My Story

Grace Fisher was raised in Santa Barbara, California where she embraced music at a young age. Classically trained as a Pianist and Cellist she also excelled on guitar where she employed a tapping method popularized by Stanley Jordan and Jimmie Webster. Throughout her youth she played cello with the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony and Santa Barbara Strings. As an instrumentalist she participated in Certificate of Merit training and Royal Achievement Program for Piano, Cello, and Voice. Her dream of becoming a performance artist was cut short, when at age 17, she developed a rare neurological disease leaving her permanently paralyzed from the neck down, unable to use her arms or hands. Through hard work and determination, she would not allow her music note to be silenced. Today, she is an award- winning composer, film-maker, and producer. In 2022 she graduated from UCSB with a B.A. in Music Composition.

Following Grace’s illness, she discovered a penchant for composition, a byproduct of her years of musical theory training and immersion in many styles of music genres. Without the ability to play, she turned to composing, production, and creative avenues for musical expression including animation and multi-trac recording. “A Winter Music Showcase” is an annual live concert that Grace produces in Santa Barbara, CA featuring Orchestral, Contemporary, Choral and small group Ensembles. In 2018, the Showcase featured an original piece “Waltz of the Waves” for symphonic orchestra. Academy Award Winning composer Justin Hurwitz remarked: “Amazing!... has a Nino Rota quality...” The 2020 Showcase featured an Animated Short written and produced by Grace entitled “A Critter Fable”, which has been widely acclaimed in film festivals across the country including wins for “best score” and “most inspirational” at Los Angeles Film Shorts 2021.