Official release of Aliah Selah's 3rd CD - SHADES OF IMAGES is Sep 21st 2016 for International World Peace Day. The CD's pre-release has earned several nominations for 2016 Independent Music Awards in Adult Contemporary & Eclectic. Other nominations include: Best Eclectic Song for Aliah's FB "birthday song" - "Come Alive" and her Lotus Heart Yogadancers have a new music video "Listen" from the CD. "Venus In Aquarius" from her upcoming 4th CD due in 2017 - IN LIGHT OF NOW (Acoustic Perfume, Living In the Shade, Shades Of Images) was also nominated along with "Bless The Water" - title track from another CD in the works.. of her Spiritual Activism. Her music has featured on Radio & TV stations for many Earth & Peace causes: Lilith Fair led to New Thought Events & Sacred Music, Art, Yoga & Peace Festivals - happening all over the world now - where beautiful souls healing the planet dwell. See videos: www.lotusheartyogadancers.com & www.aliahselah.reverbnation.com
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Aliah's choreography editing music videos - "Across The Universe 2013" as "A dreamscape sojourn at sunset blessing the ocean". Recorded with the Legendary Jamey Aebersold Band: Steve Allee/Piano Tyrone Wheeler/Bass & Steve Davis/Drums. This Modal Jazz version of John Lennon's channeled song offered to inspire & calm fears of Dec 2012 - nominated for a 2013 Hollywood Music Award in Jazz, after being #1 in Electronica in Santa Cruz - to be on her 4th CD - In Light Of Now.
Most Recent - Shades Of Images
Aliah Selah is an interdisciplinary artist (art, music, dance, video) with a joyous spirit that reveals a deep commitment to inner growth and spiritual activism. Her song "Bless The Water" was used for radio & TV spots to support S.O.S. opposing developers threatening the fragile watershed eco-system in Austin. An Electronica version has been re-released for World Water Day. Inspired by her ongoing peace movement's efforts - she's currently in pre-production with her next CD - IN LIGHT OF NOW as a follow-up to "Shades Of Images". Her song "What Is So?" was played on several Austin radio stations as the Iraq war first started - now "What Is So Remix 2020 - A Love Blessing For Our Planet" has been nominated for a 2020 Hollywood Music & Media Award in Downbeat/Downtempo. Aliah developed the Lotus Heart Yogadance form and trains dancers for her music videos. See Lotus Heart Yogadancers in her music videos that she produces and edits. "Across The Universe 2013" that was nominated for a 2013 HMMA in Jazz. Aliah's finding so many inspiring artists who feel the same way at Sacred Music, Art, & Yoga Festivals - bringing in the new era of people over dollars.
Another song "Luna: Tree Of Life" celebrates the work of Julia Butterfly Hill who lived 2 years in a Redwood tree she named Luna - to help save the ancient forest. Aliah's song "Sweetwater" is the title track on the Austin feature film that showcased in several festivals & plays regularly on PBS.
Aliah Selah's 1st solo CD ACOUSTIC PERFUME, featured on local Austin radio stations KUT, KTSW, KVRX, KGSR, & KOOP in perfect time for Lilith Fair because it was most known for being played at births - especially her own son's. Her 2nd CD LIVING IN THE SHADE started playing on those stations. Her songs lead her to becoming a featured artist on KKMJ where she interviewed with DJ Eric Leikam. After her Amsterdam A2A Showcase, some European stations started playing her unique spoken word and sung performance art song "Little Shelf" that was nominated for a 2008 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AWARD in the Ambient/New Age category after being nominated for a LA MUSIC AWARD in 2007 - both Experimental/Female Vocals.
Aliah's a pro performer with hundreds of live performances; she's toured Japan, Canada & Alaska with the keyboardist for Counting Crows, while in Boston - together with Paz - she's played in Cafes and on college radio stations as well as in Harvard Square as TOUCH. Next in San Diego playing at clubs and festivals with funkrock band SOULER SYSTEM that grew into their current project SPIRAL ON. In addition, as host of their Austin TV shows - she also featured her layered collage-like music art videos where she danced as another form of graphics - fulfilling her original vision of dancing to her own music. In the San Francisco Guardsman, the writer commented on BELIEVE IN LOVE - her one woman show (her music, dance, poetry, art, & comedy about life): "It's nice to find someone who tells it how she sees it - we can expect to see more of Aliah Selah, she has the talent & integrity to rise above the norm."
Her bandmate/soulmate Paz Rheinstein - share the sacred jam band: SPIRAL ON... & Spiral on Productions where they produce the Web/TV Show CREATIVE EVOLUTION - with the motto: Make Love For Peace. See "Rainbow Rejuvenation" and some sample SPIRAL ON...music videos for upcoming 3CD-DVD set. (www.spiralon.com).
"Aliah Selah's a charismatic performer & prolific songwriter who knows how to connect with, & move an audience. She writes & performs on keyboards where she showcases funky rhythmic tunes & mystical ballads. Both share her soulful voice & insightful wisdom - allowing her to stand in a light all her own."
-Buddy Gills, Where Its At Music
Aliah's Music Story
Aliah began creative dance class at 3, started piano lessons at 7, then opted out of lessons at 9 to secretly write her own songs from her poetry. Dancing all her life, in High School, she was known for her conceptual dances where she choreographed to ZAPPA, YES, & PINK FLOYD songs. Her life changed when she picked up the sax on a dare from her boyfriend to play his sax & form a band. Since 9 she had been writing songs from her poetry (kept in "a shoebox under her bed" a lyric spoken of in her title track song "Shades Of Images") with her goal of one day writing the songs she'd dance to. Getting serious about music caused her to quit dance at her high school to commit full time to music and yoga classes at Phoenix College in the afternoons. It made more sense when she won 2nd place at the PC Talent Show with a solo dance piece to ELO's "Just Take A Pebble". Yoga had taken her dance to a whole new level. She was playing sax in the PC Jazz band & performing her own songs regularly at Phoenix College's Lunch Concert Series where a popular radio DJ announced her as "the next Joni Mitchell". The prestigious Berklee School of Music agreed and gave her a vocal scholarship reserved for unique singer/songwriters. More recently Vision Magazine added, "Aliah's music is both timeless and current."
She's an interdisciplinary artist with a joyous spirit that reveals a deep commitment to inner growth and spiritual activism. Her song "Bless The Water" was used for radio & TV spots to support S.O.S. (Save Our Springs) opposing developers threatening the fragile watershed eco-system in Austin. An Electronica version has been re-released for World Water Day. Another song "Luna: Tree Of Life" celebrates the work of Julia Butterfly Hill who lived for 2 years in a soaring Redwood tree she named Luna to help save the ancient forest. Aliah's song "Sweetwater" is the title track on the Austin feature film that showcased in several festivals & plays regularly on PBS. Inspired by the ongoing peace movement's efforts - she's currently in pre-production with her next CD - IN LIGHT OF NOW as a follow-up to "What Is So?" that was played on several radio stations as the Iraq war first started. She offers video activism through Peacefarm Productions (www.peacefarm.org) that has received several production grants for wellness videos. She's produced videos for Lee Holden L.Ac. - as part of completing his Qigong Teacher's Training where she learned Medical Qi Gong from Lee and their teacher Mantak Chia. Both inspired Lotus Heart Qigong that she developed & teaches. From her own Yogadance set, she is now blending Yoga & Qigong into a form: Yogadance 8 9 Qi Flow. Adding her contemporary dance choreography - she offers this form to classes & develops her troupe. See Lotus Heart Yogadancers in music videos "Across The Universe 2013" & "Silence Fills Sound" - inspiring a shift to a peaceful world. Aliah's finding so many inspiring artists who feel the same way at Sacred Music, Art, & Yoga Festivals - bringing in the new era of people over dollars.
Inspiring Spiritual Activism
Aliah Selah is an interdisciplinary artist (Musician, dancer, video artist, painter/graphic artist, actor, poet, spoken word artist, writer, and sound healer) with a joyous spirit that reveals a deep commitment to inner growth and spiritual activism. Her song "Bless The Water" was used for radio & TV spots to support S.O.S. (Save Our Springs) opposing developers threatening the fragile watershed eco-system in Austin. Another song "Luna: Tree Of Life" celebrates the work of Julia Butterfly Hill who lived for 2 years in a soaring Redwood tree she named Luna to help save the ancient forest. Aliah's song "Sweetwater" is the title track on the Austin feature film that showcased in several festivals & plays regularly on PBS.
Inspired by the ongoing peace movement's efforts, she's currently in pre-production with her next CD - IN LIGHT OF NOW as a follow-up to "What Is So?" that was played on several radio stations as the Iraq war first started. She offers video activism through Peacefarm Productions (www.peacefarm.org) that has received several production grants for wellness videos. She's produced videos for Lee Holden L.Ac. - as part of completing his Qi Gong Teacher's Training where she learned Medical Qi Gong from Lee and their teacher Mantak Chia. Both inspired Lotus Heart Qi Gong that she developed & teaches. From her Yogadance set, she is now blending Yoga & Qi Gong into a form she calls - Yoga Qi Flow. Adding her Contemporary Dance choreography - she offers Yogadance Qi Flow classes to develop her troupe. See the Lotus Heart Yogadancers in her newest music video - "Across The Universe 2013" - inspiring a shift to a peaceful world. Aliah's finding so many inspiring artists who feel the same way at Sacred Music, Art, & Yoga Festivals - bringing in the new era of people over dollars. Also her bandmate/soulmate Paz Rheinstein - share the sacred jam band: SPIRAL ON... & Spiral on Productions where they produce the Web/TV Show CREATIVE EVOLUTION - with the motto: Make Love For Peace. See "Rainbow Rejuvenation" and some sample SPIRAL ON...music videos for upcoming 3CD-DVD set. (www.spiralon.com).
Aliah's a pro performer with hundreds of live performances; she's toured Japan, Canada & Alaska with the keyboardist for Counting Crows, while in Boston - together with Paz - she's played in Cafes and on college radio stations as well as in Harvard Square as TOUCH. Next in San Diego playing at clubs and festivals with funkrock band SOULER SYSTEM that grew into their current project SPIRAL ON... In addition, as host of their Austin TV shows - she also featured her layered collage-like music art videos where she danced as another form of graphics - fulfilling her original vision of dancing to her own music.
In the San Francisco Guardsman, the writer commented on BELIEVE IN LOVE - her one woman show combining her music, dance, poetry, art, & comedy about life: "It's nice to find someone who tells it how she sees it - we can expect to see more of Aliah Selah, she has the talent & integrity to rise above the norm."
CREATIVE EVOLUTION WEB/TV SHOW
CREATIVE EVOLUTION showcases visionary (evolutionary) music, art, poetry, spoken word, and comedy activism skits.
Along with as many inspiring talents artists as they can find to offer you.
Aliah is now in pre-production with a new ambient groove - chill electronica song "Awaken Into Dreamtime" that will showcase on CREATIVE EVOLUTION.
Aliah's band SPIRAL ON... that she shares with her soulmate/bandmate Paz - will showcase all kinds of music videos on CREATIVE EVOLUTION Web/TV. Both Paz and Aliah have been peace activists for decades and come out during the war with a unique angle... "MAKE LOVE FOR PEACE"
Also, to showcase and to sell to listeners, Aliah is working on visuals for the 3 SPIRAL ON... CD's for a DVD Box Set for parties and dance clubs. These CD's have a - Dark Side Of the Moon-like feel - because each song glides into the next with a continual soundscape of atmospheric songs with layered vocals and ebbing and flowing building the energy. Spiral on.. is an energetic celebrational Jamband.
These 3 CD's will also showcase on the new show: Spiral on... Homeworld that was pre-released on 10/10/10 - Spiral on... ZOOM POP! that was pre-released on 11/11/11 and Spiral on... WE HERE NOW that was pre-released on 12/12/12.
Their goal is to inspire creativity that empowers positive solutions for our planet. Spiral on.. (Paz, Aliah, & Friends)is a band with a TV show who are dedicated to a CREATIVE EVOLUTION for our world.
If you have creative expressions that are evolutionary... solutions oriented and in some way inspiring us to a sustainable peace? Then, we want to hear from you.
Buddy Gills quote...
"Aliah Selah's a charismatic performer & prolific songwriter who knows how to connect with, & move an audience. She writes & performs on keyboards where she showcases funky rhythmic tunes & mystical ballads. Both share her soulful voice & insightful wisdom - allowing her to stand in a light all her own."
-Buddy Gill
WhereItsAt Music
Austin Daze Magazine Quotes
"Aliah Selah's an Interdisciplinary Artist & mystic yogi, health-nut, singer/songwriter - who's comedy activism, music, stage & TV shows offer a creative spark that's contagious. Positive alternative songs, poetic jazzy fusion, & spoken word electronica - all dancing on the edge of possibilities."
-Shema
Austin Daze
"Aliah Selah's bluesy upbeat rock songs & mystic jazzy ballads have played in clubs, cafes, events, & festivals - no matter where she plays... what lingers... is her inspiration - it is totally contagious!"
-Shema
Austin Daze
Aliah's song LITTLE SHELF review
Aliah is choreographing "Little Shelf" song for a music videos that is set to open the artistic documentary film CoCreating.us.
"Very mysterious and flowing. Great voice!"
"Sexy, sensual voice; compliments the music. Loves the way the vocalist moved in and out of singing/spoken word flow."
"Nice..Very Effective..."
"Sexy voice both singing and speaking."
-Broadjam Musician Reviews
Aliah's song STARCHILD review:
"This has to be one of the best recordings I have heard lately. The mix was dead on - the arrangement was fabulous - the solos were perfectly executed. Great job!"
"This issss funky....!!!!"
"I think this is really good. Great guitar, great vocal, and it grooves. I also think the song itself is well constructed. Good luck with this."
"Very good recording - well presented. I was tempted to think of this as a Bond song (which is a good thing)."
"Nice groove...nice horn."
"Has a nice Santana, Vanilla Fudge, Jefferson Airplane feel. voice is great. Some real good musicianship. Absolutely want to hear more."
-Broadjam Musician Reviews
Aliah's song LIVIN' IN THE SHADE
"Excellent guitar work, and sexy, gritty, vocal. Really enjoyed it. Sort of a mix of Hendrix, ZZ Top, and the Pretenders, with a little funk thrown in for good measure.
Keep kickin' out the jams!"
"Very spunk, spicy vibe, good guitar and vocal. Lyrics are intelligent."
"Has a late 60s, early 70s feel, kind of like Heart from that time period. No Doubt has had big success with that kind of groove."
and "great singer with a funky guitar driven vibe and it has a guitar solo which is unheard of these days."
"Interesting to hear a girl who wants to be Lenny Kravitz. I'm sure this works great live."
-Broadjam Musician Reviews