NISWANDER
Niswander is a singer, songwriter, keyboardist, actor, comedian, music and video producer, entrepreneur, and much more. He has Swiss ancestry, but doesn't play the accordion...yet.
He is currently again based out of Los Angeles, but he also lived in Midwestern and Southwestern states as well as Japan. While first living in Southern California, he worked as a music composer and prop master while playing music in the underground scene. He worked on film and television productions where he interacted with stars like Steve
Martin and Linda Hamilton and can say that for one brief moment he was directed by infamous Hollywood director Blake Edwards. He also took time out to learn how to boogie board in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean.
While living in Indianapolis, he continued to play numerous live shows which are audio-visual entertainment extravaganzas incorporating characters, wild costumes, original video and spontaneity. He started calling the act NISWANDER ROCK THEATER and performed either as a one man show or with a band. He released two albums on Lyon's Den Music which include the unique "Surfin' With Jesus," "Funky Space," "Read A Book," and "Fun (To the Nth Degree)" which have received radio airplay. Niswander solo or with the band has appeared on Fox and CBS television affiliates and Fox 59 Morning Show called them one of their favorite bands. He has been on the front page of the Indianapolis Star and pop critic David Lindquist wrote: "With 'Surfin' With Jesus' he can rely on a single tune to consistently bring down the house."
With diverse characters which include a British secret agent, stand-up comedian, rock singer, Swiss inventor, and eccentric storyteller, he lives up to the reputation as an artistic 'Chameleon' which is the name of one of his songs and a promotional film. In addition to "Chameleon" which was produced with director Matt Sommers, Niswander appears in the Woodworks Films production of "Saving Star Wars." He can also include interviews with Hollywood entertainers Harry Shearer and Buddy Ebsen, singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin, British rocker John Waite, Saturday Night Live writer Vincent Di Piero, producer and musician Moe Z (keyboardist with the Wallflowers and John Mellencamp, and producer of Tupac Shakur and others) as well as producing an internet radio show interview with actress Cindy Williams in his resume.
He first got involved in charity work when he played music at a benefit for the L.A. Mission in Pasadena, California that was sponsored by veteran actor Mickey Rooney. He co-founded The Olive Branch Society (www.olivebranchsociety.com) while living in Indianapolis initially producing and performing in benefit concerts for Adopt-A-Minefield. He has conducted presentations on landmine education at high schools. As a media ambassador for Adopt-A-Minefield, he picked up interviews with Paul McCartney, Jay Leno, Michael Douglas and others at their L.A. event and is the guest contributor in the fall 2004 edition of their publication which is called "The Deminer."
In 2006, Niswander completed a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration- Marketing in Indiana.
Niswander currently produces numerous video productions seen on sites such as You Tube, Google, Yahoo, My Space, Veoh, AOL, Dailymotion, Metacafe, and Revver with online shows including 'The Adventures of NOWMAN,' 'The Unique News,' and 'Fun To the Nth Degree.'
In 2008, a new L.A. collaboration, LA-LA, with guitarist, singer and songwriter Jeff Cherreaux (Ultraviolet Eye and Frozen Plastic) and new solo music projects are in production as well as a DVD project called "Niswander's FUN SHOW" and a documentary called "The Story of ADVENTURES IN WANDERLAND."
New product and a lot of spontaneity are due in 2009.
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