Anne Leighton

Leighton Media * Music Services * Motivation
Music Supervisor, Marketing/pr and Playwright

The Bronx, New York

Member Since:
April 2015

Last online:
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About Anne

Contact: Anne Leighton
718-881-8183
707-637-6070
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“It’s not what you know, but who you know.
And if you don’t know ‘em, go out and meet ‘em!!!”

Anne Leighton believes that artists can work within their own means by creating their own career opportunities. And she has done that for herself via her love of mass media, as a writer, publicist and a music services person. Her roster includes Joe Deninzon/Stratospheerius, Phoebe Legere, Fly Paper, David Clayton-Thomas, Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull/Martin Barre, The Grand Slambovians, Artify Norwood, Troubadours of the World, Inc., Grand Funk Railroad, Jann Klose, Gentle Giant.

She is an active writer with three books available: PAWS FOR THOUGHT: UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING (Rockwell Books, UK), USING YOUR ART & THE MEDIA TO COMFORT PEOPLE (Free to Run Books, US), an e-book: GET THE GIG: COMMON SENSE CONSULTING (Anne Leighton).

In 2015, her poetry book, THE LEIGHTON EXPLOSION is being released on Canada’s Soul Asylum Poetry.

She will be touring in east coast markets throughout 2015 and 2016. The tour, Anne feels, is very important, as she calls herself a “recovering agoraphobic,” and goes out quite a bit to conquer the fear and treat it like a game. An active poet, she harkens back to Greek attitudes, and performs her work in public. Notable venues have included the Howl! Festival, Peter Max Studio for the HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT album release, and at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.

She is an active keynote speaker, having shared insights on writing, creating music careers, and all aspects of the media for a number of conventions including the CMJ CONVENTION, IBS CONVENTION, EMPIRE STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE, THE MILLENIUM CONFERENCE, DIY CONVENTION, CAT WRITERS CONVENTION, and taught Entertainment Media Relations and Publicity at Baruch College.

Anne’s worked in radio at WZIR-Buffalo, WRNW-Briarcliff Manor, WFUV-Bronx, WBUZ-Fredonia, and was an editor at HIT PARADER magazine, plus freelanced for a number of magazines including FELINE WELLNESS, CATFANCY, MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL, INSIDE KARATE/KUNG FU, GOLDMINE, and CREEM. Anne’s plays include REACH FOR THE SUN, which was performed by Poets Repertory Theater of Long Island, ONE WAY TO HEAVEN performed by the San Antonio Living Church, and THE PASSION OF MARY which was read at the Kingsbridge Library Center in her hometown of the Bronx.

Unique traits: I work in the music business. My main relationship w/ film and TV is that I have songwriters, composers and masters that are available for movie/film/advertising. My roster also includes songwriters Joe Deninzon (the music world's leading expert on alternative violin technique), transmedia composer/folk artist Phoebe Legere, Gary Lucas (co-writer w/ Jeff Buckley of "Grace" and "Mojo Pin") and Lucas Klose (Gary Lucas & Jann Klose), Fly Paper (an alternative band from Kalamazoo), and urban folk and jazz singer KJ Denhert. More info at www.anneleighton.com.

Gender:
Female

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THE PASSION OF MARY Drama THE PASSION OF MARY is published by Off The Wall Plays: http://offthewallplays.com/2018/05/02/the-passion-of-mary-american-historical-religious-play-quakers/ To perform THE PASSION OF MARY, please contact my publisher, Demmer Dewan at admin@offthewallplays.com. “It wasn’t just witches they were hanging, but their own.” Bless our government, ‘cause they don’t. The story of Quaker Mary Dyer, who was hanged by Puritans in the Boston Commonwealth in the 1600s. Cast: 8 women, 8 men.
Duet of Debt Experimental In the end everyone has a debt to society. Cast: 12, TBD.
THE RENAISSANCE OF ANNA NICOLE: Comedy Anna Nicole lives, with a little help from rogue science. Cast: 5, 2 women.
Little Red Riding Hood Comedy One act play portrayed by the Cast of the Wizard of Oz. Cast: 5 (1 F, 4-TBD).
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD Action Screenplay, 110 Pages, Drama, Love conquers all for an aging wrestler with a kind heart.
TRUTH JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY Sci-fi Screenplay, 111 pages, Action, Superhero's T-shirts stop selling, so his handlers invent a super villain to drum up his ratings.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, TEDDY AND THE MADAM Comedy Screenplay, 100 pages. Dramedy. Two veterans--one from the military and the other from the music world-- fight to hold on to their creations.

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Credits

The War on the War on Kids, did publicity for an indie documentary (2010)
Intervention, did publicity for indie movie (2000)
American Intellect, did some publicity for an indie movie (1995)

Awards

Appeared on GRAMMY-nominated album, HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT. :) Julie Andrews beat us!
(2010)
Jacob C. Hamer Playwriting Award from Lehman College
(2006)
Honorable Mention in Billboard Songwriting Contest for song "Carry Across" co-written with Jessie Galante
(1992)
D.A.R. Songwriting Contest in NYState for song "The House That Stood All Alone"
(1973)