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Isabella Dussias is a New Jersey native and emerging NYC-based singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose intimate lyrics and melodies fuse indie pop, folk, and orchestral elements. She enjoys the entire process of creating music: writing, producing, and performing.
Now 21 years old, her musical journey began with training in classical piano at age 4, writing original compositions at 9, her first song at 13, and has expanded her list of works into the realm of musical theatre and film scoring, where she has received international recognition.
Awards
2022 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Finalist in the Contemporary/Pop Category
2021 Winner of Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards for Musical Theatre Composition Category
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Nominee for Film/Media Scoring
2021 National Young Arts Merit Winner in Voice: Singer-Songwriter
2020 International Songwriting Competition semi-finalist in Teen Category for “More of This”
2020 International Songwriting Competition semi-finalist in Teen Category for “More of This”
2020 Semi-finalist in Unsigned Only Music Competition in Teen Category for “Fire”
2019 Semi-finalist International Songwriting Competition in Teen category for “Slow it Down”
2019 Semi-finalist in Unsigned Only Music Competition in Teen Category for “Unlock”
2019 Semi-finalist in Unsigned Only Music Competition in Teen Category for “Unlock”
2018 Finalist in Inspired Nation’s Tri-State Rocks
2018 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Finalist in Film/Media Scoring in Youth Category
2017 Honorable Mention in Teen category for Allentown Symphony Association “Pictures at an Exhibition” Composer Competition
2017 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer finalist for “Colors of Spring” (Orchestra)
2017 Honorable Mention for “Colors of Spring” performed at the Walt Disney Theatre (Orlando, FL)
2017 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Finalist in Film/Media Scoring in Youth Category
2016 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Finalist in Film/Media Scoring in Youth Category
2016 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer finalist for “Rondo Della Notte” for solo piano
2016 Golden Key Piano Competition 1st Degree Award for “Rondo Della Notte” (solo piano) performed in Carnegie Hall
2015 Golden Key Piano Competition Award for “Journey of the Swallows” (solo piano) performed in Lincoln Center & Ehrbar Hall, Vienna, Austria