10 Facts About Lisa Germano

Lisa Ruth Germano was born on June 27,1958 and is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana.

Lisa Germano began her career as a violinist for John Mellencamp.

Lisa Germano studied music, including piano and violin, as a child.

Lisa Germano was working as a violinist when rock singer John Mellencamp invited her to play in his band for the Scarecrow Tour.

Lisa Germano played with Mellencamp from 1985 to 1993 before leaving in 1994 to pursue a solo career.

Personnel changes at Capitol resulted in the departure of most of her supporters at the label, but Lisa Germano retained the rights to her album.

Lisa Germano signed a contract with the British label 4AD, which had a manufacturing and distribution deal with Warner Bros.

Lisa Germano remixed some of the Happiness tracks with producer and engineer John Fryer, who had been involved in Watts-Russell's This Mortal Coil project.

Lisa Germano worked with rock band Giant Sand, but after their tracks had been recorded, the label decided that the series would be unfeasible and scrapped the idea.

Lisa Germano rehearsed with the band for four weeks in Chicago.