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Optimistic Stars

6/26/12

Optimistic Stars written by Ali Isabella & Andy Street

Last week I got to record my new song Optimistic Stars that I wrote for HEART. HEART is a charity organization that I feel very close to, the people are all so nice and the work they do is amazing.

Their mission is to foster compassion and respect for all living beings and the environment by education youth and teachers in Humane Education. I love that the charity teaches kids about world issues like the environment and the humane treatment of animals, two things that are very important to me!

It took Andy Street and I about a week to write the song. I wanted to make sure it wasn't about me, but more about giving back and helping HEART have a voice in the music community.

Optimistic Stars is based on the charity and how they teach children about world issues and how to give back to the community. I was so inspired by the uniqueness of the charity while writing this, my favorite line is definitely: Creating smiles is all we wanna do, we're taking the time to change another life.

I recorded Optimistic Stars at Nola Studios in NYC, which is one of my favorite places! The place is so cool because it has these old-school microphones which gives you a really cool echo-y sound, kind of as if you're performing live. It reminds me of something the old school jazz singers would have used! Can you imagine?? Ali Isabella in the shadow of all the great singers that sang in this studio!! So Cool!

The extra special touch to the day were the kids that came and joined me in singing the chorus. They had a lot of fun helping me and they got to stand in the big recording room with headsets while I sang in the vocal booth.

We thought it would be nice to do it this way, kind of show people that the song, like the charity, is a group effort! We will be releasing the song soon - can't wait to share it with everybody!!

Ali Isabella <3

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 December 2012 18:30

Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart

June 19, 2012

Hey everybody, It's Ali Isabella here and I just wanted to share with everyone some great news! I'm thrilled to be on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart for the 3rd week in a row! If you haven't heard my single New York City Country Girl please go to iTunes and buy it now! Click on the iTunes link on my website :)

Stay tuned for some exciting news from me! I'm in the studio now writing and recording some new songs and I'll be on tour later this summer. Keep watching my website and FaceBook page for updates on the schedule! My album releases in the US on June 26th.

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Ali Isabella <3

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:21

The Nashville Diaries - Chapter 3

Ali Isabella and the final chapter to my wonderful trip!

Waking up Wednesday morning was not easy - I needed an extra large Mocha just to get me moving! The first thing on my schedule was to meet with one of Jimmy Buffet's consultants, Tinti Moffat. She gave me some great career advice and we talked a lot about networking tips for Nashville as well as venues I should be playing at.

After meeting with Tinti, we headed over to this amazing Italian restaurant to see David Preston and do some carbo-loading ;) David works for BMI and has given me lots of insightful advice over the past year. I always love meeting with him because we somehow manage to fit in some fun talk about horses as well-it is Nashville after all! I spent the rest of the afternoon at Music Row with Marty Dodson. Intense writing session about my song SOMEDAY. Love thinking about the future and the song really captures all that I'm excited about.

We finished the night with another big meal and some NHL Hockey - I was rooting for the Predators of course ;)

I spent the majority of Thursday morning catching up on my homework and SAT prep work . . . borrrrrring! I just can't wait for the test to be over, it can be pretty overwhelming trying to study for that, do all my regular school work, and then focus on my music as well . . . #HighSchoolProblems

Brentwood

At night I had a writing session with Robert Haas and Kristin Massey and then we headed over to Cantina Laredo for a big mexican feast! YUM! I love being with Robert and Kristin because they tell me all about their amazing and successful careers. It's so interesting to see all the different possibilities that are out there for musicians!

I woke up Friday morning sad - I really hate leaving this city :( After we said goodbye to Paul and Ed, and packed up the rental car, we drove out to Brentwood to meet with Josh and Nichole Witt. (What a beautiful drive-so many farms and horses!) Writing with the two of them was so fun. Josh always has a way to keep things interesting, which makes the time go by so quickly! We wrote a lot and laughed a lot-my favorite combo! Once that was over, I met with Billy Livsey at his studio-talk about GOLD records, they're all over his walls!! So amazing!! We ran out of time during our writing session so we're going to finish on Skype.

Saying bye to Nashville is always hard. I feel like part of me is always there though, and the inspiration I get for my songs is definitely carried with me back to New York, so I guess that's good! I'm just so grateful for everyone that I've been lucky enough to meet and work with down there, it's seriously been a dream come true!

Until next time Nashville . . .

<3 Ali Isabella

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 14:23

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