GROOVECO

Mona Lisa has enjoyed singing since she was a child in Herkimer NY, and was influenced by her late father, Roger C. Stasilli, who passed on to her the love of music.  Her mother gave her a guitar for her 13th birthday and Mona Lisa began to blossom as a singer.  She played and sang solo in coffee houses at college in Brockport NY and sang lead vocals for a group in upstate NY at the age of 18.  Along with her family, she moved out west in 1977.  In California, Mona sang in various groups, from Top 40 to Country to Folk music and even sang in a Spanish music trio.  Mona Lisa has performed in restaurants in California;  San Miguel, GTO Mexico, sang with Mariachi and even Nashville, TN.  She moved back to upstate NY, and became part of a trio called “Roger and Me and Sometimes She”.  Mona put together a duo with her daughter, Vanessa Torres, calling themselves “Steel Street Rose”, and they have performed in local coffee houses in the Capital Region area. She has written and performed many original songs.  Mona Lisa hosts a Sing-along Program at the Town of Ballston Community Library called “Sing-along with Miss Mona” since 2007.  She was lead vocalist for a local wedding band and is now currently singing with GrooveCo, performing with other very talented musicians.