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Alicia Waller showcases 'Louder Than' and performs closing track on BronxNet
Summary
Vocalist Alicia Waller discussed her training and global influences, described grants that funded her independently produced album 'Louder Than' (8 tracks: 7 originals, 1 cover), and closed the show with a live performance of 'Love Story.'
Alicia Waller, a vocalist and composer trained in opera and steeped in global musical influences, visited BronxNet to discuss her full-length debut 'Louder Than' and performed the album’s closing track live.
Waller described the record-making process as lengthy and resource-intensive: she said she recorded the album over three years and completed postproduction in the ensuing year, and credited support from organizations including Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New Music USA, American Composers Forum, NYFA and Chamber Music America.
She detailed the album’s contents and approach: "It has 8 songs on it, 7 originals, and 1 cover," Waller said, noting the cover is Donny Hathaway’s "Someday We'll All Be Free." Waller described the title 'Louder Than' as a personal promise to make her work more visible and said the album blends contemporary R&B, jazz and global traditions.
Waller closed the episode with a live rendition of the album’s final track, "Love Story," accompanied by guitarist Emmanuel Williams. She also noted a forthcoming live appearance at Chelsea Table and Stage on Friday, Sept. 11 (performance date given in the segment) and directed listeners to aliciawaller.com for more information.
