Current project:
Aliah Selah’s second CD, Shades Of Images,
was co-produced with well-regarded Austin Musician/producer Mitch Watkins
(Lyle Lovett, Abra Moore, and Bob Schneider). Access Magazine
wrote: “the subdued title track, which describes a shoe box full of
poetic jottings, is… as catchy as some radio ballads.” This CD
has something for everyone and offers an overview of Aliah’s unique
voice and songwriting. Sharon Jones of Austin Daze reported:
"Aliah new CD is layered with radio-ready pop rock gems, jazzy contemporary
smoothies and danceable contagious rave/rock. Each tune glides into the next
in a cosmic flow of jazzy vocal lines, that can also rock with a psychedelic
edge on cuts like “What Is So?” and “Dig Deep” both
modern stand-out tracks, with major commercial appeal. The dimensions of Aliah's
sound and her ability to write songs that are easy to relate to - should cause
this album to sell-out quickly, just like her debut album (Acoustic
Perfume) did.” More recently since her return to San Diego
Vision Magazine review her CD and said: “The album
mixes her gorgeous voice with the delicate poetry of her words. The music,
is both timeless and current, rambunctious yet meditative.” The opening
song “Little Shelf” within one day of being entered on broadjam.com
was #1 on 3 Top 10 charts… California, West, and Other Tempos. “Little
Shelf” will open a film in pre-production CoCreating.us (www.cocreating.us) that will not only showcase Aliah’s
interdisciplinary artist abilities of producing and editing the music videos to her songs that she choreographs. She, as a Yoga and Qi Gong teacher has developed many forms of ergonimic authentic movment for cocreative flows that she videotapes in nature for music videos. She says she does the final choreography while editing. Aliah has choreographed several songs off her new CD - and now collecting the next round of Lotus Heart Yogadancers for more music videos that will
be throughout the film that is also showcasing other visionary artists and their work. The focus will be the
connection between creativity & healing through taking a deeper look into
the creative process and how creativity lives inside us and in our world and how we are cocreating the new peace we seek.
Bio:
Born in Phoenix, Arizona where at 16, she was playing regular Phoenix College
concerts, and a popular radio DJ announced her as the next Joni Mitchell.
The prestigious Boston Berklee School of Music agreed and
gave her rare vocal scholarship reserved for singer/songwriters. More recently
Texas Beat Magazine confirmed the DJ’s insights and
wrote: "Aliah Selah is a lot like Joni Mitchell, both in song design
and live delivery- she's an up and coming talent". After making her mark
in Boston playing to crowds in Harvard Square, regularly on College Radio
Stations, Festivals and Cafes, she came to San Diego where, with her band SOULER
SYSTEM she played sax, keys, and sang lead at EarthFair (Balboa
Park) and The San Diego Fair (The Del Mar Fair). In Austin,
she reformed SOULER SYSTEM and then began SPIRAL - that has now become a sacred jam band - SPIRAL ON
(www.sprialon.com). Between the two projects she finally made her
first solo CD Acoustic Perfume when Tim Records
(Austin City Limits) offered to produce it. It was perfect for the Lilith
Fair crowd of the late 90’s and the CD sold out quickly. Then, she went
on to produce her 2nd CD Shades Of Images with the
well-known Austin producer Mitch Watkins and it received even more airplay
and reviews. Aliah returned to San Diego last year and within a few months
had a CD review in Vision Magazine and played at the Adam’s
Street Fair, Whole Being Weekend, The World Peace Children’s Festival,
Seaside Church, Hot Monkey Love Café, Galoka (in La Jolla),
World Peace Arts & Music Faire, The Cosmic Halloween Dance, and
then began head lining at the 101 Artist’s Colony.
Her regular Thursday gig at Miracle’s Café was also written up
in Vision Magazine and soon after she had a regular gig at
Hillcrest’s unique Exotic Bamboo as well. Since moving to Santa Cruz Aliah has been focused on the a new TV show CREATIVE EVOLUTION - and the new CD for her Sacred Jam Band Spiral on.. We Here Now. Recorded when we were closest to the Gallactic Center with amazing musicians... more to come on that as it is released soon with videos... for a taste hear a channeled song - "On Call": www.soundcloud.aliahselah
Now she is focused on Ableton and producing her new CD In Light Of Now with a long awaited Yamaha Wind Controller and Motif Keyboard to play in 432 Hz = A.. for 432 Sound Healing Concerts - and for more music videos and Livetronica shows with Lotus Heart Yogadancers and some films that have alternative answers to the homesless, runaways, and our need for a higherpower that rocks you and what can lead us all to peace.
The best is yet to come. www.aliahselah.com/recordingprojects.htm
Radio Spins & TV Play:
While at Berklee School of Music in Boston, Aliah's
recordings were played on college radio stations WERS and WMFO.
After both band's radio/TV exposure - Aliah's
solo debut CD, Acoustic Perfume, was played on local
Austin radio stations: KUT, KTSW, KVRX, KLBJ, KGSR, & KOOP.
Aliah’s new release Shades Of Images is getting
spins on those stations now and after her Amsterdam A2A Music Festival
Showcase, some European stations are playing it as well, especially
“Little Shelf” that A2A featured. She has been able to recieve airplay on many nternet Radio shows. (www.aliahselah.com/news.htm)
She was interviewed on Austin’s
KKMJ with DJ Eric Leikam (who now works for KGSR) who dubbed
her, "A kinder, gentler, Tori Amos”. On his show he has “Sweet
Life”, “Silence Fills Sound”, “Dig Deep” and
her title track “Shades Of Images” in rotation. "Sweetwater" that was the title track to the Austin
Feature Film that played at festivals and on PBS. Then, along with
several Austin Stations, they began playing “What Is So?” for
it’s pro-peace message (the CD is dedicated to peace) as the war began
with a pre-release recording of “The Field” to be on her upcoming
CD In Light Of Now - of more Electronica flavored tunes - some pre-released like: "Across The Universe 2013"- that was nominated for a 2013 Hollywood Music & Media Award in Jazz. Added lyrics to the John Lennon Channeled song that just came through Aliah said - who was focused on sending out positive energy about this important shift. A Sunset Ocean Blessing - to calm the fears of the coming new time of cocreating peace. "Where Light Shines" - an Electronica song - reached #1 ont he Reverbnation Santa Cruz Electronica Chart and will have a music video and radio shorter version with raised vocals. She is also working on another CD of older songs that were used for various causes and peace centered projects. It will include “Bless
The Water” played on Austin Radio & TV for S.O.S. (Save Our Springs)
efforts and has been re-released as an Electronica song for World Water Day - March 22nd, 2015 and shot a video that day with Lotus Heart Yogadancers - soon to be a music video.
The song is
"Bless The Water" - #1 on Reverbnations Santa Cruz Electronica Chart - just like the other pre-release from the In Light Of Now CD "Where Light Shines".
Aliah Selah has been said to be: "A new thought Sade with a spark of Erika Badu & Zap Mama - and the spirit of Isadora Duncan."
EPK: www.aliahselah.reverbnation.com
See Music Videos: "Across The Universe 2013" & "Silence Fills Sound"
HEAR/BUY: www.aliahselahmusic.com -
Living In The Shade - Funk Rock & Shades Of Images - AAA/Dream Pop
INDUSTRY: www.reverbnation.com/aliahselah
ALIAH SELAH & SPIRAL ON: www.soundcloud.com/aliahselah
(also Sound Healing Activations)
FANSITE: www.aliahselah.com