Int'l Gospel Vocalist/Pianist/Organist/Composer/Educator; Churches*Restaurants*Banquets*Concerts
Serving for 40+ years, Lisa provides Minister of Music services, is gifted to play-by-ear, teaches 3+ part harmony, offers traveling tribute concerts to music legends, and effectively works with all ages. Her youth music programs and music lessons sessions are exciting, stemmed from NW IN, and welcomes Hamilton County youth to join. The Ville Restaurant features her originals, gospel, and jazz remakes. www.dineatheville.com
Keywords: gospel, female singer, vocalist, jazz, pianist, restaurant entertainment, youth choir, music director, musician, organist, concerts
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Lisa Gooch Music Services has been active since 1970.
What is your primary product or service?
Providing music services for the enrichment of lives is the primary service. Lives are reached through plays, concerts, special events, storytelling settings, worship services, youth music programs, and so much more.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Lisa's "late" father, Deacon Clyde Gooch, Sr. played piano jazz and gospel and taught Lisa to play piano, after she was the only child in the family who was interested. She inspired to experience the joy that positive music brought her father and to be multi-skilled, ambitious, and independent, like her father.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Lisa's services are unique in a way that, before she ever saw it done before, she created a means for becoming a self-sufficient music services provider. Where many musicians only play one instrument and rely on other instrumentalists to complete their unit to be able to service venues, Lisa covers events, alone. While using a double-rack set-up, she sings, plays two instruments at one time (either grand piano or electric piano with orchestral sounds), an upper level keyboard that provides her bass guitar sounds, and she uses a drum machine. She's often referred to as a one-woman orchestra.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
After financially sponsoring the program, alone, the recession has now made it impossible and help is needed. Lisa's International Youth Choir, established in NW IN is seeking additional home bases for the youth music program, welcoming orchestral instruments. Accommodations for rehearsals for choir and orchestra (at least 50 capacity), private music lessons, reception/dining area feasible for weddings and receptions, gazube area for weddings, community track, community library space, corporate kitchen, and theater to house our productions would be ideal. Strategic locations would be within two hours drive to NW IN (Southern IN, IL, MI, OH). Donated facilities would be feasible and would aide in helping the organization to serve communities more efficiently. www.childrenofgarychoir.webs.com
Provide detailed directions to your location
Pending Hamilton County rehearsal locations will be announced, soon.
What type of payments do you accept?
Payments currently accepted are CASH, WALMART to WALMART, MONEY ORDERS.
Which areas do you service?
While currently based out of Hamilton County, IN, Lisa's music services are international. No distance is too far to travel.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
LISA GOOCH MUSIC SERVICES is owned and operated by Lisa Gooch. High School Honors Juniors & Seniors Administrative Assistants are used in exchange for school credits. Also, Seniors who are paid through agencies like AARP are welcome to join our team.
What are your hours of operation?
Call for potential clients are taken Sundays through Saturdays, 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Music services are available around the clock.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
The best compliment that anyone has given me, after having experienced my music ministry in a church setting, is that their lives have been affected by the evident anointing on my ministry. They said that they saw a star of light around me, representing success. They encouraged me to keep ministering and blessed my endeavors.
The best compliment that anyone has given me, after having experienced my working with their grandchildren in my youth music program, is that their children were the school bullies. They never knew that their children could sing and that their behaviors greatly improved and their grades made a complete turn-around for the best. They thanked me for keeping their children off the streets and engaging them in positive activities.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Whenever we say yes to our divine callings, there will always be envious by-standers endeavoring to block our progress. Continue on with representing the spirit of God in all that you do, so that he can cover you and protect you from the victory of your enemies' works and bless all that you do.)