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Leah West

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-------------------------------------------------------- La biographie, Les Paroles dans le Français et CD "Beyond Words" pour la vente à www.leahwest.com -------------------------------------------------------- Biografía, Liricos en Español, y CD para venta en www.leahwest.com -------------------------------------------------------- Leah's Album "Beyond Words" available for purchase or MP3 download at www.leahwest.com -------------------------------------------------------- Leah West is a star on the rise! She's recently caught the attention of the music world with her clever lyrics, beautiful melodies, and her amazing voice. One minute you'll be moved to tears with her soft, ethereal ballads and the next be blown away and rockin' to her upbeat tunes. Leah's songs can be light and quirky, or deep, thought-provoking and soulful. Her voice is powerful, captivating and soaring with a hint of grit. Infectious hooks that will haunt you. People often tell her she left them with goosebumps.------------------------------------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------------Leah West is a Canadian-American Singer-Songwriter who grew up in New Jersey, near New York City. "It is a huge melting pot of culture and it was a great place to grow up and be surrounded by fabulous music and entertainment from all over the world." Leah moved to Canada in 2005 to immerse herself in the vibrant Canadian music scene. She travels extensively, but calls Kelowna, BC, Canada home. Even though her main genre of music is in the Alternative-Indie, Pop-Rock realm, she can't deny roots and influences from all types of music.------------------------------------------------------ -- --------------------------------------------------------She is currently writing for soundtracks, as well as a full-length album due out June 2009. An incredibly prolific lyricist and songwriter, she has penned over 150 songs to date with songs in many genres including rock, pop, folk, alternative, country, blues, and more. She is currently working with the very talented producer, Marty Rifkin. Marty has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Jewel, Tom Petty, Elton John, Shawn Mullins, Dwight Yoakam, Leanne Rimes, and Glen Campbell to name just a few. Leah is honoured to be working with such an exceptional talent.----------------------------------------------------- --- --------------------------------------------------------In addition to singing and songwriting, Leah is also a trained dancer (Garden State Ballet), actor (Lee Strasberg NYC), and visual artist (see her web site and upcoming CD for artwork). She speaks both English and Spanish and is able to work in the US, Canada, and Europe. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA), and NACA.org.--------------------------------------------------- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- Whether it's a large venue or a small intimate affair, Leah can fly anywhere to entertain you. For booking information please visit her Sonicbids EPK below, which has a stage plot and email address, or email through her web site at: http://www.leahwest.com------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------

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Member Since: 6/24/2008
Band Website: http://www.leahwest.com
Band Members:---------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ There are 27 songs on this ReverbNation Player below.------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------Leah West writes all her own songs. Leah's had the pleasure of working with many gifted musicians and industry veterans. Her music is produced by the very talented Marty Rifkin. Marty has also worked with many, many of the world's most respected and well-known musicians and legendary artists. She is touring with Tom Stinson. For a full list of artists Leah has worked with, please go to her official web site.------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
Influences: Life, Love and the Muse.
Sounds Like: Nobody else.------------------------------------------------------- -

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

My Producer Rocks!!!

With my new CD "Beyond Words" coming out in just a few weeks, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank my producer Marty Rifkin. A lot of people write and tell me that I am a great singer-songwrit...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 12:05:00 GMT

Dans le français o En Español ?

My web site is now in English, French, and Spanish.Biography and Pages of Lyrics are all now trilingual!I am still working on adding new pages everyday, as time allows me.Please forgive my many mistak...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 22:34:00 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD

Free Download on my web site: (chanson gratuit / cancion gratis)http://www.leahwest.comClick on the button that says "Guardian Angel"Appuyez sur le bouton qui dit "Guardian Angel"Presione el botón que...
Posted by on Sun, 03 May 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Digital Citizen

Check out this link below:http://digitalcitizen.ca/2009/04/23/serendipitous-disc overy-of-leah-wests-music/I was emailed by this amazing person to let me know about a blog post about me.I was so flatte...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Santa Fe

"Santa Fe"Written by Leah WestProduced by Marty RifkinKeyboards by Bob MaloneThis Song is about Georgia O'Keeffe.She is one of my favorite artists of all time.Her visions take me to a totally differen...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Featured Artist on "Spotlight on Great Songs"

I'll be a featured artist this Saturday's Women of Substance Radio show on the internet. It's a show called "Spotlight on Great Songs" and I'm so excited. Check it out at: http://www.live365.com/stati...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Review from John Drake of SexSoulRocknRoll

Hey everyone, through a random search on Google,I found this review of my music... how cool is that?Anyways, here it is:Oh, new female pop singer.Hey, its out of Canada. Quirky lyrics and guitar...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:18:00 GMT

Orange Bliss

Hello Everyone, wanted to let you know about my new song 'Orange Bliss'. I wrote it about the day I went to the Poppy Reserve in the Antelope Valley in California. It's just this giant open space with...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT

Guardian Angel

New song up, "Guardian Angel" I wrote it for all the wonderful mothers out there. It was first inspired by my pregnant friend who I've known since I was a little girl, who asked me to be the Godmother...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:25:00 GMT

Purple Starfish

Everyone looks for inspiration. Even the most creative people in touch with their inner child artist, struggle at times to find something to churn the fires within. I must admit that sometimes I fee...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:48:00 GMT