Current project: Aliah Selah’s second CD, Shades Of Images, was co-produced with well-regarded Austin Musician/producer Mitch Watkins (Lyle Lovett, Abra Moore, and Bob Schneider). Access Magazine wrote: “the subdued title track, which describes a shoe box full of poetic jottings, is… as catchy as some radio ballads.” This CD has something for everyone and offers an overview of Aliah’s unique voice and songwriting. Sharon Jones of Austin Daze reported: "Aliah new CD is layered with radio-ready pop rock gems, jazzy contemporary smoothies and danceable contagious rave/rock. Each tune glides into the next in a cosmic flow of jazzy vocal lines, that can also rock with a psychedelic edge on cuts like “What Is So?” and “Dig Deep” both modern stand-out tracks, with major commercial appeal. The dimensions of Aliah's sound and her ability to write songs that are easy to relate to - should cause this album to sell-out quickly, just like her debut album (Acoustic Perfume) did.” More recently since her return to San Diego Vision Magazine review her CD and said: “The album mixes her gorgeous voice with the delicate poetry of her words. The music, is both timeless and current, rambunctious yet meditative.” The opening song “Little Shelf” within one day of being entered on broadjam.com was #1 on 3 Top 10 charts… California, West, and Other Tempos. “Little Shelf” will also open Creativity Lives! A show that’s now in pre-production and will not only showcase Aliah’s interdisciplinary artist abilities and several songs off her new CD - it will also showcase other artists and creative visionaries. The focus will be the connection between creativity & healing through taking a deeper look into the creative process and how creativity lives inside us and in our world.

Bio: Born in Phoenix, Arizona where at 16, she was playing regular Phoenix College concerts, where a popular radio DJ announced her as the next Joni Mitchell. The prestigious Boston Berklee School of Music agreed and gave her rare vocal scholarship reserved for singer/songwriters. More recently Texas Beat Magazine confirmed the DJ’s insights and wrote: "Aliah Selah is a lot like Joni Mitchell, both in song design and live delivery- she's an up and coming talent". After making her mark in Boston playing to crowds in Harvard Square, regularly on College Radio Stations, Festivals and Cafes, she came to San Diego where with her band SOULER SYSTEM she played sax, keys, and sang lead at EarthFair (Balboa Park) and The San Diego Fair (The Del Mar Fair). In Austin, she reformed SOULER SYSTEM and then began SPIRAL (www.sprialon.com). Between the two projects she finally made her first solo CD Acoustic Perfume when Tim Records (Austin City Limits) offered to produce it. It was perfect for the Lilith Fair crowd of the late 90’s and the CD sold out quickly. Then, she went on to produce her 2nd CD Shades Of Images with the well-known Austin producer Mitch Watkins and it received even more airplay and reviews. Aliah returned to San Diego last year and within a few months had a CD review in Vision Magazine and played at the Adam’s Street Fair, Whole Being Weekend, The World Peace Children’s Festival, Seaside Church, Hot Monkey Love Café, Galoka (in LaJolla), World Peace Arts & Music Faire, The Cosmic Halloween Dance, and then began head lining at the 101 Artist’s Colony. Her regular Thursday gig at Miracle’s Café was also written up in Vision Magazine and soon after she had a regular gig at Hillcrest’s unique Exotic Bamboo as well.

Radio Spins: While at Berklee School of Music in Boston, Aliah's recordings were played college radio stations WERS and WMFO. After both band's radio/TV exposure - Aliah's solo debut CD, Acoustic Perfume, was played on local Austin radio stations: KUT, KTSW, KVRX, KLBJ, KGSR, & KOOP. Aliah’s new release Shades Of Images is getting spins on those stations now and after her Amsterdam A2A Music Festival Showcase, some European stations are playing it as well, especially “Little Shelf” that A2A featured. She was interviewed on Austin’s KKMJ with DJ Eric Leikam (who now works for KGSR) who dubbed her, "A kinder, gentler, Tori Amos”. On his show he has “Sweet Life”, “Silence Fills Sound”, “Dig Deep” and her title track “Shades Of Images” in rotation. Then, along with several Austin Stations, they began playing “What Is So?” for it’s pro-peace message (the CD is dedicated to peace) as the war began with a pre-release recording of “The Field” to be on her upcoming CD Wildflowers - that will also include “Bless The Water” played on Austin Radio & TV for S.O.S. (Save Our Springs) efforts and "Sweetwater" that was the title track to the Austin Feature Film that played at festivals and on PBS.