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To immediately listen to this month's Top Five vocalists, please Click Here Lisa Torres Named October “Best Vocalist Of The Month," With Her Song “Alive”By Dale Kawashima 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. Her family wasn’t into country music, but when Torres was nine, she was exposed to country music by a friend, whose family loved country. She quickly became a fan of such artists as Garth Brooks, Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood. Following high school, Torres moved to Orange County (CA) to attend Orange Coast Community College. After two years she returned to Castaic, where she formed a country band. Torres 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 A 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 decided 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.”
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