From 2004 to 2011, Lightning performed in Jaded, an all-female hard rock based in
Boston. The band released two albums, the latter including tracks produced by producer
Gary Katz (
Steely Dan). Jaded was a staple band in the Locobazooka,
Rock 101 and
WAAF festivals, and the
New Jersey Kiss Expos. In 2006, the band toured Europe in support of
W.A.S.P. In 2011, Lightning joined the New York-based rock musical
Chix6 as the character and guitar player "Lick", which ran at the
Queens Theatre. From 2012 to 2015, Lightning performed for 18-time Grammy Award-winning artist
Alejandro Sanz in his stadium-level world tour, supporting his album
La Música No Se Toca, which reached number one on the
Mexican Top Album,
Spanish Top Album, and
Billboard US Latin Top Album and
Top Album charts. Lightning is featured in Sanz's
La Música No Se Toca – En Vivo CD/DVD. She joined Sanz at the 2013
Latin Grammy Awards in
Las Vegas performing the single "
No Me Compares". In 2013, Lightning performed on
Live with Kelly and Michael with
Jason Derulo to promote his album
Tattoos. From 2015 to 2016, Lightning was the guitarist for
Rachel Platten, performing at festivals and on various national television and radio specials and programs. She performed alongside Platten to promote the single "
Fight Song" (which charted at No. 6 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart), live on
Good Morning America, the
Today Show,
Live with Kelly and Michael,
VH1, the 2015
Teen Choice Awards,
Nickelodeon and on the 2016 finale of ''
America's Got Talent'', which took place at New York City's
Radio City Music Hall. In 2017, Lightning replaced
Gina Stile as the guitarist in the all-female American rock band
Vixen, the only all-female hard rock band from the 1980s to sell over one million albums, have six number one videos on MTV and enter four songs on
Billboards Top 100. In addition to Vixen, Lightning has performed with Paradise Kitty, a female
Guns N' Roses cover band. Lightning is the musical director for the
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. ==Discography==