Ernie Lijoi is a composer/lyricist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York, where he has been writing music and lyrics for various new works since 2001. .
He has cut three CDs of his original songs and was honored to be named Billboard Magazine’s “Unsigned Artist of the Year” for his second album, Bliss, in 2000. His third album, Better Days, also garnered generous praise with Billboard dubbing him a “bona fide star.”
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Ernie Lijoi is a composer/lyricist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York, where he has been writing music and lyrics for various new works since 2001. .
He has cut three CDs of his original songs and was honored to be named Billboard Magazine’s “Unsigned Artist of the Year” for his second album, Bliss, in 2000. His third album, Better Days, also garnered generous praise with Billboard dubbing him a “bona fide star.”
After this third CD, Ernie moved to New York City, eager to combine his compositional experience with his passion for theater. A song he wrote while under the BMI’s tutelage, “All I Want for Christmas,” was performed at Carnegie Hall in 2004. His songs have been sung by choruses and cabaret artists in Boston and New York.
Ernie is presently involved in several theater projects. The show Monsters, for which he has written the music and lyrics, is scheduled to open in Boston in September of 2006. Another project he is working on is Very Confused People (Love is Hell), for which he is writing book, music and lyrics. A reading of this new piece is planned for spring 2006. He is also working on the book and lyrics to the show Under the Influence, with several composers; and he is a contributor to The Wedding Project, a musical with composer Barbara Anselmi at its helm.
When not working on Monsters and other musicals, Ernie still performs as an actor/singer in theater pieces and travels to do solo shows with his guitar. In his down time, he is working on a collection of humorous autobiographical essays, titled Enlighten Up.
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