 is a rock band power trio based in South Florida, USA.The members are Derek Cintron, Tony Medina, and Fernando Perdomo. DC-3 has recorded and released two full length CD albums, and perform regularly in the South Florida area. Although their original music is mostly hard rock, their material...
, R.J. Ronquillo
RJ Ronquillo
RJ Ronquillo is a professional studio and touring guitarist based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Grosse Pointe , MI, Ronquillo graduated from The University of Miami School of Music, and has since toured worldwide with such artists as: Ricky Martin, Chayanne, The Chelsea Smiles, Soraya, and...
(Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged)
MTV Unplugged (Ricky Martin album)
- Charts :- Sales and certifications :- Year-end charts :- Decade-end charts :- Credits :Raphael Alkins EngineerWanda Berrios Make-Up, CabeloGustavo Borner EngineerRichard Bravo Percussion...
, and Mexican composer Miguel Luna, who has also written for artists such as Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
and Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, , known as Ricardo Arjona , is a Guatemalan singer...
.
In September 2009, Lizette Santana was invited to perform at the Latin Pride National Awards, which recognizes the most successful representatives of the Latino community
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
in sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s, film, music, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
. Past honorees have included Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
Amelia Vega
Amelia Vega
Amelia Vega Polanco became the first and only Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994....
, baseball player Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career which spanned from 1989-2007....
, Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winner Author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
Junot Diaz
Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz is a Dominican-American writer and creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience...
, to name a few.
The same year Lizette was also invited as a featured singer-songwriter by Chrystal Hartigan to perform at her Singer-songwriter showcase at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is a large multi-venue theater and entertainment complex located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA....
, which Hartigan produces under the new name "Chrystal Hartigan Presents Songwriters Showcase". Previously named, "Songwriters in the Round", which she co-founded with songwriter-producer Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
. Lizette also performed at the "Get back to 1969" benefit concert
Benefit concert
A benefit concert or charity concert is a concert, show or gala featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. Such events raise both funds and public awareness to address the cause at...
for the homeless of Miami, along side artists such as Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres is a Grammy Award winning producer, singer, and songwriter. Named as the No. 1 Hot Latin Tracks producer of 2007 by Billboard Magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita...
, Javier Garcia, Elsten Torres
Elsten Torres
Elsten Creole Torres, in Havana, Cuba as Listoriel Leyva Torres, is a singer/songwriter/producer. He grew up in New York City with his mother and older brother leaving his father in Cuba as a political prisoner...
, Alih Jey
Alih Jey
Alih Jey is a Dominican Rock music singer and songwriter.She was born as Alih Jey de Peña Jiménez. Her family is well known in the Dominican show business industry: her father, Anibal de Peña, and her mother, Alida Iluminada Jiménez, are well known musicians there as well...
, among others.
On January 2011, the single "Besos" and its music video was released, under her stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Lizé, which is a shorter version of her real name. Lizé decided to reclaim the name, as it appears in past film credits and un-released recordings dated back to 2005, for branding reasons as she herself clarified on her official site. "I feel Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
is a name which is already branded in the music world and i like creating my own name and pulling my own weight”, she states.
Musical style and influences
Lizette blends both an organic and ethereal tone to her music, classified as pop rockPop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
, folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
, rock en español
Rock en Español
Rock en español is the Spanish-language rock music. While the term is used widely in English, it is used in Spanish mainly to distinguish such music from "Anglo rock." It is a style of rock music that developed in Latin American countries and Latino communities, along with other genres like...
and latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
. Her music is characterized by its melancholic strings
Strings (music)
A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...
and vocal harmonies; instrumental textures that serves as a backdrop to empowering and emotionally rich lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
, which often include word play
Word play
Word play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
, metaphor
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
and irony
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
.
She credits her parents for her rather vast musical horizons. Their record collection included music from artists such as The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
to Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
. As an adult, Lizette's other influences included singers Sarah Mclachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
, Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
and Ani Difranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
as well as Latin songstresses Amanda Miguel
Amanda Miguel
Amanda Miguel is an Argentine Singer. For the last quarter of a century, Amanda has had a successful career.-Early life:Born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province in Argentina, June 1, 1956, to Angel Raúl Miguel and Ana Delia Samso. Daughter of a music teacher, Amanda Miguel developed her own interest...
, Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
and Isabel Pantoja
Isabel Pantoja
Isabel Pantoja is a popular contemporary Spanish singer. She is of Romani origin, born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, and is known for her distinctive Andalusian style.-Biography:She was born into a...
.
Label independence
Ownership of Rocstar, Inc. makes Lizette Santana the first woman artist in the Latin music market to be released under her own independent labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
. This independence, also allows her a great deal of artistic freedom. For example, on her 2009 album Aún Sueño En Ti | I Still Dream of You, Lizette co-produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and co-arranged
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
the music, played some of the instruments, executive produced
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
the album, and was also involved in much of the artwork and design for the packaging. She also likes to give her input in the direction of her music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s and photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
themes.
Film industry
Lizette has demonstrated an interest in the film industry. While in New York, she studied at The School for Film and TelevisionSchool for Film and Television
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts , is a professional acting training conservatory in New York City for actors focusing on acting for film and television and the stage, including television dramas, commercials, motion pictures, internet serials, and voice overs...
, now called The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. In 2008 she landed the role of Jenny in the short film "Mamnoh Love", a drama about a young Arab woman stuck between her father's traditional ways and her own decisions in relationships and life. She also performed in "Dos veces Ana" (2010), directed by Sergio Giral
Sergio Giral
Sergio Giral Sergio Giral is a renowned Black Cuban-American film writer and director, born in Havana, Cuba from an American mother and a Cuban father. He was raised in New York City, as an aspiring young painter in the days of the Beatnick generation...
.
Philanthropic activities
Lizette Santana founded Dream of You, a Non-profit organizationNon-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
and foundation, which main purpose is to contribute to education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
from a motivational and inspiring perspective to junior high
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students. One of the organization's projects is an event, to bring motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
s and high profile individuals, primarily from the art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s and entertainment industries to schools in low income cities, to speak, interact, uplift and motivate kids to follow their dreams and strive to reach their full potential. Also, in this event, teachers who have had a significant positive impact in the lives of their students receive award recognitions. Teachers are nominated by students. In addition, to further strengthen her organization, Lizette has joined the "The Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium
The Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium
With the initial sponsorship of music impresario Quincy Jones, the leaders from all parts of the music industry and music education have joined together to share resources, networks and their passion to make music an ongoing part of the lives of children in the United States...
", an organization sponsored by Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
, where leaders from all parts of the music industry and music education
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
join together to share resources, networks and their passion for music and education.
Singles
- "Extrañandote Estoy" (2009) (as Lizette Santana)
- "Better this Way" (2010) through Forward Motion RecordsForward motion recordsForward Motion records is an independent record label launched in 2010 by Fernando Perdomo. They specialize in powerpop, indie rock, and singer-songwriter music.-Current roster:* Dreaming In Stereo* Andy Pratt* Jorge Moreno* Lizette Santana* Jill Hartmann...
(as Lizette Santana) - "Besos" (2011) (as Lizé)
- "Dejarte Aqui" (2011) (as Lizé)
External links
- Official page
- Official Facebook page
- Follow Lizé on Twitter
- Rocstar, Inc.
- Dream of You, Org.
- [ Lizette Santana at Allmusic]
- Lizé at the Internet Movie Database