“Whispers” is the culmination of songs created from my deepest pains,” says Lisa Jo. “Music has been the fuel that keeps my fire burning my entire life. It has held me through trauma, loss, pain, and hardships most can’t even imagine. I almost gave up… Then I heard lyrics that felt like they were written straight to my soul: ‘God, don’t give up on me yet… I know I’m not your best bet, but I’m trying.’ In that moment, new life breathed into my lungs.
I knew I had to fill my emptiness and heal my soul by writing and creating music from the pain and anger inside.
Five months later, here I am over 50 songs released across multiple genres, nearly 180,000 new social-media followers, and offers coming in at lightning speed. Music, and now my own songs, literally saved my life.”A former nurse supervisor with the New York State Department of Health, Lisa Jo was forced into early retirement after a dual cancer diagnosis (multiple myeloma and lymphoma).
In the past two years, she has endured the sudden loss of her husband, father, sister, brother, best friend, and mother, leaving her to care for her blind sister with cerebral palsy and her epileptic sister while battling her own illness. Yet from that darkness she has risen — penning her bestselling memoir The Hands That Held Me (which held the #1 New Release spot for six months and remained on bestseller lists for three years) and channeling her story into an explosive catalog of music that spans Hip-Hop, Pop, Country, Blues, Rock, and Christian genres.
Under her creative imprint “Lyrics by Lisa Jo,” she writes, produces, and shapes every sonic detail, collaborating with a growing roster of vocalists and artists. Her 2026 single “Lord of the Night” — a dark, cinematic hip-hop journey rooted in real trauma — charted on the Euro Indie Music Chart (Peak: #90) before full DSP availability. Her album Hood Rats (2026), featuring collaborators J-Mac and Ebony Reign, has earned widespread acclaim for its authentic throwback hip-hop sound and meticulous production.
Lisa Jo has garnered more than 2,000 editorial write-ups from outlets including Plastic Magazine, Dulaxi, 24Hip-Hop, Roadie Music, and Cheers to the Vikings, which hailed her as “a true phenomenon of incalculable value.” 24Hip-Hop called her “one of the most multifaceted artists in music.”
With strong European audience response and growing international playlist momentum, Lisa Jo is currently being prepped by promoters, publishers, managers, and sync managers for what promises to be a landmark sync publishing deal.“Music is nothing without ears to hear it and hearts to love it,” Lisa Jo adds. “I just wake each day, write lyrics, create music, and let the rest take care of itself. The sky is the limit. I feel so blessed and grateful for the love and support people are showing me and my music.”Whispers is available now on all major DSPs via SoundPulse Record Label LLC.
About Lisa Jo
Lisa Jo is an independent songwriter, producer, and CEO of SoundPulse Record Label LLC, based in Tampa, Florida. Her story is one of the most extraordinary in independent music today — a former nurse supervisor who survived terminal illness, dual cancer diagnoses, and the sudden loss of her husband and multiple family members, only to respond by releasing more than fifty songs and building a label from the ground up. Operating under her creative imprint “Lyrics by Lisa Jo,” she moves fearlessly across Hip-Hop, Pop, Country, Blues, Rock, and Christian music, writing, producing, and shaping every sonic detail. With international chart momentum, critical acclaim, and a rapidly growing global audience, Lisa Jo is not an artist waiting to be discovered; she already is.
Lisa Jo is an independent songwriter, producer, and CEO of SoundPulse Record Label LLC, based in Tampa, Florida. Her story is one of the most extraordinary in independent music today — a former nurse supervisor who survived terminal illness, dual cancer diagnoses, and the sudden loss of her husband and multiple family members, only to respond by releasing more than fifty songs and building a label from the ground up. Operating under her creative imprint “Lyrics by Lisa Jo,” she moves fearlessly across Hip-Hop, Pop, Country, Blues, Rock, and Christian music, writing, producing, and shaping every sonic detail. With international chart momentum, critical acclaim, and a rapidly growing global audience, Lisa Jo is not an artist waiting to be discovered; she already is.