# LP Giobbi
**LP Giobbi** is the stage name of Leah Chisholm, an American DJ, producer, jazz-trained pianist, and activist from Oregon who makes house and electronic music built around keyboards and vocal hooks[1](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/lp-giobbi) • [2](https://www.eventworld.com/lp-giobbi-tickets/performer/23900). She is the founder of the nonprofit FEMME HOUSE, co-owner of the label and artist collective Animal Talk with the duo [Sofi Tukker](https://www.edgepedia.org/sofi-tukker), global music director for [W Hotels](https://www.edgepedia.org/w-hotels), and head of her own record label, Yes Yes Yes[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) • [4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726). Her debut album *Light Places* (2023) earned her [DJ Mag](https://www.edgepedia.org/dj-mag)'s Producer of the Year title and a place among NPR's Favorite New Musicians of 2023[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / origin | Leah Chisholm, born in Oregon, based in Los Angeles[1](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/lp-giobbi) |
| Genre | House, with piano-led melodies and soul- and gospel-inspired vocals[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) • [4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726) |
| Albums | *Light Places* (Counter Records, May 12, 2023); *Dotr* (Ninja Tune / Counter Records, October 18, 2024, 17 tracks, 54 minutes)[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key) • [6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records) |
| Recognition | DJ Mag Producer of the Year; one of NPR's Favorite New Musicians of 2023[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) |
| Streaming and stages | 340M+ streams across platforms; has played Coachella, Tomorrowland, Electric Forest, and Kappa Futur[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) |
| Nonprofit work | FEMME HOUSE, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2019 advocating gender equity in electronic music[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records) |
| Other roles | Global music director for W Hotels; head of the Yes Yes Yes label; co-owner of Animal Talk[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) • [4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726) |
## Background and musical style
Chisholm grew up in a Deadhead family and became an honorary [Grateful Dead](https://www.edgepedia.org/grateful-dead) fan at birth[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key). She began playing piano as a child, pressing her parents for lessons in second grade, and later trained in jazz[7](https://musictech.com/features/interviews/lp-giobbi-light-places-interview/) • [3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/). She started experimenting with DJing around 2012, when she was throwing her own parties in San Francisco[8](https://www.musicconnection.com/hit-the-decks-its-lp-giobbi/).
Her production centers on what AllMusic describes as ecstatic piano melodies and soul- and gospel-inspired vocals[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726). She has said that bringing her jazz knowledge into dance music took deliberate work: on *Light Places* she allowed herself to use devices such as a diminished chord only when it served a purpose, building tension and then releasing it[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key).
## Albums
**Light Places.** Her debut album arrived via [Ninja Tune](https://www.edgepedia.org/ninja-tune)'s Counter Records on May 12, 2023[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key). It earned her the title of DJ Mag's Producer of the Year and a spot among NPR's Favorite New Musicians of 2023[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/). A Deluxe Edition followed, with official remixes from artists including DESIREE, Krystal Klear, Joe Goddard, Anden, and Chloé Caillet[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key).
**Dotr.** Her sophomore album, *Dotr*, was released on October 18, 2024, again on Ninja Tune / Counter Records[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). The title comes from the way she signed notes to her parents as a kid, a childhood misspelling of the word "daughter"[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/) • [6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). Across 17 tracks in a 54-minute journey, the album confronts loss, family, homecoming, and grief[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). In just three months of 2023 she lost three influential women in her life: her mother-in-law Patricia Lynn, her longtime piano teacher Carolyn Horn, and family friend Suse Millemann, the first professional musician she knew; their impact runs through the album in candid recordings and musical inspiration[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). One track is a tribute to Carolyn Horn and the first song she intentionally wrote in a major key; another includes her father reciting a poem he wrote for her[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). A *Dotr (Remixes)* album followed in 2025[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lp-giobbi/1370207121).
## Dead House and the Grateful Dead
Giobbi is known for re-imaginings of the Grateful Dead's catalog[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/). Her live show **Dead House** blends live reworks of the band's classics through a four-on-the-floor house lens, with room reserved for improvisation on the keys[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key). The project emerged during the pandemic, when her daily online streams let her reach beyond her piano-house discography; it took on a life of its own after she and [Bob Weir](https://www.edgepedia.org/bob-weir) appeared on the same lineup for a virtual fundraising concert[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key). She has played Dead & Co.'s official afterparties[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key) and released *Garcia (Remixed)*, a house reworking of [Jerry Garcia](https://www.edgepedia.org/jerry-garcia)'s debut solo album, undertaken after being asked personally by the late guitarist's daughter[2](https://www.eventworld.com/lp-giobbi-tickets/performer/23900) • [5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key). She notes that while crossover electronic acts such as [Pretty Lights](https://www.edgepedia.org/pretty-lights) and Gramatik appeal to jam-band audiences, there had not been a house act in that space before her[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key).
## FEMME HOUSE and advocacy
FEMME HOUSE, founded in 2019, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advocates for gender equity in electronic music[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). Since its founding, Femme House has offered production workshops, online classes, and scholarships aimed at addressing gender imbalances in dance music, a field where women account for just two percent of producers.[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records) The organization has collaborated with [Alicia Keys](https://www.edgepedia.org/alicia-keys)' She Is the Music and Emily Lazar's We Are Moving the Needle[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). Its first initiative launched at MoogFest 2019 with a panel led by Giobbi on how gender socialization affects women's career choices in music[10](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/569d52e7a128e6ffd2ca1fb8/t/5cdaac9e9140b7b2377d1798/1557834915988/LP%2BGIOBBI%2B-%2Blocp%2B-%2Bepk%2B.pdf). Early workshop rounds drew 3,000 sign-ups within a day[11](https://musictech.com/features/interviews/lp-giobbi-femme-house-representation-in-music/).
## Touring and other ventures
For several years running, Giobbi has spent about 300 days a year on the road[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/). She has performed at Coachella, Tomorrowland, Electric Forest, and Kappa Futur, and has toured with [John Summit](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-summit), Diplo, Dead & Co, Black Coffee, and Sofi Tukker[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/). In 2023 she became the first electronic act to headline the Oregon Country Fair in its more than 50-year history, a festival she has attended every year of her life[5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key).
Her *Way Back Home* headline tour, her biggest to date, kicked off in [Durham, North Carolina](https://www.edgepedia.org/durham-north-carolina), on October 25, 2024, with stops including LA's Fonda Theatre, Oakland's Fox Theatre, Denver's Mission Ballroom, and a hometown show at Eugene's McDonald Theatre; she performed "in the round," positioned at the center of the dancefloor[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records). The tour was accompanied by *Dotr* listening parties at W Hotels, where she serves as Global Music Director, and by FEMME HOUSE workshops in select cities[6](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records).
Beyond FEMME HOUSE, she runs the Yes Yes Yes record label[3](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/), which she runs through the house label Defected Records[12](https://webflow-vc.martech.soundcloud.com/stories/post/sound-advice-lpgiobbi/), and co-owns Animal Talk with Sofi Tukker[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726). Her catalog also includes the EP *Playing My Role* (2020) with the artist hermixalot, and singles such as "Amber Rose" (2018) and "Take My Hand" (2021)[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726) • [5](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key).
## References
1. [LP Giobbi Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/lp-giobbi)
2. [LP Giobbi Tickets & Tour Dates, Eventworld](https://www.eventworld.com/lp-giobbi-tickets/performer/23900)
3. [LP Giobbi, Insomniac Artists](https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/lp-giobbi/)
4. [LP Giobbi Biography, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lp-giobbi-mn0003890726)
5. [LP Giobbi: life in the major key, DJ Mag](https://djmag.com/cover-features/lp-giobbi-life-major-key)
6. [LP Giobbi's Sophomore Album Dotr Out Now on Ninja Tune / Counter Records, Shore Fire Media](https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/lp-giobbis-sophomore-album-dotr-out-now-on-ninja-tune-counter-records)
7. [Light Place, Right Time: LP Giobbi is a beacon for budding artists, MusicTech](https://musictech.com/features/interviews/lp-giobbi-light-places-interview/)
8. [Hit the Decks! It's DJ and producer LP Giobbi, Music Connection](https://www.musicconnection.com/hit-the-decks-its-lp-giobbi/)
9. [LP Giobbi, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lp-giobbi/1370207121)
10. [LP Giobbi EPK](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/569d52e7a128e6ffd2ca1fb8/t/5cdaac9e9140b7b2377d1798/1557834915988/LP%2BGIOBBI%2B-%2Blocp%2B-%2Bepk%2B.pdf)
11. [LP Giobbi: Femme House representation in music, MusicTech](https://musictech.com/features/interviews/lp-giobbi-femme-house-representation-in-music/)
12. [Sound Advice: LP Giobbi, SoundCloud Stories](https://webflow-vc.martech.soundcloud.com/stories/post/sound-advice-lpgiobbi/)
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