Jeffrey Lesser (producer)
Jeffrey Lesser (born in New York City[1]) is a music producer for Nickelodeon. He has received ten Emmy Award nominations for his work on Wonder Pets!, winning four of them.
Jeffrey Leser | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Lesser New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Record producer |
| Website | http://www.jeffreylesser.com |
Lesser was a music director and producer at Little Airplane Productions for thirteen years.[1] He has produced records for Barbra Streisand[2] (Lazy Afternoon) and Loudon Wainwright III[2] (History), among others.
Biography edit
Jeffrey Lesser was born on the Upper West Side of New York City, where he also began his career.[1] Lesser joined Little Airplane Productions in 2003 to work on later episodes of Oobi[3] and soon became the company's musical director, composing all pieces for Little Airplane series 3rd & Bird,[4] Small Potatoes,[5] P. King Duckling,[6] Wonder Pets! and others. He has also produced music for various theater productions, including The Rocky Horror Show,[7] The Last Five Years,[8] Tick, Tick... Boom![9] and Parade.[10]
Awards edit
Lesser has been nominated for ten Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards, all for his work on the Wonder Pets! series.
| Year | Presenter | Category/Award | Work | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Wonder Pets! | Won | [11] |
| 2009 | 36th Daytime Emmy Awards | [12] | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation | Nominated | [13] | |||
| 2010 | 37th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Won | [14] | |
| Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series | Nominated | [15] | |||
| 2011 | 38th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2012 | 39th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series | Nominated | [17] | |
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Won | [18] | |||
| 2014 | 41st Daytime Emmy Awards | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | [20] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Jeffrey Lesser - a brief bio". JeffreyLesser.com.
- ^ a b Barbiero, Michael (January 2006). "Jeffrey Lesser: Doing it all, from Kool & the Gang to kids' TV". Mix Magazine.
- ^ "The Heartbeat of Little Airplane: An interview with Jeffrey Lesser". Kidscreen.
- ^ "3rd & Bird ready to fly on Disney Junior". Animation Magazine.
- ^ DeMott, Rick (13 September 2010). "Little Airplane Dishes Up Small Potatoes to Playhouse Disney". Animation World Network.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (16 September 2014). "Little Airplane Unveils 'P. King Duckling' at MIP Junior". Animation World Network.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne (3 March 2006). "Unchained Melodies". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - March 23, 2002". Billboard. 23 March 2002.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 6, 2001". Billboard. 6 October 2001.
- ^ "A new 'Parade' recording". Jason Robert Brown.
- ^ (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ . Zap2it. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
- ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
- ^ "ASCAP Seizes the Day". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 20 May 2011.
- ^ "39th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
- ^ (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "2014 Daytime Emmy Award Craft Nominees" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (1 May 2014). "'Young & the Restless' Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety.
External links edit
- Jeffrey Lesser at IMDb