LOS ANGELES (By Mona Elyafi/ ILDK Media) - Since hopping onto the music scene last year, pop singer/songwriter ALYSON has enjoyed a string of consecutive singles from her debut album cracking the Billboard Dance Chart's Top 10 - Three to be exact! From "
Feel You", "
What're You Gonna Do" and "Nothin More to Say", Alyson's infectious sound and catchy hooks have single-handedly conquered dance floors across the U.S. and are about to debut on the big screen - her 3rd single "
Nothin More To Say" is featured in the upcoming motion picture "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2" in theaters later this year. And now her fourth single, the title track from her debut album "Take A Good Look", just cracked the Billboard Top 15 and hit No 1 on club charts across the country. The music video for 'Take A Good Look' just hit No 2 on bpm:tv's Hot 20 Chart in Canada and was just announced as an official selection of the 2006 California Independent Film Festival in the 'Music Video' category taking place October 25th.
Now
Alyson is ready to give back! While Alyson's 4th single "Take a Good Look" continues to spin on radio nationally and internationally (currently No 47 on the International Top 100 Rhythmic Airplay Chart at Beyondradio.com), a 5th song titled "
Forever" (from her debut album) will soon be available on her website as a FREE download to thank DJs and fans who have supported her!
She is joining forces with dancehall reggae master ZEB to deliver a new version of this original pop reggae track that combines Alyson's smooth, sultry R&B vocals with Zeb's raucous, boisterous dancehall style. Zeb has enjoyed a series of hit songs with his band Detour Posse and Zeb's unbelievably hip and infectuous "Pet the cat" and "Supafly Sunday". Zeb's music has already been heard on MTV's hit show "Laguna Beach" and on a variety of radio stations across the U.S. including L.A.'s 'World Famous' KROQ and 100.3 The Beat. An expert drummer, Zeb has backed up artists such as Sean Paul and Barrington Levy, touring around the world and playing for crowds of 20,000 or more at Bob Marley Day, Reggae on the River, Jamaica's Sunsplash and many others.
Alyson and Zeb are shooting the music video for "Forever" on HD in mid-September with renowned LA choreographer Shaun Thompson who's recent work includes collabs with Mariah Carey, Deborah Cox and more. The "Forever" remix package will feature exclusive club mixes by world-renowned international DJ/producer DJ Jean (based in Amsterdam) and hot ground-breaking U.S.-based producers L.E.X., JY & Zeb, Allen Jeffrey and Jason Randolph. You can hear the JY & Zeb remix of 'Forever' now on Alyson's new myspace page at www.myspace.com/artistalyson!
Nominated "Best New Recording Artist" for 2005 at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, Alyson generated enough excitement over the last year that she was named a "Top 20 Artist of 2005" by Billboard Magazine.
She's performed at numerous high-profile events, headlining this year's Boston Pride and New York Pride Weekends. Bay Windows Magazine declared in its Pride Guide "Alyson is one of the biggest draws to this year's Pride Week". Alyson shared the stage with '80s icons Debbie Gibson and Tiffany at the Los Angeles Gay Pride concert in 2005, and will do so again at the 2006 Sacramento Rainbow Festival during Labor Day weekend. She performed as well at the 2005 Inland Aids Walk and will be headlining the Next Magazine Out There Awards Show at Crobar in Manhattan in September that will air on "here! tv". She collaborated with Grammy Award-winning DJ/Producer Hex Hector and world-renowned DJ/Producers Ralphi Rosario and Eric Kupper, and attached her name to numerous music compilations distributed worldwide.
Alyson is back in the studio writing and recording her sophomore album set for release in early 2007. She will also next showcase her talent with an exclusive live performance at the Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where she will be launching her European promotional campaign for her debut album "Take A Good Look".
