Lisa Popeil

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Lisa Stephanie Popeil (born February 24, 1956 in Chicago) is an American voice coach, singer, and musician.

Early life and education

Popeil is the eldest daughter of inventor S.J. Popeil (January 22, 1915- July 17, 1984)[1] and Eloise Popeil (née Little; November 21, 1925 – December 11, 2010). Popeil's half-brother Ron Popeil is an inventor and marketer.

Popeil attended Sacred Heart Schools and the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.[citation needed] After moving to Newport Beach, California in 1971, she graduated from Corona del Mar High School.[citation needed]

In 1974, she attended Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona, then attended the California Institute of the Arts where she earned her BFA in General Music (piano, composition and voice) and an MFA in Voice.[citation needed]

Career

In 1981, Popeil performed in her underwear with Frank Zappa at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and sang 'Lisa's Life Story', 'Dangerous Kitchen', and 'Teenage Prostitute'.[2] The latter was included on Zappa's album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch which featured Zappa's biggest-selling song 'Valley Girl'. An edited version of 'Lisa's Life Story' appeared on the album You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Volume 6 released in 1992. Since 1983, Popeil has sung back-up vocals with "Weird Al" Yankovic, notably on the song "Mr. Popeil" which pays homage to her own father.

In 1984, Popeil produced her self-titled album 'Lisa Popeil' which was chosen as a Billboard 'Top Album Pick'. That record featured Steve Vai and Joe LoDuca as guest musicians. She appeared at a 1998 concert at the Getty Center, performing in Erik Satie's Socrate.[3]

Popeil taught pop and classical voice classes at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California from 1989-1999.

In 1995, she released her Total Singer video/DVD program followed by the educational CD 'How to Speak Beautifully'. In reference to her father being a pitchman for gadgets, she says she is "The pitch woman of voice".[2]

Honors and awards

In 2006, Popeil received the 'Career Achievement in Vocal Instruction' from the LA Music Awards. She has taught singing to the children of migrant workers as part of the Migrant Education Program, a program of the Los Angeles County Office of Education,[4] and to students at Wayland Baptist University competing for scholarship at the Music Achievement Awards.[5]

Writing

  • "Journal of Singing" - ('Multiplicity of Belting' and 'Differences Between Belting and Classical Voice Production')
  • "Journal of Voice" - ('Substyles of Belting: Phonatory and Resonatory Characteristics' with Drs. Johan Sundberg and Margareta Thalen)
  • Oxford Handbook of Music Education contributor
  • Oxford Handbook of Singing contributor ('Different Sung Genres" with Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher of Vocal Process)
  • Singer & Musician Magazine contributor
  • L2PNet.com contributor
  • The Modern Vocalist contributor
  • 'But Wait! There's More]: The Irresistible Appeal and Spiel of Ronco and Popeil' by Tim Samuelson

References

  1. ↑ "S.J. Popeil, Gadget Developer". The New York Times. AP. July 20, 1984. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lowery, Steve (March 6, 1992). "Daughter of invention". Austin American Statesman (Austin, Tex.). p. E.1. 
  3. ↑ Pasles, Chris (August 3, 1998). "Getty's Outdoor Acoustics Favor Orchestra, Not Singers, in 'Echoes'". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. 
  4. ↑ STEWART, JOCELYN Y. (July 29, 1990). "A New Crop of Bright Minds Education: A county program to help the children of migrant farm workers complete their schooling is paving the way from Santa Clarita Valley fields to institutions of higher learning". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. 
  5. ↑ "School of Music Shows Talent". Washington, D.C. Targeted News Service. April 11, 2011. 
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