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Alanna

About Me

Over the years, my love, my naiveté, my faith, my support and my tenacity have made me fortunate enough to have performed with these artists:Etta James/John Lee Hooker Jr./ Jully Black/Hezekiah Walker/Kathy Grant Mahon/Peter Elkas/Ben Gunning/Matt Mays and the WTAMC band/Nathan Wiley/Danny Michel/Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings/Feist/K-Os/Craig Cardiff/Flip Kuma/The Sick Fits/Rise Ashen/Trevor Walker/The Soul Jazz Orchestra/Nomadic Massive/Cuff the Duke/The Disorganized 3/Diplo/Bonde do Role/DJ Jazzy Jeff and more...It started when I volunteered to sing in a church competition when I was 8 and bombed my first solo, which ended in a big crying session.My mom brought me to my first lesson at 11, but I thought I was going to the dentist.Kathy Grant Mahon took me from "mary had a little lamb" to the clip you see to the left.I was in Church almost 5 days a week for practice for the next 10 years.I started writing music at 15 when my substitute math teacher told me about her friend who managed. My first song was called 'Ownership' about my "boyfriend" who wanted to come back to me, even though he was calling girls on the cell phone I bought him.At 18 I had my first single on Flow to considerable play.At 19 I left for University, volunteered at CHUO, kinda lied about my intentions in interviewing artists I wanted to meet. I met Ben Gunning and Pete Elkas. Ben helped me make my first demo.I brought my demo and cd player to whatever shows I could.I'm currently working with Don Kerr, Peter Elkas and Ian Swain to complete my EP Disruptive Technologies.It's an R+B record. That's what I do, that's my voice. I'm just going to go about a different way of presenting it.I'm one-half of Bonjay a live soundsystem: www.myspace.com/woyoyoy

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/11/2005
Band Members: Alanna Stuart et al
Influences: Anything Dionne Warwick and Burt B related, Bill Withers, Local Rabbits, and Feist are all fuelling the fire at the moment.
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Record Label: None
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Say It Loud! I’m a Geek and I’m Proud! - as posted at cbcradio3.com

I frequently commit social suicide. Whenever I meet musicians I'm a fan of, I express my love for them a little over-enthusiastically. Except maybe it's not a little, maybe it's a LOT. There's nothing...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

BOOM Fri, March 14 w/ Pho and Tom Wrecks

BOOM Fri, March 14 w/ Pho and Tom Wreckshttp://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view &friendID=88914821&blogID=364460282
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT

In 4 bands now...heres a breakdown

So, this is what I'm up to these days. Alanna Stuart: My ep Disruptive Tecnologies is coming along nicely. I'm excited to share it with you. You've heard some bits on my page, but there's st...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:07:00 GMT

What can I say? J'aime les hommes!

So I'm in a new band!I liked being the only girl in the group. I hated hovering over the pee-covered seat, but I liked the inside scoop. I'm gonna write a book about the secrets of men for Oprah's nex...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 14:48:00 GMT

Like Rupaul says: You betta' Work!

I bit the bullet and got a job. I can't complain, really. It's pretty damn fantastic. I just think after the tour with Matt Mays and the boys,I was blinded by the lights. The incredible lights courtes...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 14:38:00 GMT

Touring Canada...

So,Last New Year's Eve I felt an overwhelming feeling of optimism. Certain it was to be a good year, I braced myself for big things. Indeed, big things did happen, and 2006 turned out to be a fantasti...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:44:00 GMT

pictures and words

So, I've left Slovenia behind. I was really spoiled.   When Ian and the gang left, I found out that I had no place to stay, but luckily, Nina gave me her roommates room. Of course,her roommate ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:38:00 GMT

more Europe...more! more!

So, I´m on my own. Ian went off to the Austrian Alps with a boy andI´m still in Slovenia. It´s weird travelling by myself. I ratherenjoyed having a travelling partner.Anyway, I had the best weekend ev...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:37:00 GMT

Slovatia - short update

Hello, hello or smfgahgdidjzmec in Slovenian (not really, but it looks> something like that.)>> We're here on the East coast of Europe which looks nothing like Canada's> East Coast. There are more pin...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:35:00 GMT

Blogging my blog

So, I'm a singer/songwriter/writer-writer.I have a daily diary in the Ottawa Citizen that shares my experience preparing for the Ottawa Bluesfest.I'll be opening for John Lee Hooker Jr. , Jully Black,...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:24:00 GMT