ALIS (Alessia Picchiotti) is a young emerging singer and artist from Rome (Italy). Songwriter, composer and sound designer, she stands out embodying a sense of rebellion with her rock songs and with her performances full of grit. Her songs’ melodies and lyrics are meant to transmit the right energy to get rid of our fears and face the obstacles that life makes us deal with.
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Hi and welcome to this interview. Tell us about your latest release:
Hi and thank you for this interview. My latest release is my first Album
"Demone" (Demon). DEMONE tells us about the internal and external
pressures which we want to escape from; they are often caused by toxic people
who sometimes surround us. It’s a journey in search of our best inner
strength, to stop hurting ourselves and to live in peace with ourselves, with
our weaknesses. 7 songs that go through 7 stages of a life full of obstacles
and difficulties. In a path where with the right energy we can always stand up
again, write a better future, without regrets and without ever looking
back. I could define this album as a sort of a cathartic act, that made me
write songs as a diary of my emotions but most of all is an album where the
main concept is to not be afraid to rebel against life and do what you
really want to do and be who you really wanna be.
- How would you describe
your sound?
The EP contains 7 songs with a rock,
alternative rock, punk, grunge taste. It's an energetic rock that
also has very catchy melodies. I want to make people jump and at the same time
sing.
- What do you write
about?
I write about a life with all of the strengths, fragilities, social problems
and private life. I like to dive inside my soul and my emotions, also
observing myself from the outside writing about my own life but that
could also be someone else's life.
- What do you listen to
when you are home?
I listen to pop, punk, grunge, alternative, progressive rock music and also
Metal, in my library you can surely find Avril Lavigne, Halestorm, The Pretty
Reckless, Poppy, Shinedown, Sleep Token, Loathe, Deftones, Diamante, Skillet,
Orianthi Vukovi, Lacuna Coil and more.
- Your favourite live
performance so far?
My favourite performance so far was definitely at my Release Party, I was
feeling a lot of emotions and I was very into the performance.
The performance that I would probably never forget is when I sang the National
Anthem, this one will be forever in my heart.
- Tell us a funny story
that happened in studio or on stage
A funny moment in the studio was when I was rehearsing with my band and I
almost choked with chewing gum or once I was about to fall down the stage, a
classic but always funny. It's also very funny what me and my producer talk
about when I go recording my songs in his studio, he's nuts! The best funny
moments though are when I'm on set shooting my video, for example, the
"Vai al Diavolo" video and I had to cover myself with paint.
- Your favourite
albums?
My favourite albums are surely... Demone - ALIS u.u ahah, Rock Candy -
Orianthi, This Place Will Become Your Tomb - Sleep Token, The Sound of Madness
- Shinedown.
- A musician you would
like to meet for a beer?
I would like to meet the singer of The Pretty Reckless for a beer.
- What would you ask for
backstage, if you were the most important band on earth?
If I were the most important artist/ band on earth I would ask for a techno DJ set and red wine backstage.
- What are your plans
for the near future?
My plans for the near future are to bring my music to my live shows and to
continue writing my next album.