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"Take A Good Look" at Rising Pop
Star Alyson
Posted on 11/13/04 @ 11:22pm
ET by Dogga  Take a good
look... that's exactly what people have been doing
ever since Alyson's first commercially-released
single, released on her own label, incredibly hit
the Top 5 on Billboard at #4. Alyson has become a
pioneer for a new breed of Dance/Pop Artists who
refuse to rely on record labels to make them
famous. These artists are writing, producing,
distributing and promoting their own music – and
making hits!
"Due
to the state of flux that the record industry is
in today, artists have to be prepared to take
matters into their own hands," says Alyson. She's
proving it can be done.
Alyson's first
record, "Baby Come Back", released in promo form
to club DJs only, rapidly climbed the DJ charts,
hitting #1 on the Breakin' Da Hits Urban chart.
Her second single, her first commercially released
record, "What're You Gonna Do", premiered on the
Billboard Dance chart as a #3 breakout song and in
September 2004, landed on Billboard's Top Five at
#4. It was recently picked up by radio worldwide.
"These last few months have been
incredible," says Alyson. "The success that we
enjoyed with the first two songs inspired my
producer, Daveed, and me tremendously while we
worked on completing the album. I'm so proud of
the finished product. The songs are straight from
my gut. They're personal and real. I think people
are going to love it."
Alyson's next
single, which appears on and will be
simultaneously released with the "Take A Good
Look" album, is the kinetically charged
hands-in-the-air party anthem, "Feel You", with
remixes by Superstar DJs Ralphi Rosario and
E-Smoove. "Feel You" is the #1 Breakout on the
November 13th Billboard Dance Chart and is already
been compared to Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You
Out Of My Head" for it's commercially charged
beat, memorable hook, and its strong crossover
potential. In September, the album version began
spinning worldwide in Abercrombie and Fitch
stores.
"I love being compared to Kylie,"
says Alyson. "I respect her and her
accomplishments very much. Still, it's important
to me that I'm seen for who I am. I'm not trying
to replace anyone or follow someone else's path. I
want to make my own footsteps, tear down my own
barriers.
"That said, would I love 'Feel
You' to crossover from dance to Top 40 radio as
Kylie and 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' did? Hell
yeah!"
Alyson's fierce-driven, independent
nature is a product of both her New York
upbringing and parents who encouraged her to
explore her creative side at an early age. She's
been singing, dancing and acting for as long as
she can remember.
"In New York, I'd pick
up dance mix tapes on the streets from vendors,"
says Alyson. "Of course, I don't do that today now
that I know it cheats the artists out of their
income, but I'd listen to those dance mix tapes
obsessively. I related whole-heartedly to the
music. It became a big part of who I am."
Two years ago, when Alyson moved to Los
Angeles and met her producer and co-writer,
Daveed, she set out to incorporate her love of
dance music into her album. "I also brought in
R&B, Soul and Pop but dance music is
definitely the predominant element." Alyson
continues, "I'm constantly asked to define my
sound. Defining sound into words is difficult, but
I guess overall I'd say my sound is soulful,
passionate and from the heart."
"Take A
Good Look" features 13 sultry tracks, including
the original versions of "Baby Come Back",
"What're You Gonna Do" and "Feel You". The CD is
available in stores now. For additional
information on Alyson, visit her website at http://www.clubnetradio.com/redir.php?url=http://www.alysongrooves.com/?ClubNetRadio.com.
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