"... Ari is not cut from the same cloth as most of todays female rockers... Keep an eye out for this lady; she is going places." Karla Ash, The Wig Fits All Heads, Seattle *********************************************************** www.myspa [+]"... Ari is not cut from the same cloth as most of todays female rockers... Keep an eye out for this lady; she is going places." Karla Ash, The Wig Fits All Heads, Seattle *********************************************************** www.myspace.com/micheleari www.micheleari.com *********************************************************** Like the best songs written by the strong women who came before her, Michele Ari's tunes ignore trendy rock subgenres. She creates music that combines the finest elements of her influences-the jangling beauty of '80s New Wave and the incandescent charm of '60s pop.
Inspired only by intelligent songwriting, sensuality in melodies and style and real life, Michele has stayed far away from the Pop Factory and the rancid notion that a young female musician can look good, or she can be a singer-songwriter, but she can't do both.
Her powerful smoked-honey voice and her aliveness on-stage capture you in a way where you cannot do anything other than be a part of what she is doing and she has been doing it ever since she stepped onto a stage.
She evokes responses from audiences that range from a stranger's embrace for being "a truly great and genuine artist" to an intoxicated man who said he sobered up when he heard her "beautiful voice" , to a man who called his daughter on his cell phone telling her to rush right over to one of her shows.
Having come to Florida's west coast by way of Hollywood,CA and New York City, Michele quickly made a strong impression on local players and fans. She was immediately invited to perform at traditionally buzz-heavy events by scene-friendly radio station WMNF 88.5 FM and musician's co-op The Southeast Music Alliance. She has also been an invited guest to the WMNF studios where she has been getting airplay ever since the release of her first demo "Sugarcoated".
Collaborations,late-night jams,live shows and incessant songwriting ultimately found in her in the company of legendary "hillbilly" singer/ songwriter Ronny Elliot who, along with Michele, co-produced her critically acclaimed debut album "85th and Nowhere". Having been warned that their two styles didn't mix ,and having been a little more than irritated that her guitar player dropped out just prior to recor
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