Alisa's Lovestruck

Bruce Von Stiers

Alisa Boniello started performing in regional musicals at age 12. Her classical piano lessons started when she was only 4 years old. She graduated last year from Hunter College with a BA in Classical Voice.

With that kind of background one might think that Alisa would be more of a singer of show tunes or some type of classical music. But that isn't the case for this up and coming vocalist. She started branching out, experimenting with different styles to come up with something that fit her well. The result is a nice melding of pop and soul that has cumulated into a 4 song EP titled Lovestruck.

For this EP, Alisa recruited some pretty good talent. The keyboards and programming on 3 of the 4 tracks was done by Barry Eastmond. Having worked with Whitney Houston, Britney Spears and Anita Baker, Barry has a Grammy under his belt as well. One of the tracks featured Wendell Hanes on keys and programming. His previous work partners include Mya and Cheri Dennis. Ira Siegel was on guitar for 3 of the songs. He's worked with Faith Hill and Judy Collins among other greats.

Alisha co-wrote most of the songs with Barry. Wendell and Dan Kramer co-wrote the song that Wendell did the programming and keys on.

The title track, Lovestruck, is up first. It has that cool, laid back sound that is reminiscent of ‘60's girl group music. You might think you were listening to the Shirelles or one of the other popular groups of that era.

From there the tide turns to a light dance groove mode for the song That Kind Of Girl. The music is cool and the lyrics are a bit edgy, making it a song that would definitely fit well on radio as well in a club rotation.

Moving back to that girl group styling, (When Will) Love Feel Real, is a classy love lament.

The fourth, and final, song on the EP is Why. It is a ballad with some light yet aching vocals.

With the right exposure, Alisa Boniello might just become one of the breakout artists this year. Alisa has a great voice and the talent she recruited to write songs with and provide music for her are some of the best in the business.

Lovestruck is now available.

To find out more about Lovestruck, check out Alisa's official site at www.alisaboniello.com .

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