Alyson, A New Talent That Should Be Added to Your Ipod

Los Angeles , CA--

The Every now and then a new talent comes onto the music scene that makes everyone stop and take a second look. A really good band can get a listener to run out and buy a CD immediately just to memorize the words as quickly as possible. A good album, a really good album, never sits around collecting dust and rarely leaves the CD player.

Over the past several years, Pointed has spotlighted a few of these albums and made sure you knew to buy them ASAP. Albums we have suggested have included “One X” by Three Days Grace, “All the Right Reasons” by Nickelback and dozens more. We would like to think that we were not wrong in recommending these killer bands to our readers and hope that you will trust us when we tell you that new comer Alyson is going to be one of the next big names in the business. Don’t believe us? The blooming artist has already been compared to the British singing sensation Kylie Minogue.

Alyson has everything it takes to be the next princess of pop. She has a one of a kind, unforgettable look, the savvy about her to know where she wants to be and how to get there and the sultry, come hither voice that will have listeners calling radio stations begging for more. With all of this, Pointed was extremely excited to catch up with the songbird for a little chat.

Pointed Magazine:  What made you decide to go through the internet/Myspace promotions instead of the typical air-play (and hope like crazy) methods?

Alyson: The internet is a big part of my promotion efforts, it's an incredibly important tool for indie artists.  But there are a lot of other avenues you can use to get indie music out there -- for example, I send thousands of DJs my music through record pools for play in clubs, I shoot small-budget music videos for my singles that I license to DVD compilation companies for airing in clubs and retail stores, I send my music to dance radio mix show DJs -- there's lots of things you can do as an indie to get your music heard.

I'm from New York City.  Both of my parents worked full-time when I was growing up, so I learned to be independent early on.  I think that led to me releasing my own music & running my own label, relying on myself to build my career.  It's a lot of hard work but I'm able to keep control and ownership of my music and that's super important to me.

Pointed Magazine:  Your bio says you’re an award winning artist? Which awards have you won?

Alyson: I won the first award for my music a few months ago, it was the "Best Music Video" award for my song "Take A Good Look" at the 2006 California Independent Film Festival -- it was so exciting!  I actually had to give an acceptance speech, but was totally unprepared!  I was also nominated "Best New Artist" at the Winter Music Conference International Dance Music Awards and "Best Music Video" at the 2006 Hollywood Awards.

Pointed Magazine: What made you get into singing? What made you want to pursue this career?

Alyson: I've been singing and dancing since I could talk & walk, & I did a lot of school & community theatre and dance productions while I was growing up.
Then I moved to Los Angeles a few years ago and met Daveed, a songwriter and producer, & we really hit it off and started writing songs together.  The album came together pretty quickly.

PM:  Classify your music.

Alyson: I think it's becoming harder and harder to fit music into one category, and I think that's good -- musical genres are blending and making everything more interesting.  I'd describe my sound as pop music that blends R&B, Soul and Dance. 

PM:  Who are your inspirations?

Alyson: My biggest inspiration is Tina Turner, I love her energy!  She's fantastic, and I love that she's still doing her thing as strong as ever!
I also draw a lot of inspiration from Madonna, she's been able to evolve over so many years and stay current and fresh, which is really difficult in the music business.

PM:  Do you ever get nervous on when you’re singing live?

Alyson: I love performing live, it's more excitement and adrenaline than nerves -- though I do get nervous that something is going to go wrong with the sound system or something!  But mostly it's just so much fun!

PM: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Alyson: I'd love to be doing what I'm doing now, writing songs, recording & doing live shows!  Hopefully my career will continue to grow and my music will reach more and more people. 

PM:  If you had 15 minutes where the world is your stage and everyone is listening to you, what would be your advice?

Alyson: I'd say to go full force for whatever it is you want in life, and work hard to get it but be kind to others while you're going for it!