LISA DAWN MILLER

Singer, songwriter, and producer, Lisa Dawn Miller, spent the first part of her life as a successful business executive, serving as First Vice President of Investments at Morgan Stanley. As a stock portfolio/wealth management advisor, financial planner and stockbroker, specializing in retirement planning, with specific focus on 401(k) retirement plans. With this experience and knowledge in place, she established a strong foundation in business allowing her to turn her interest back to her love of the arts, as a producer, director, singer, songwriter, and owner of her own music publishing and record companies.

Lisa is the President of LDM Publishing/J-Wall Records which produces, licenses, and markets the intellectual properties of the LDMP song catalogue. She also serves as the President of Hackett Miller, Inc. which produces live theatrical musical productions that tour throughout the U.S. Lisa is also the Managing General Partner of the Ron Miller Songbook Publishing Company, LLC, which manages, licenses, and produces master song recordings from the Ron Miller Legacy Catalogue

As a singer and entertainer, New York Cabaret Scenes writes, "Lisa Dawn Miller's show at The Metropolitan Room was one of the best shows we have ever seen. Very rarely do you get to see a singer cast a magic spell on stage and have the audience in the palm of her hand." Jeff Rossen, Chicago Editor/Recordings Reviewer, Cabaret Scenes Magazine said of Miller's "Fly Away" CD debut, "Take a collection of songs of exceptional quality and breadth, set them in striking arrangements and then turn the lyrics and melodies over to a singer whose voice can cut straight through the heart, and you've got one heck of a dazzling debut."

As an artist and performer, Lisa portrays "Frank's One Love" (a character based on Frank Sinatra's relationship with Ava Gardner), in the hit musical she produces, "Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show." Broadway World writes, "The Best Show This Year!" for the show's run at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts where it played to record-breaking crowds. Currently in its 13th season, the show tours extensively throughout the U.S. to rave reviews and has earned thousands of fans across the globe. Lisa produced and directed a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the musical. Her original songs can be heard in the show on the stages of hundreds of performing arts venues across the nation.

In 2016, Lisa released two EPs entitled, "Hello You" and "My Turn Begins Today," in which she made her pop songwriting debut. She wrote "It's Christmas" and "My Favorite Time of Year" which premiered in "Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Christmas" during its nationwide holiday tour. She also performed and produced the opening and closing theme songs for the film, "When Comedy Went to School."

Lisa's father was legendary songwriter, Ron Miller. Some of his hit songs include "For Once in My Life," "Touch Me in the Morning," "A Place in the Sun," "Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday," "Heaven Help Us All," "I've Never Been to Me," "Someday at Christmas," "One Little Christmas Tree," "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time," "If I Could" and many more.

Lisa has produced several recordings including for her son, singer/actor/producer/director Oliver Richman, who was personally invited by Stevie Wonder to share the stage when he was just 10 years old. His performance received a standing ovation from over 7,500 people at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Lisa produced Oliver's recording and music video, "For Once in My Life - The 50th Anniversary Release." She has also written and produced numerous songs and music videos for Oliver including "Today," "You and I," "Rise," and "The Diagramming Rap." Lisa has produced several reimagined covers for the Ron Miller Legacy Catalogue, including several recorded by Oliver, such as, "Heaven Help Us All," "Will I Still Be Me," and "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time," a song which was co-written by her mother, Aurora Miller.

Lisa is currently working with Sony Music Publishing and to produce and market songs from her father’s vast legacy catalogue including his timeless standards and songs discovered after his death in 2007.

Lisa wrote and produced the debut single "Let's Go!" for her daughter, singer/actress/dancer, Ashleigh Hackett, as well as her follow-up singles, "Can You Feel It," "Slay," and "On and On and On."

Lisa is the director of “My Buddy” starring her husband, actor/producer, Sandy Hackett. The show is a live theatrical production about the life of legendary comedian, Buddy Hackett (Sandy’s father). The show opened to wonderful reviews at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is on tour throughout the U.S.

Lisa is currently developing a musical for Broadway based on her father’s life as told by his own songs. Her next EP, entitled “There You Are,” is a collection of songs about life, loss, and moving forward in the face of tragic loss and adversity. It is dedicated to James E. Wallace, Jr., Lisa’s soulmate who passed away suddenly at the very beginning of the new journey they shared together.

Against all odds, after a 10-year legal battle, Lisa triumphed in winning back the rights to her father’s intellectual properties, which had been assigned away under bad deal terms to various music industry and legal parties throughout the years. She is an advocate for the rights of artists and hopes to use her platform to help and educate people about their music rights.

LDM Publishing was the recipient of 4 Telly Awards in 2021. “Chasing Time” written and directed by Oliver Richman was named Best Non-Broadcast (short film) in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards, winning three Silver awards and one Bronze. It was also named a finalist in the New York Cinematography Awards. “This is the Moment” won a Silver People’s Telly Award for Best Social Video. The song was performed, produced, and written by Lisa Dawn Miller and co-written/produced by Mark Matson for LDM Publishing/J-Wall Records. The video was executive produced by the late James E. Wallace, Jr. (1960-2020), produced by filmmaker, Zatella Beatty (“Iverson”), and edited by Stephen P. Perry (214 Films).

Lisa lives in Los Angeles and is the very proud mom of Oliver, who recently graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with Honors, and Ashleigh, a high schooler and student of the performing arts.