A stunning debut CD, "Right Now" was produced in 1996 by veteran folk/rocker Jonathan Edwards to immediate acclaim. "Right Now" received preliminary nominations for "Song of the Year", "Pop Female Vocal Performance", and "Pop Album of the Year" for the 40th annual GRAMMY Awards. The title cut earned McCormick the Overall Grand Prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in 1997, and earned the titles "Artist of the Year" and "Record of the Year" by Maine Public Radio. McCormick and Edwards toured extensively together throughout the Northeastern states, performing hundreds of live dates. Lisa McCormick's work has aired on nationally syndicated radio programs "World Café" (WXPN, Philadelphia), "Acoustic Café" (Ann Arbor, MI), and National Public Radio, as well as stations around the U.S. and the world. In 1997, McCormick took the Grand Prize in the MIXX Magazine Indie Band Contest, joined on stage by bassist Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants). In 1995, she was selected to showcase at the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Songwriter Showcase, sponsored by the National Academy of Popular Music. Other honors include a Fellowship Award in Music from the Vermont State Arts Council, recognition in the Billboard Magazine Songwriter's Contest, and a 1999 nomination from Vermont Senator James Jeffords to be the one performing artist to represent Vermont on the Millennium Stage at Washington D.C.'s venerable Kennedy Center. McCormick's single "Gravitate" was chosen by Performing Songwriter magazine for their "Best of the Year" CD, and also appeared in the soundtrack of the Lifetime Channel's "Beyond Chance" program, hosted by Melissa Etheridge. Boston's New England Performer Magazine describes McCormick as "...an absolute genius. She is funny, sexy, smart, literate, sardonic, witty, and sings with all the power of a rock diva." In addition to her own performances, McCormick has been invited to open the show for numerous national artists, including G.E.Smith, Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Jonathan Edwards, and Joan Armatrading.