Ethan Lipton writes plays and songs.
With his band (“Best Lounge Act” New York Magazine), he has released four albums (two studio, two live) and played throughout New York and beyond (Joe’s Pub, Bryant Park, Celebrate Brooklyn, MASS MoCA, Camden Opera House…). Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra has been featured on radio shows such as “Weekend Edition,” “The World,” and “Soundcheck,” and contributed songs to Clash cover album “Sandinista” and the film “The Shift.”
Ethan was commissioned by Joe’s Pub through the National Endowment for the Arts to write “No Place to Go,” a song chronicle about the demise of an American workplace. As a performer, Ethan has worked with Laurie Anderson, Matt Berninger of the National, Cynthia Hopkins, Elevator Repair Service and dance company El Gato Teatro.
Ethan grew up in the San Fernando Valley and now lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn, with his wife, photographer Heather Phelps-Lipton, who designs the band’s website, as well as all of its CDs and promo materials.
More about Ethan’s plays here.
