Alesha Joy - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm not who I used to be and I'm also not all that I will be. But in this moment I am more myself than ever before. I write music - not as much as I used to but it is still my passion. My day job and my small apartment limit my creative capacity somewhat. But enough with excuses. My stories have been made into songs that you can listen to here and if you happen to come to a rare live gig then you can watch them too. I write about what is important to me, so anything that comes out is filled with conviction. I'm no gun on the guitar, but that hasnt ever stopped me from playing. So come and join in on my journey.

Dont follow a road because it is easy. Instead - push your boundaries and go for your dreams. Life is too short not to try. Thanks for listening, and peace be with you.

A shout out to all who have come see me play at: Jubilee Hotel & The Princess Theatre in Brisbane, the Dekk Bar and Brackets & Jam on the central coast of NSW, Revolver in Prahran, Acoustica @ City Library & The Stork Hotel in Melbourne, Gertrudes & The Perseverance Hotel & Palookaville in Fitzroy and The Bollygum Festival in Kinglake. Hope to see you again soon.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/2/2006
Band Website: coming soon!
Band Members: Alesha Joy - vocals/guitar/random noises

I have a demo cd

and if you want to get your hands on a copy you should probably come along to a gig..I'm sure that one day I'll make an even better one.
Influences: I'm influenced by life and all of its complexities and simplicities.
Sounds Like: I'm often asked to describe my music. I find it very hard to do so. I drop the 'folk' bomb and dont know where to go from there. I'm not sure I even know where folk is. I dont love music through categories. I love things from each category. For now we'll just say it sounds like gumboots on a rainy day.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

In a nutshell...

Ok folks! You have been asking me where I have been and what I have been up to, so I figured that the time has come to fill you in. I have a big role in an up and coming reality show called "As if I w...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:27:00 PST

Why conform to the norm?

So in the course of a normal jam session I told my friends that I made a dance song. They seemed very interested and wanted to hear it. Somewhat reluctantly I played it for them and they made me promi...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:05:00 PST

Belief

The world is full of possibility. There is also, admittedly, a lot of negativity. But if you keep the faith... if you hold on to your imagination and belief... and if you retain even a tiny piece of t...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:53:00 PST

Acoustica gig

Thanks to everyone who came down to the gig at City Library, I had so much fun!! What a great environment to play music in. So many happy faces and just a great atmosphere!! In my hour set I was able ...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:20:00 PST

Watching the Lama

Last weekend I made it to Sydney - and the main reason for my trip was to see the Dalai Lama. If you are at all interested in Buddhism then to receive blessings and teachings from the Dalai Lama (mean...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:17:00 PST

Barack Obama is hope.

Well we won round one. But I fear that the final round will be even harder.Dare we dream about a new future? Dare we hope to find someone who is willing and able to bring about radical and beneficial ...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:25:00 PST

A bright cardigan

Never underestimate the value of a bright cardigan. It can change the world. And when you add a funky scarf and some gloves? Wow. Stand back, politicians. It is often said that 'music can change the w...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Mon, 26 May 2008 04:33:00 PST

Tales of May

Hello!! Can you believe that tomorrow is May?!! Man, this year is flying past already. It will soon be June -and you know what June is? It is, ofcourse, the month of my gig at the City Library. I...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:09:00 PST

Why lead when you can follow?

Exactly. We cant always lead but then we dont always want to follow. Balance is the key. I realised that I have been somewhat neglecting this blog in search of greener pastures. I guess that I like t...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:08:00 PST

poetry

I used to write a lot of poetry. Then when I started writing songs the poetry kinda dropped off. But today inspiration came (when I am supposed to be busy doing other things). I went and saw Lior and ...
Posted by Alesha Joy on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:36:00 PST