Allison Crowe Coming from Canada, “Alley”, as most everyone calls her, hails from an unassuming west coast island town, Nanaimo, B.C., noted musically for its jazz exports. Now aged 23, Alley’s years of classical piano and voice training have been…
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Featured artists on Collected Sounds
Spotlight on: Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, on January 10, 1958. Her family (mother, father and 3 siblings) moved around a lot but settled in Carbondale, Illinois. At age ten, Shawn picked up her brother’s four-string tenor…
Spotlight on: Ella Blame
Ella Blame Ella Blame produces and performs stunning music of genres Progressive Dance, Psychedelic Dance, Ethereal/Ambient, and Extraterrestrial never heard before. Ella has an extremely wide vocal range, i.e., her voice covers the entire baritone, tenor and alto ranges, and…
Spotlight on: Wynne Alexander
Wynne Alexander “You can’t look at a person and know anything,” says Wynne Alexander with a smile, “there’s no successful shorthand in this world. You’ve gotta’ find out for yourself.” That can apply to Wynne’s music and those who are…
Spotlight on: Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer Sarah Harmer is the youngest of six children born to farmer Clem Harmer and his school teacher wife, Isabelle. She grew up on a hundred-acre farm near Hamilton, Ontario. Sarah’s first solo performance was at church at the…
Spotlight on: Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner Emm Gryner was born in 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario. She began writing songs at age 10. When she was 21 years old Emm started her own record label “Dead Daisy Records”. It only took a couple of years…
Spotlight on: Alice Marie
Alice Marie Arts writer Gary Turner says of Alice Marie’s debut CD Equilibrium, “Her piano melodies and haunting lyrics are captivating. This is an intriguing offering from what is sure to become a sought-after talent.” Tina Shafer, coordinator of the…
Spotlight on: Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann During the ’80s, Aimee Mann led the post-new wave pop group, Til Tuesday. After releasing three albums with the group, Mann broke up the band and embarked on a solo career. Her first solo album, Whatever, was a…
Spotlight on: Marie Frank
Marie Frank Marie Frank was born on August 28, 1973 in rural Denmark. She began playing the guitar at age 10. She took guitar lessons from a local teacher then joined a girl band when she was in high school…
Spotlight on: Happy Rhodes
Happy Rhodes Happy Rhodes is an enigma. This is according to the Music Industry, which has never been able to pigeon-hole her into any category. Her music is otherworldly yet substantial and her 4-octave voice has a haunting familiarity to…