Jeffrey Lesser (producer)

Jeffrey Leser
Born	Jeffrey Lesser New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Record producer
Website	http://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

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 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 Achievement in 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 Achievement in Music Direction and Composition		Won	[14]
		Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series		Nominated	[15]
2011	38th Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition		Nominated	[16]
2012	39th Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series		Nominated	[17]
		Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition		Won	[18]
2014	41st Daytime Emmy Awards			Nominated	[19]
		Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program			[20]

References

1. "Jeffrey Lesser - a brief bio". JeffreyLesser.com.
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.
9. "Billboard Magazine - October 6, 2001". Billboard.
10. "A new 'Parade' recording". Jason Robert Brown.
11. "35th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
12. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces winners for the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
13. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
14. "Winners of the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards Announced". Zap2it. 28 June 2010.
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.
19. "2014 Daytime Emmy Award Craft Nominees" (PDF). EmmyOnline.org.
20. Littleton, Cynthia (1 May 2014). "'Young & the Restless' Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety.

External links

• Jeffrey Lesser at the Internet Movie Database