Lisa was a guest at Mechacon in Lafayette, Louisiana August 1-3, 2008. She performed a solo concert at the banquet dinner on Friday night, with a special guest singer Ilaria Graziano. Ilaria has sung on many of Yoko Kanno's anime albums from Ghost in the Shell, Wolf's Rain, and Cowboy Bebop. Ilaria performed with Lisa on Lisa's song "Ikiru" on Friday.

On Saturday, Lisa performed Ilaria's songs, "I Can't Be Cool" and "I do" from Ghost in the Shell (music by composer Yoko Kanno) with Ilaria and guitarist Francesco Forni, and was backed up on Ikiru. It was an amazing concert! It was Lisa's first time performing in Italian, and Ilaria's first time performing in Japanese. Lisa also enjoyed meeting new friends from Cowboy Bebop and Robotech, and seeing many olf friends and fans again.

Click here to listen to the duet performance from the banquet dinner on Friday.

Lisa is having a wonderful time performing at the Macintyre and village Ceilidhs in Taynuilt, Scotland. Here she is wearing her mom's Macintyre tartan made into a kimono by kimono designer Stephanie Cote standing next to the highland games singing champion from Colorado, Boni Macintyre. Lisa and Boni will be singing the Arms for Glen Noe at tomorrow evening's banquet in Oban, Scotland.

Tonight (7/17) Lisa translated and performed the Skye Boat song, a traditional Scottish ballad in Japanese. She also performed her new original song that she wrote for the Macintyres as well as the Lizard and the Turtle. Last night's performance of "Pearl Diver" was not only an ode to the Ama divers of Japan, but an ode to the Macintyre motto "Per Ardua." Lisa really enjoyed hearing all of the talented local and visiting singers, fiddlers, harpists, pianists, pipers, and accordian players. She even got coerced into dancing a few jigs. Each night the Ceilidhs ended with a beautiful tradition where the audience joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne.

Lisa had a great time at Anime Supercon in Ft. lauderdale this past weekend. She enjoyed performing two concerts and meeting new fans and old friends. Lisa performed her translation of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme song in Japanese for the Aqua Teen crew.

Lisa will be back in Florida for Anime South on December 28th. Stay tuned for new picture updates.

Lisa was interviewed recently by a reporter from " Anime Secrets" at Mechacon. To read the interview, you can go here.

Lisa performed at her second appearance at Mechacon in Lafayette Louisiana last Saturday to a packed convention audience. In addition to anime theme songs and originals, she surprised Louisiana fans with a Japanese translation of a Louisiana favorite, "Iko Iko."

August 24-26, Lisa will be returning to Realmscon to perform for fans in Corpus Christi, TX.

Lisa was the featured entertainment recently on July 21st at the Who's Who in Asian American Communities Gala held at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA. Organized by former CNN news anchor, Sachi Koto, this awards ceremony was an amazing event recognizing Asian American professionals in various professions all across the southeast. It was a huge honor for Lisa to have the opportunity to perform her translation of Georgia On My Mind in Japanese as well as original songs. Lisa performed "Pearl Diver" while watching the whales swimming gracefully along the backdrop of the ballroom. For pictures of the event, take a look HERE. For more information about the event and Sachi Koto's work in the Asian American community, see http://www.sachikoto.com

Interview on WMTS 88.3 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Lisa did a radio interview on WMTS 88.3 out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The interview is available in MP3 format here.

The MP3 of the interview is about 31 MB, so it shouldn't be too big for most people. Enjoy!

Lisa had a great time performing 2 concerts for anime fans again in Idaho last weekend at Anime Oasis. In addition to many theme songs and originals, Lisa guest performed the Hikaru No Go theme song with dance troupe Kageshien.

Lisa will be performing at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on April 9th at the Jefferson Memorial stage. Then she will be in Nashville April 13-15 again performing originals and many robot themed songs at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention. Then off to Wisconsin for No Brand Con. Not sure when you can catch Lisa in your area next? Sign on to the newslist and stay up to date on when she will be performing in your area.

You can also connect to Lisa on myspace. Check out the official Lisa Furukawa myspace site at http://www.myspace.com/lisafurukawa

Lisa enjoyed her appearances at SAC Anime and Ikkicon. 2007 is off to a
great start, and she is looking forward to performing at more events this
year. Stay tuned for updates to the picture gallery."

Lisa's song "Ikiru" from her recent album, "Reaching the Dragon," will be
featured on "Radio Marabu" in January, one of Europe's leading alternative broadcasters. Check them out at http://www.radiomarabu.de. You can already hear it featured on the podcast at http://doncampau.podomatic.com/

Lisa enjoyed performing at Northern Anime Festival in Canada, Otakon, Mechacon, Dragon Con, JapanFest , Realms Con , NanDesuKan, and Tsubasacon! It's been a busy summer and fall! Thank you to all of the fans for being so supportive. Photos from these events have been added to the gallery here. Lisa will be gearing up for local shows such as the "Night of Dreams" concert at the BTI center in Raleigh, NC on November 10th, and will be directing the Tori Amos Tribute Show/RAINN Benefit which will be held in Durham, NC on November 4th.

Lisa had a Cool Experience at Port Con Maine!

It was a pleasantly cool trip, and the pirate themed convention was a great new experience. Lisa gave a concert on Friday evening, taught a Japanese panel on Saturday, and then performed again prior to judging the main cosplay event. She had so much fun meeting voice actress Luci Christian, and all of the guests and attendees. She even had a little time to visit the ocean, collect some rocks, and soak in some beautiful scenic views. Click here for photos.

Lisa Had A Wonderful Time At Persacon!

She enjoyed seeing old friends Vic Mignogna, the Para Mahou group, Stephanie Cote, and Michael Coleman. She also had fun meeting Patrick Seitz and Stephanie Chateau. Lisa dedicated her Japanese rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" to the mayor of Madison and state residents attending the con. She also enjoyed teaching Japanese, singing songs from her new album, and performing many anime theme songs. Thank you to all of the supportive fans in Alabama for being so receptive and sweet!! She is excited about going back to Alabama in December for East Meets South. Click here for photos.

THE NEW CD - "REACHING THE DRAGON" - SHIPPING NOW

This site is now shipping Lisa's new CD, "Reaching the Dragon". Get a preview of the CD by clicking on the "Featured MP3" link. Kabuki is track ten from the new CD.

"Reaching" is the third CD on Lisa's YUME label. It was recorded at Coffeehouse Recordings in Atlanta, Ga. - engineering and mastering by Brian Thompson. Lisa composed, performed and produced the CD.