{{short description|American talk show host and music executive}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Larissa Lam |image = Larissa Lam Miso for Life Red Carpet.jpg |caption = Lam in 2012 |image_size = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Larissa Lam |alias = |origin = |instrument = |genre = Dance-pop, R&B, jazz |occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Producer, TV Host |Similar artists = |years_active = |label = LOG Records |associated_acts = |website = larissalam.com }}
'''Larissa Lam''' is an American singer, songwriter, talk show host, music executive, filmmaker, and producer from Diamond Bar, California. She won the 2015 Hollywood Music in Media Award in the Best Dance Song category for her song "I Feel Alive".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingsofspins.com/page/larissa_lam_i_feel_alive_del_oro_music_house-progressive_house|title = Kings of Spins Search}}</ref> She was named Best Vocalist of the Month by ''SingerUniverse Magazine'' in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.singeruniverse.com/larissa-lam-134.htm|title = Larissa Lam: Best Vocalist of the Month Winner|date = November 9, 2015}}</ref> Lam is one of the hosts for radio advice show, ''U-Talk Radio''.
She released her fourth solo album of 12 original songs, ''Love and Discovery'', on June 16, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fusemix.com/de/the-leak/3823-larissa-lams-new-album-love-discovery-now-available-larissalam |title=Larissa Lam's New Album Love Discovery Now Available @Larissalam |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031650/http://www.fusemix.com/de/the-leak/3823-larissa-lams-new-album-love-discovery-now-available-larissalam |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has released three previous solo albums ''On the Way Up (''2001), ''Thankful to be Live'' (2003), and ''Revolutionary'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/larissa-lam-mn0000879065/discography|title = Larissa Lam Albums and Discography|website = AllMusic}}</ref> A remix version of Lam's song, "Breathing More" appears in the video game Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2.<ref>Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2#Songs</ref> She has also composed instrumental music for the ''Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''The Dr. Oz Show'', ''TLC'', and ''The Daily 10'' on the E! Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://greenhouseproductions.com/team/larissa-lam/ |title=Team |first=Stories |last=article |access-date=May 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509002130/http://greenhouseproductions.com/team/larissa-lam/ |archive-date=May 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Lam is known as the "Singing CFO". She was the former Chief Financial Officer of EDM label, NSOUL Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.femmuse.com/female-musicians/money-managing-tips-for-musicians |title=Making More Money for Musicians|first=FemMuse |last=Article|date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
She was a lead singer in the group Nitro Praise which was produced by acclaimed DJ Scott Blackwell. She recorded songs for ''Nitro Praise 5'', ''Nitro Praise Live!'', and ''Nitro Praise Christmas'' 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsoul.com/artists/nitropraise/np6.html |title=Nitro Praise Live |website=www.nsoul.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219192237/http://www.nsoul.com/artists/nitropraise/np6.html |archive-date=19 February 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nsoul.com/store/index.cfm?ItemNum=112 |title=N*Soul Records |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140529222904/http://www.nsoul.com/store/index.cfm?ItemNum=112 |archive-date=29 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsoul.com/artists/nitropraise/np5.html |title=Nitro Praise 5 |website=www.nsoul.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219183609/http://www.nsoul.com/artists/nitropraise/np5.html |archive-date=19 February 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She toured as a member of Nitro Praise alongside Maximillian, JR Barbee and Danielle Pericelli.
==Early life == Larissa Lam grew up in Diamond Bar, CA. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in business economics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogtrans.megatrax.com/five-questions-with-larissa-lam/ |title=Five questions with... Larissa lam |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074653/http://blogtrans.megatrax.com/five-questions-with-larissa-lam/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Record label== {{Infobox record label | name = LOG Records | image = | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 2000 | founder = Larissa Lam | defunct = | genre = Dance, EDM, Hip-hop, Rock, R&B, Pop | country = United States | location = Los Angeles | url = [http://www.LOGrecords.us/ LOG Records Website] }}
Lam is also the founder of her own record label, LOG Records. It was represents artists in the Dance, EDM, Hip-Hop, Rock, Pop and R&B genres.
In 2010, Lam executive produced a hip hop album for Only Won. Only Won and Larissa Lam launched a viral music video title "Cantonese Boy"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2009/09/08/music-video-cantonese-boy-parody-of-estelles-american-boy |title=Cantonese Boy-Parody of American Boy |first=oneinchpunch |last=88bar |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723173929/http://www.oneinchpunch.net/2009/09/08/music-video-cantonese-boy-parody-of-estelles-american-boy/ |archivedate=July 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> which was a parody of the Grammy winning song American Boy by Kanye West and Estelle. After being seen performing "Cantonese Boy" in Chinatown, Larissa Lam was asked to perform at the 2010 Green Globe Film Awards as they honored Asians in film and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superstarstruck.weebly.com/1/category/green%20planet%20movie%20awards/1.html|title=Celebrities and key personalities at the 2010 Green Planet Movie Awards|first=superstar|last=Struck}}</ref>
In 2012, Lam produced two songs for Only Won that was released on the video game ''Sleeping Dogs''.
In 2013, Lam produced the song "JUN BAY" (aka: Get ready) that was featured on the film ''Dead Man Down''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101341/soundtrack|title = Dead Man Down (2013) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}</ref> and composed original music for the animated film, "The Monkey Prince".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2986062/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title = Monkey Prince (2013) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}</ref>
In 2015, Lam released of her fourth solo album produced by David Longoria titled, ''Love & Discovery''. The album features remixes by Robert Eibach.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=183656|title=DANCE/POP ARTIST LARISSA LAM RELEASES "I FEEL ALIVE"|publisher=Music Industry News Network|date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>
==Discography and releases== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Cat No. || Artist || Title || Date || Configuration |- |1 || Larissa Lam || ''On the Way Up'' || 2001|| LP |- |2 || Larissa Lam || ''Thankful to be Live'' || 2003|| LP |- |3 || Larissa Lam || ''Revolutionary'' || 2004 || LP |- |4 || Compilation || ''Beautiful Faith'' || 2008|| EP |- |5 || Only Won || ''Lyrical Engineer'' || 2010 || LP (Producer) |- |6 || Only Won|| ''Crush em Like Godzilla'' || 2011 || Single (Producer) |- |7 || Only Won|| ''JUN BAY'' || 2012 || Single (Producer) |- |8 || Larissa Lam|| ''Heading for Sunshine'' || 2012 || Single |- |9 || Larissa Lam|| ''I Feel Alive'' || 2015|| Single |- |10 || Larissa Lam|| ''Love & Discovery'' || 2015|| LP |} *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgFo8WrBLtE Engineer (Rocketeer)] - Only Won Parody Cover'' (2013) *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLx1mdfCnwI Airplanes] - One Truth Cover'' (July 28, 2010) *''[http://www.onlywon.com Only Won] - The Lyrical Engineer'' (Jan 1, 2010) *''[http://www.beautifulfaith.org Beautiful Faith]'' (November 14, 2008) *''[http://www.onthewayup.net On the Way Up]'' (June 5, 2001)
She also appears on ''Gone - Music from the Motion Picture'' (2002).
== Hosting == She was one of the original hosts of the talk show, ''Top 3'', which airs on JUCE TV formerly called, JCTV. She also starred in Season 1 and 2 on the JCTV reality show, ''Cruise with a Cause''. She is one of the hosts of ''UTalk Radio'', an advice show for young adults.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Utalk {{!}} Steve Russo |url=https://utalkradio.com/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Film maker == In 2015, Lam made her directorial debut and co-produced with a Documentary short titled, ''Finding Cleveland'' with Only Won. It garnered multiple nominations for Best Documentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.findingcleveland.com/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=FINDING CLEVELAND |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://asiansonfilm.com/asians-on-film-festival-summer-quarter-2015-winners/|title=2015 Summer Quarter Winners|newspaper=Asians On Film|date=October 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baaff.org/2015-guests.html|title=2015 BAAFF Guests and Screenings|publisher=Asians On Film}}</ref> The story started as a journey for Only Won's search for his family roots, but instead of taking him to the far east, it took him into the deep south of Cleveland, MS. While the 14-minute documentary focuses on the family's discoveries about their roots, it also touches on a broader history, such as the treatment of Chinese immigrants in the region and the role the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act played in that.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/story-about-america-short-doc-explores-familys-immigration-story-n444476 |title='This is a Story About America': Short Doc Explores Family's Immigration Story|website=NBC News|date=October 21, 2015}}</ref> She directed a feature film called ''Far East Deep South'' that was released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=Home - Far East Deep South|url=https://fareastdeepsouth.com/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Summer|date=2021-05-03|title='Far East Deep South' Shares Journey Of A Chinese Family Trying To Discover Their Ancestry In Mississippi|url=https://www.wabe.org/far-east-deep-south-shares-the-journey-of-one-chinese-family-trying-to-discover-their-ancestry-in-mississippi/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=90.1 FM WABE|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Lam is married to hip-hop artist Only Won. The couple currently reside in Los Angeles, California.<ref>[http://christianwomenonline.net/2009/01/05/sunny-shell-interviews-larissa-lam/ Sunny Shell Interviews Larissa Lam<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.larissalam.com/ The Official Site Of Larissa Lam] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027041611/http://servantsheart.net/indiecd52.htm Review of Larisa Lam's ''On The Way Up'']}} *[http://www.myccm.org/LarissaLam Larissa Lam Contemporary Christian Music Magazine] *[http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Laml/laml2.html Larissa Lam: The Revolutionary Singing CFO] *[http://www.cdshakedown.com/Indie_Reviews/larissalam.htm CD Shakedown Review of Larissa Lam's ''On the Way Up''] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707072606/http://aarising.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1448 Asian Am artist Larissa Lam makes Top 10 of LA radio contest] *[http://www.thespiritradio.net/artisthome.asp?id=852 Larissa Lam Interview] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717134613/http://news.ucwe.com/content/view/390/2/ Larissa Lam Strips Down for Genghis Cohen] *{{IMDb name|2226761}}
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