Victoria Panana is a proud wife and mother, who has enjoyed a lifelong passion for music, singing, performing and entertaining. Growing up in a musician’s home sparked a love for the stage and a joy in bringing the community together through the gift of voice and song.

Both parents, being musicians and entertainers, ignited the same musical fire under Victoria. Home performances and elementary school talent shows were the beginning of “getting my feet wet and the butterflies out” says Victoria. She knew very early on that music and being on stage were just second nature to her. The family had a R&B, Funk, Soul outreach ministry band called “Under the Influence” where Victoria sang alongside her mother and her Father (guitar player), which was passionately focused on bringing music, love and light to those communities often forgotten or overlooked. The band played in the prisons/jails, homeless shelters, created their own arts in the park events, led worship, played for radio and Summerfest events.

Unfortunately, after 12 years in the music ministry, Victoria’s Mother was diagnosed with cancer for the 3 rd time and fought a tough battle for many years, that sadly ended in 2008. Both Victoria and her Father John Isaminger took a year off from music to heal. Then they both decided to keep the family’s love and passion for music alive in both her mother and sisters’ honors (sister had cancer and passed in 1996).

In 2009, Victoria and her father began a new R&B, Funk, Soul band called “The DCN Project”. Victoria has been the lead singer for the past 18 years. The band has received and been featured in the “Best of the City” Albuquerque Magazine. Victoria has been a vocal instructor for the past 18 years, teaching everyone from beginner singers to seasoned entertainers and all in between. This instruction has taken place teaching both individual private lessons and choir style group lessons out of her home and in the school environment. She has prepped and organized many school Christmas programs and Spring talent shows, as well as often assisting the music instructor at her kids’ school with additional voice lesson instruction and surprise guest appearances. Her heart is revealing the healing qualities music has for all!