Jeffrey Lesser (producer)

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Jeffrey Lesser
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Jeffrey Lesser

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Website jeffreylesser.com

Jeffrey Lesser (born in New York City [1] ) is a music producer for Nickelodeon. He has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for his work on Wonder Pets! , awarded four of them.

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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

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

Lesser has been nominated for eleven Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards, all for his work on the Wonder Pets! series.

YearPresenterCategory/AwardWorkStatusRef.
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 AnimationNominated [13]
2010 37th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionWon [14]
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series Nominated [15]
2011 38th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionNominated [16]
2012 39th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series Nominated [17]
Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionWon [18]
2014 41st Daytime Emmy Awards Nominated [19]
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jeffrey Lesser - a brief bio". JeffreyLesser.com.
  2. 1 2 Barbiero, Michael (January 2006). "Jeffrey Lesser: Doing it all, from Kool & the Gang to kids' TV". Mix Magazine .
  3. "The Heartbeat of Little Airplane: An interview with Jeffrey Lesser". Kidscreen .
  4. "3rd & Bird ready to fly on Disney Junior". Animation Magazine .
  5. DeMott, Rick (13 September 2010). "Little Airplane Dishes Up Small Potatoes to Playhouse Disney". Animation World Network .
  6. Wolfe, Jennifer (16 September 2014). "Little Airplane Unveils 'P. King Duckling' at MIP Junior". Animation World Network .
  7. Heffley, Lynne (3 March 2006). "Unchained Melodies". Los Angeles Times .
  8. "Billboard Magazine - March 23, 2002". Billboard . 23 March 2002.
  9. "Billboard Magazine - October 6, 2001". Billboard . 6 October 2001.
  10. "A new 'Parade' recording". Jason Robert Brown . 15 December 2007.
  11. "35th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  12. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces winners for the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  13. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  14. "Winners of the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards Announced". Zap2it . 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
  15. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
  16. "ASCAP Seizes the Day". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . 20 May 2011.
  17. "39th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
  18. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces winners for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  19. "2014 Daytime Emmy Award Craft Nominees" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  20. Littleton, Cynthia (1 May 2014). "'Young & the Restless' Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety .