ACFNY SUPPORTED | AISHAE LIVE
Aisha Eisa alias AishaE is a singer, producer, actress, dancer and visual artist. The aspiring artist recently signed with the Vienna indie label Urban Legends Records, which specializes in soul, hip hop and electronic music. Her in-house produced debut album Starchild was released on July 18, 2015. AE was responsible for everything on this album: from the composition of the songs including texts and vocals to the visual design and video production.
Live, AE is supported by David Halasz on Drums, Iva Olo on E-Bass, Julian Preuschl on Trumpet/Fx/Beatbox and Carolina Mazalesky on Violin. The listener is sent on an acoustical journey with Starchild into the jazzy imagination of the artist across the Milky Way, past Mercury and Saturn and returned again to a groovy, dazzling dance floor.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
In addition to an in-depth study of acting at the Bruckner University in Linz, the young artist took lessons in singing, rhetoric, music theory, piano and guitar. After that, she completed a three-year dance training, resulting in engagements at the Landestheater in Linz and Berlin. She later immersed herself in the independent film sector. AE produced her first artistic videos and short films. At the age of 19, AE moved to Vienna to study theater and musicals. AE worked as an actress-singer and dancer in various theater projects, she had already dedicated herself in full to music. She studied classical singing and began to compose her own songs. During this time, AE met and began cooperation with the music producer, Wolfgang Schlögl alias I-Wolf, the founding member of the Sofa Surfers. Through this cooperation, AE also meets fellow singer and label owner, Nomade. Together with the “I-Wolf & The Chainreactions” AE released two albums on the Viennese indie label Seayou Records and playing gigs at home and abroad. AE worked in cooperation with numerous musicians over a period of three years to fine-tune the subtleties of the album. The musical spectrum ranges from breakbeats, soul and jazz elements to classical instruments such as piano, violin and harp and includes beatbox.
On the album, Starchild AE shifts vocally between nu-soul, spoken word and rap and is assisted by an introspective, deep and refreshing electronic sound. AE’s soundscapes places one in the time of Sun Ra and Aquarius mingled with a loungy nu-soul atmosphere and funky beats.
The artist is as multidimensional as her music. Whether as a music producer, visual artist, singer, actress or dancer, AE spans the gamut between the individual disciplines, as if the day had 48 hours. Her unmistakable soulful voice reflects her classic training as well as her fondness for jazz, blues, funk and improvisation. Her roots (Egypt) are also unmistakable in this production. Blending spacey and dreamy visuals as part of her stage show, AE tells her story in Starchild.
More information about AishaE can be found here:
www.facebook.com/AishaeisaMusic
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Shrine Lounge
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd