Biography
Lilah Obregon-Wilson, a first-generation Mexican-American immigrant, was born and raised in Los Angeles before settling in New York after receiving a full softball scholarship to St. John's University. Deeply connected to Chicano culture and having spent her youth involved in the East LA party crew and DJ scene, Lilah naturally gravitated toward music. In 2003, she opened The Lucky Cat, a bar, coffeehouse, and venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, becoming part of NYC's burgeoning DIY scene. The venue hosted regular live performances from artists such as Sharon Jones, The Budos Band, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Naomi Shelton, Vic Thrill, Reggie Watts, an early TV on The Radio, Very Be Careful, King Missile III, alongside top underground DJs from New York, Latin America, and Europe.
After The Lucky Cat, Lilah combined her music connections with her legal background (JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2001) to enter advertising. She worked as a Music Producer and Supervisor at a music house located in the iconic Power Station (then Avatar), before moving to J. Walter Thompson, where she became head of the Music and Radio Department in 2009. There, she managed all music-related projects, including creative development, budgeting, clearance, and production for major campaigns, audio branding, and new business pitches. Her clients at JWT included Microsoft Bing, Rolex, Smirnoff, Macy's, and Royal Caribbean. She later transitioned to freelancing, building a client roster focused mainly on fashion brands such as Michael Kors, Coach, Sephora, Estée Lauder, Vogue, and Bobbi Brown.
In 2011, Lilah launched her film career with "We Are Young" and the Sundance Audience Award winner "Sleepwalk with Me." Since then, she has worked on numerous films, theater productions, TV/web series, and VR projects, including the 2017 Berlinale second-place Audience Award winner and Cine Arte’s documentary of the decade, "Chavela," as well as the Annie-nominated virtual reality film "BattleScar.
