Lisa Harriton

Lisa Rae Harriton is an American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and sound designer. She writes and records music with her husband Joshua Bartholomew under the moniker JoLi. Harriton is a co-writer of the Grammy and Oscar nominated song "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie. She teaches Keyboard Performance at the Los Angeles College of Music. She began working as a studio singer at age 8 on dates for Disney, Integrity Media and Word Records. She sang the preproduction duet vocals on Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook.

Harriton attended California State University, Northridge,

Music career Harriton has performed in China when she was 16 years old as part of the Cal State Northridge Jazz Band. She has also toured Japan, Peru and Los Angeles jazz clubs and has worked with musicians such as Ingrid Jensen and Ernie Watts.

On May 22, 2007, in Le Grand Rex club in Paris, she was unveiled as touring keyboardist and backing vocalist for the reformed alternative rock band, Smashing Pumpkins.

Awards and nominations

"Everything Is Awesome" awards and nominations

Nominated for Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song Nominated for a 2014 Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Original Song Nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Original Song Nominated for an Awards Circuit Community Award Best Original Song 2014 Denver Film Critics Society for Best Original Song 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Song – Animated Film 2014 Houston Film Critics Society for Best Original Song 2014 Iowa Film Critics for Best Original Song 2014 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Original Song 2015 Talk Film Society Awards for Best Original Song Variety Artisans Award