Artist description Funky femme singer/lead guitarist who plays soulful, provocative alternative rock.

Music Style funkysexygtrgrrlaltrock

Musical Influences Led Zeppelin, Ani diFranco, James Brown

Similar Artists Ani diFranco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morrisette

Artist History What separates Ali from the growing list of female artists on the scene today? A combination of unique songs, an intense live show, and most of all, her guitar playing. "Unlike most female artists today - I started off wanting to be Jimmy Page as opposed to Joni Mitchell. People always walk away from the gigs impressed by the guitar playing.” Sometimes, it’s hard to get them to walk away! “The two times I’ve been proposed to have been from strangers in the audience yelling “Marry Me!” during my shows.”On “Dirty Little Secret,” her debut solo album, Ali communicates her emotions through an exciting balance of sounds called funkysexygtrgrrlaltrock! Acoustic and electric guitars add the fire while funky grooves provide the foundation for Ali's heartfelt lyrics. The music, like the artist, is feisty, strong, sexy, and playful.Recent News:Look for Ali to be a featured artist on the June re-launch of www.acidplanet.com, Sonic Foundry’s Acid website. Acid is an innovative program Ali used to program drum loops on her debut CD “Dirty Little Secret.” Ali was selected by L.A. Women in Music to play at the April 2000 “Songwriters’ Soiree.” The event is co-sponsored by ASCAP.Ali’s songs “Distance” and “Indy” are on www.famestreet.com--a new website that provides custom animation to play along with streaming music. In the first day Ali’s songs were featured, Famestreet doubled its previous daily record of hits.The singles “While You’re Here” and “Distance” are currently receiving airplay in Los Angeles on KCRW’s critically acclaimed music program “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” Ali recently performed live on Santa Barbara’s commercial rock station 99.9 KTYD.Ali’s song “Distance” was a runner-up in the 1999 world-wide John Lennon Songwriting Contest. “While You’re Here” was a finalist in the 1999 Sennheiser Evolution Band Contest.

Group Members Ali Handal - vocals, all guitars, programming

Instruments vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, drums, loops, percussion

Albums Dirty Little Secret

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Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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