Liza Richardson

Liza Richardson is a music supervisor for numerous films and TV shows, and served as a DJ at KNON then KERA in Dallas, Texas, then KCRW, an eclectic music and NPR news radio station based in Santa Monica, California.[1] [2][3] She frequently publishes playlists related to her project soundtracks, as well as mixtapes featuring world music, roots, dance, hip hop and jazz, to her Spotify profile.[4]

Along with her team at Mad Doll Music, Liza has music supervised small screen classics like Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, The Leftovers, Watchmen and Hawaii Five-0. Currently she helms Narcos: Mexico, Lovecraft Country, Barry, Outer Banks, The Morning Show, Queen Sugar, Bull and The Rookie.

Liza’s credits also include the first handful of iPod silhouette spots, films Spenser Confidential, Why Him, A Dog's Purpose, Lords of Dogtown, Surf's Up, The Kids Are All Right and quintessential Mexican gem Y Tu Mama Tambien.[5][6]

In 2002, Richardson starred in one of the popular Apple Switch ad campaign commercials.[7] In 2003, she was nominated for a Grammy for her work in compiling the soundtrack for Y Tu Mama Tambien.[8] In February 2007, she was the first DJ to perform for the Academy Awards ceremony.[9] In 2020, Richardson was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Watchmen.[10]

Richardson studied dance at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, attended Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and obtained a BFA in Theater and Dance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.[11]


References
  1. "Official Site of Liza Richardson".
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724680/
  3. https://www.kcrw.com/people/liza-richardson
  4. https://open.spotify.com/user/oqa7xstg3b04ocgdaxumei4fx?si=VEQuN5WBRcOajJxtMKnPEg
  5. "Official Site of Liza Richardson".
  6. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724680/
  7. https://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/22819/liza-richardson/apple
  8. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/liza-richardson/15215
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/fashion/18nite.html
  10. https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020
  11. "Official Site of Liza Richardson".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.