In between her studies at the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, 19-year-old Ali Slaight spent the summer writing and recording at home in Toronto. In collaboration with Canadian producer Justin Gray (Joss Stone, Bret Ryan, Kim Stockwood) and writer Simon Wilcox (Three Days Grace, Jorane) she co-wrote four of the songs from her forthcoming EP release Trace The Stars.
2007's "The Story of Your Life" connected Ali's music to Canadians with more than 40 Million radio audience impressions and achieved Top10 (Mediabase AC) status in February of this year. Recently the song also served as the soundtrack to CBC TV's stirring Canadian Olympic highlight recap. As the lead single from Warner Music's Women & Songs 11 compilation CD, her music was along side iconic pop females like Jully Black, Kelly Clarkson, and Nelly Furtado and helped achieve a Top30 Soundscan Sales Debut.
Of "Great Expectations" Ali says "it picks up where Story Of Your Life left off, it was written by my friend Simon Wilcox, and it basically says that there's nothing stopping you from achieving what you want, if you set your mind to it".
Canadians have grown up with Ali's voice. Her rendition of Seals’ “Kiss From A Rose” was nominated for best AC single at the 2006 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Her version of Etta James "At Last" adorned The Real Divas Torch Light Vol. II compilation, while she rallied her Berklee roommates to sing background vocals on Bill King’s tribute to Bob Dylan, The Saturday Nite Fish Fry's Dirt Road Blues CD, The Roomies, as they are now dubbed recorded a version of “It Ain’t Me Babe” for the album.
With her friends, Bess James and Stacey Kaniuk, she formed the singing group Take Three, and the trio have become radio's Seasonal Darlings with their versions of “Oh Holy Night” and "Winter Wonderland" each reaching No. 1 on the BDS AC Radio chart and can be found on Take Three's 2007 Christmas Compilation Home For Christmas .
As Ali begins her third term of training at Berklee, she sites the freedom of the recording process with Justin. "I wanted to be involved in every step of the way of this session, from the writing, recording and even co-producing one of the songs". Trace The Stars showcases Ali's vocal maturity throughout it's 6 songs and is the best evidence of her talent and lifelong love of music.
Love your MUSIC. ALWAYS WILL!!! “THANK YOU” for ALL the “INSPIRATION” it gives ‘US.’ Currently your MUSIC is playing in the “FEATURED PLAYLIST” at the U.B.R. because ‘WE’ can’t get enough of ‘THE WAY’ that – you DO, - that VOO-DOO, - you DO, - SO WELLL… - Yeaahhh… Dig it...
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb, His fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The Lamb was sure to go. He followed her to school each day, Twasnt even in the rule. He made the children laugh and play. To have a Lamb at school. And then the rules all changed one day, illegal it became; To bring the Lamb of God to school, Or even speak his Name. Everyday got worse and worse, And days turned into years. Instead of hearing children laugh, We heard gun shot and tears. What must we do to stop the crime, That's in our schools today? Let's let the Lamb come back to school, And teach our kids to PRAY!
Stopping by to wish you a wonderful week-END and to let you know that your MUSIC is being FEATURED in the DAILY PLAYLIST at the U.B.R. because really dig the way that – you DO, - that VOO-DOO, - you DO, - SO WELLL… Yeaahhh… And because you are SO KOOL it makes me wanna…
Yeaahhh, dig it. Take care, my FRIEND. - foni
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“NEO-RENAISSANCE MUSIC” at the UNDERGROUND BOHEMIAN REVOLUTION.
As the U.B.R. continues to grow and gain momentum, I find myself trying to, once again, find a way to “THANK YOU” for your continuing SUPPORT and FRIENDSHIP. Believe that I sincerely and greatly appreciate it. You and your ART are TOO KOOL for words. “WE” - have become a BEACON of HOPE, a VOICE of TRUTH and CREATORS of FUTURE HISTORY. Yeaahhh, dig it. Here’s wishing that you, and those special to you, have a wonderful week-END! Take care, my FRIEND. – foni
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On a course for that distant blue star on the North horizon but wanted to stop by and drop off this “a passing thought…” Here’s wishing that you, and those special to you, have a wonderful week-END!!! Take care, my FRIEND. - foni
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