1. John Lissauer has been a composer or music producer for record albums, films, and radio and TV commercials.
10 Facts About John Lissauer
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John Lissauer received a Clio "Campaign of the Decade" award for his work for Polaroid.
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From age 11 until he graduated from Yale College, John Lissauer studied with Joseph Allard at the Juilliard School.
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John Lissauer attended Yale University and graduated with honors in music.
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John Lissauer began arranging music for Al Jarreau while still at Yale.
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John Lissauer taught at Yale for a year, and then became a session piano player.
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In Canada to produce a record for Lewis Furey, John Lissauer was approached by Cohen at a Furey concert.
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In 1983, John Lissauer again worked with Cohen to produce the album Various Positions, including the arrangement of "Hallelujah", which would go on to become one of the most recorded songs of its time.
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In 2022, John Lissauer appeared in the documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, and composed the score.
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John Lissauer was married to Erin Dickins, with whom he restored an overgrown 35-acre property an hour north of New York City that had been owned previously by composer Frederick Loewe.