John Lissauer  John Lissauer is an American composer, producer, and performer. He grew up in Hauppauge, Long Island. At the age of 19, he arranged the first recordings of Al Jarreau. John went on to produce and arrange a pair of hugely successful Leonard Cohen albums. John produced and arranged the first, iconic recording of Hallelujah. It was also featured in the film "Watchmen". In 2019, John was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for producing, arranging and conducting the first recording of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. Lissauer received a Clio "Campaign of the Decade" award for his work for Polaroid. John studied clarinet and saxophone with Joe Allard in NYC from 1961 through 1970. He attended Yale University and graduated Cum Laude in Music.