Biography  Russell Daisey Russell Daisey is a multi-talented performer. He is a composer, lyricist, pianist and singer whose 9/11 tribute song “Towers of Light”, was written in collaboration with noted psychologist, Dr. Judy Kuriansky, who served as co-lyricist. "Towers of Light" has been performed at the First Hiroshima International Peace Summit for Nobel Peace Laureates, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams. Media performances include National Public Radio, the United Nations Radio Network, WOR New York, NHK, NNR and NY1. Other live performances include the United Nations (New York), the U.N. 62nd Annual DPI-NGO Conference in Mexico City, the Tillman Chapel of the Church Center for the United Nations, the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Annual 9/11 Japanese Lantern Lighting Ceremonies (held on the Hudson River at West Houston Street, Pier 60), St. Paul's Chapel (9/11 Responders' Day 2010), the University Settlement, the Union Hospital Benefit (NJ), the 2005 9/11 ceremony at Town Hall, Greenwich, CT, and at services held at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church (Greenwich). The lyrics have been published in Psychologie Forum (10: Springer-Verlag 2003, Printed in Austria). Articles about “Towers of Light” have been published in New York Newsday (September 13, 2002) and The New York Daily News (September 11, 2005 and September 11, 2006). Mr. Daisey performs nationally as a soloist and with the Russell Daisey Quartet and Big American Swing Band. He has performed for notables such as President and Mrs. Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President and Mrs. Al Gore, former President and Mrs. George Herbert Walker Bush, Prime Minister and Mrs. Brian Mulroney, HRH The Princess Of Kuwait, Mrs. Anwar Sadat, Ambassadors-Pamela Harriman and Ellis Rabb, Dr. Elie Weisel, United States Senators-Schummer, Clinton, Rockefeller, Kerry, Lautenberg, Conrad, Dorgan; Governors McGreevey, Rendell, Florio, Kane, Byrne and Rolands. Mr. Daisey has appeared in concert with Kitty Carlisle Hart, Henry Price, Lee Roy Reems, Hal David, Eddie Bracken and has opened for Eartha Kitt, Dorothy Loudan, Julie Wilson, Pat Cooper, The Four Aces, Henny Youngman, Walter Cronkite and Malcolm Forbes. Mr. Daisey worked with the “The Taffetas” Off Broadway as well as musical directing the first road company. They opened nationally in concert for Mr. Ray Charles. Television appearances include musical performances with Miss Margaret Whiting, Mr. Johnny Hartman, Mr. Bobbie Weinstein-composer-”Goin’ Out Of My Head”, “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle” and in the underground New York cable television hit “The Belle Of New York”. Mr. Daisey has performed in almost every New York cabaret venue serving as both musical director and featured performer. His New York and regional theater performances include “The Taffetas”, “Zoo Story”, “Snoopy”, “Once Upon A Mattress”, “Carousel”, “The Meehans”, “Letters To Ben”, “Messiah”, “Hollywood Days-Broadway Nights”, “Mae West at the Club El Feh” and “Bloodfeud”. Mr. Daisey has taught musical theater performance, voice and vocal repertoire at The Circle In The Square Theater School, New York University, Lehman College and currently at Teachers College Columbia University. Some former students include Mr. Kevin Bacon, Mr. Ken Olin, Miss Ally Sheedy, Miss Winny Holtzman (writer) B’way-“Wicked”, Television -“Thirty Something”,“My So Called Life” and “Once and Again”, Miss Julia Barr and Miss Jill Larsen-“All My Children”. Russell is a graduate of The Manhattan School of Music, having studied classical Piano with Miss Constance Keene and Miss Jeanne Behrend. Mr. Daisey’s training includes vocal studies with Miss Uta Graf, Miss Jean Hammons and Miss Stephanie Samaris. Mr. Daisey studied acting/improvisation with Miss Stella Adler, Mr. Steven Strimpell, Donna McKechnie, Tamara Wilcox, Patricia Brooks, Martha Schlamme and Mr. Nikos Psacheropoulos.