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Amanda Abizaid

Beverly Hills, California 90211 United States
323-793-4181 amandaabizaid@gmail.com . http://www.amandaabizaid.com
SAG, ASCAP

Performer Profile


  • Gender: Female
  • Height: 5 feet 9 in
  • Weight: 135 lbs
  • Age Range: 30 - 37
  • Physique: Athletic
  • Hair Color: Red
  • Hair Length: Long
  • Eyes: Hazel
  • Ethnicity: Lebanese American
  • Voice Type: Lyric Soprano 3 Octave Range, Soprano

Representation



Film


Facing The Lion (2010) (actress: Amanda) (writer/performer: theme song, "Facing The Lion") (co-writer/performer: "Timeless") Executive Producer: Scott Spiegel, Director: Joe Plonsky/Skylab Films
When The Voices Fade (2010) (writer/performer: "Iza Aktar" aka "If I Could Only") Director: Erika Cohn/Champman University
Birds Of America (2008) (performer: "The Argument") Director: Craig Lucas/Bosshouse Music
The 13th Alley (2008) (writer/performer: end theme song, “Dead Party”) Director:Bobb Hopkins/Super Chief Films
Getting Lucky (2005) (co-writer/performer: "Corrupted") (writer/performer: "When Will You See") Director: Michael Baez/TigerEye Productions
3 Below (2005) (writer/performer: end theme song, “3 Below”) (writer/performer: "Fairlon Suite") Director: Bobb Hopkins/Super Chief Films
Devious Beings (2002) (performer: "God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen", "Come Alive") Director: Chris Mazzei/Redbear Films
Wishcraft (2002) singer (original song) "Comes Upon Me Like A Dream" Danny Graves
What Boys Like aka The Groomsmen- South Africa (2001) (performer: original song) Director: Lawrence Gay/Visionbox Media Group

Television


The 4400 (42 episodes, 2004-2007) (performer: theme song, “A Place In Time”) Paramount Pictures/Viacom Productions
Odd Girl Out (2005) (performer: "Dreams In Ashes") Lifetime Network/Bosshouse
Summerland (1 episode, 2005) TV episode-Sledgehammer (performer: "At The End") The WB/Bosshouse
Smallville (1 episode, 2005) TV episode (performer: original song) The WB
Charmed (1 episode, 2005) TV episode -Life's A Witch (performer: opening song, “Not Gonna Drag Me Down”) Director: David Green/The WB
Wonderfalls (1 episode, 2004) TV episode -Wound Up Penguin (performer: "At The End", "Not Gonna Drag Me Down") Fox
B.M.O.C. Big Man On Campus (1 episode, 2004) TV episode (performer: "How Do I Make") Director: Jason Harper/Next Entertainment, Inc.
One Tree Hill (2 episodes, 2003) TV episode -The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most (performer: "She's Got It So Phat") -Life In A Glass House (performer: "She's Got It So Phat", "Play It Straight") The WB/Bosshouse
The Handler (1 episode, 2003) TV episode (performer: original song) CBS/Bosshouse
Strange Frequency (2 TV episodes, 2001) TV episodes -Daydream Believer (performer: “Somebody Else”, lip-synced by ALLY SHEADY) -Don't Fear The Reaper (performer: “Every Breath You Take”, lip-synced by CARISMA CARPENTER, duet w/SEBASTIAN BACH) VH1/Paramount
That’s Life (2000-01) (3 episodes) TV episode -St. Bernadette (2000)(performer: "At The End") Or What's A Heaven For (performer: "Who's Gonna Stop Me Now") Something Battered, Something Blue (performer: "Laughter In The Wind" aka "Are We Laughing") Paramount/Bosshouse
Felicity (1 episode, 1998-2002) TV episode (performer: original song) The WB/Wade Hubbard Music
The Division (1 episode, 2001-2004) TV episode (performer: original song) Lifetime Network
Passions (1 episode) TV episode (performer: original song) NBC

Commercials


Burdines (herself- Performer: "Tumballa") Burdines Productions

Music


Indiegrrl Compilation CD (writer/performer: "Standing Here") Indiegrrl Records
Females On Fire Vol. 3, Compilation CD (2008) (writer/performer: "White Trees") Warrior Girl Music
Royal Caribbean & Carnival Cruise Lines, Christmas Compilation CD (2004) (performer: "Vogue") , (background vocalist: Christmas songs) Wade Hubbard Music
Pepper MaShay CD (2001) (performer: "You And Me", "feels so good") Jungle Red Records, Scott Anderson/Solar City Productions

Video


WGA/INTERSCOPE PRE-OSCAR GIFTING (2008) Herself MaximoTV/Cindy Iglesias
WGA/Interscope Pre Oscar Gifting Suite (2008) Herself Live Video
Real TV (RAINN Red Carpet Benefit, 2008) Herself Real TV Films/Gordon Vasquez
Music Video (2007) "White Trees" Herself (writer/performer: "White Trees") Director: Joe Plonsky/SkyLab Films
Warner Bros. Records (2001) Herself (featuring Andy Dick) The Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA

Performer Skills


  • Performance Skills: pianist, flautist, guitarist, Singing
  • Athletic Skills: Yoga, Snow Skiing, Swimming, Water Skiing
  • Accents: Southern, British, Middle Eastern
  • Spoken Languages: Arabic
  • Musical Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Flute

Education


  • The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
    studied music and drama
  • Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York

Training


  • Harriet Schock, West Hollywood, Songwriting, Harriet Schock, 2012
    songwriting skills
  • Gary Imhoff Artists Workshops, North Hollywood, musical artist workshop, Gary Imhoff, 2011
  • Elizabeth Sabine, Studio City, California, Voice, Elizabeth Sabine, 1997
    studied to project my voice
  • Tracey Roberts, Studio City, California, Voice, Tracey Roberts, 1998
    studied to prepare for live performances
  • TVI Workshops, Sherman Oaks, California, Soap/Scene Study, Mark Teschner, 1999
    studied to prepare for auditions for Television
  • Creative Workshops, Miami, Florida, Speech/Diction, Film/Stage, Improvisation, Acting Pro Shop, Musical Theatre, Song Interpretation, Voice/Movement, Movement, Stewart Solomon, Gene Palumbo, Ron Bemrich, Octavio Campos, Darby Hayes, 1996
  • School of Speech and Sound, Miami, Florida, Drama and Music, Kay Kramer, 1996
    I learned how to strengthen and project my voice using yoga excercises and breathing techniques.
  • The Catholic University of America, Studio City, California, drama and music, voice teacher, 2007
    studied voice and drama

Awards


  • BMI Awards , Writers won best theme song for Television, 2005
    (writers: Stephen Phillips & Tim P.) (performer: Amanda Abizaid)

Employment Details


  • Job Categories: Songwriter, Singer, Acting
  • Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
  • Authorized to work in United States: Yes
  • Primary Citizenship: United States
  • Valid Passport: Yes
  • Prior Job Title 1: Birds of America (2008) (performer: "The Argument") session vocalist
  • Prior Job Title 2: "The 4400" (singer: original song, theme music, "A Place In Time") (42 episodes, 2004-2007) session vocalist
  • Prior Job Title 3: Charmed: (1 episode, 2005) (TV Life's A Witch) (performer: "Not Gonna Drag Me Down") session vocalist

Music Collaborations


Benoit Grey (Composer, musician),
Wizard (Hall of Fame, Mothers Finest),
Bill Ortiz (Santana),
Stephen Phillips & Tim P. (writers), Tom Gimbel (Foreigner),
Scott Bennett (Brian Wilson).
Jennifer Stills,
Ron Dziubla (Ricky Martin),
Michael Mennell (Tom Jones),
Todd Zuckerman (Styx),
Morty Shallman (writer),
Eric Dover (Alice Cooper),
Shane Soloski (David Hasselhoff), Kathleen Bird York, Pepper Mashay,

Discography


Be In Love CD (2011 Abizaid Publishing, IDC Distribution) This Life CD (2010 Abizaid Publishing), Indiegrrl Compilation (2009),
In The Loop CD (2008 Abizaid Publishing), The 4400 (2008 Milan Records),
Females On Fire Vol. 3 (2008 Warrior Music), The Great Plan Vol. II CD (2006 Abizaid Publishing), Lebanon CD (2005 Abizaid Publishing),
The Great Plan Vol. I (2004 Abizaid Publishing)

Soundtracks


The 4400 TV (2004-2007)
(performer: theme song, "A Place In Time") Milan Records

Self


Channel 4 News (1 episode, 2000) Herself: TV episode featuring Elizabeth Sabine NBC, Min Loubnan (1 episode, 2006) Herself: TV episode featuring "Spotlight on Amanda Abizaid", LBCI, (Lebanese Broadcast Channel International)

Actress


Facing The Lion (short film)(lead actress)(herself) Sky Lab Films, Director Joe Plonsky Relationships (2 TV episodes)(actress: Heather) Tim Dunn Productions, Brogman Pest Control (TV Commercial)(lead actress) Aderman & Associates, Channel 10 (TV Commercial)(featured actress) Altman Procto Productions, Honda Corporation (TV Industrial, England)(lead actress) Park Avenue Productions, Phillips Corporation (TV Industrial, England)(lead actress) Y. V. Gaarsveld@LBC


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