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Jeffrey Lesser (producer)

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Jeffrey Lesser
Born
Jeffrey Lesser

New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationRecord producer
Websitehttp://www.jeffreylesser.com

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.

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Jeffrey Lesser - a brief bio". JeffreyLesser.com.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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