Aslyn
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Aslyn is a pop singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia
. She has released two full-length albums, Lemon Love
and The Dandelion Sessions
, as well as a 4-disc EP. She is also the sister of three members of the band Georgia.
. At the age of seven, Aslyn began taking classical piano lessons from her mother. Immediately submersing herself into the music scene, she did everything she could to gain exposure to live performing: entering talent contests, singing at weddings, and performing at church.
Upon graduating from high school, she attended Carson-Newman College
in Jefferson City, Tennessee and received her college degree. She then followed her dream of performing which led her to Atlanta, Georgia
where she lived on various people’s couches for a while as she performed throughout the town.
During this phase in her life, she purchased her first car with saved money. She referred to this car as a lemon
, and it eventually inspired the title track of her debut album, "Lemon Love
". She briefly dated Butch Walker
, mentioning him in her song "Golden" as "Number Five."
, The Beatles
, Earth Wind & Fire, and Queen
.
Beginning in 2002, she began to compose many of the songs that would be the basis for Lemon Love. Record companies in Los Angeles
began to show interest in Aslyn’s music, inspiring her to begin searching for a record label.
Aslyn performed a very personal song for Capitol Records
entitled "493-1023" which speaks about domestic issues and disputes within a family. Upon hearing the song, the record label signed her immediately.
While preparing to record and write the songs for her debut CD, Aslyn requested to work with producer Guy Chambers
. She had become interested in Chambers' work after hearing the heavily European sound on many of Robbie Williams
' albums. Chambers produced eight of the twelve tracks on Lemon Love
. For the remaining four, Aslyn worked with a California
-based producer, Eric Valentine
.
Two singles were released off the album: "Be the Girl" and "Gotta Get Over You". The first single that peaked at #35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Aslyn's sound as a performer has been classified as more of an "independent pop/alternative singer". Her single "Be the Girl" was featured in an episode of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
on MTV
."Be the girl" also got featured in the "Bratz Rock Angels" Video Game.
After the release of her album, Aslyn began to tour the United States which such headliners as Ryan Cabrera
, Better Than Ezra
, Gavin DeGraw
, The Click Five
, and Chris Isaak
. The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Heatseeker
chart.
In January 2008, Aslyn released an EP entitled The Grand Garden EP
. The EP features 27 songs divided up into four parts or phases, most of which were recorded between Lemon Love
and The Dandelion Sessions
.
As of 2009, she has been touring with Toby Lightman
. Her second album, The Dandelion Sessions
, was released on August 1, 2009 on iTunes
.
Aslyn also performed at the benefit Zac Brown Band
and Friends Concert on October 30, 2009 to help raise money for Athens
' historic Georgia Theatre
which burned down four months earlier on June 19.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. She has released two full-length albums, Lemon Love
Lemon Love
Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies...
and The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions is the second album recorded by pop singer Aslyn, following her 4-disc set The Grand Garden EP released in 2008. It was originally titled Wherever the Dandelion Falls but was changed as the new title reflected the album better as a whole.-Track listing:All songs by Aslyn and...
, as well as a 4-disc EP. She is also the sister of three members of the band Georgia.
Early years
Heather "Aslyn" Mitchell was born and raised in a small town called Chiefland, outside of Gainesville, FloridaGainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
. At the age of seven, Aslyn began taking classical piano lessons from her mother. Immediately submersing herself into the music scene, she did everything she could to gain exposure to live performing: entering talent contests, singing at weddings, and performing at church.
Upon graduating from high school, she attended Carson-Newman College
Carson-Newman College
Carson–Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States. Enrollment as of 2006-2007 was about 2,050. The college's students come from 44 U.S. states and 30 other countries. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic...
in Jefferson City, Tennessee and received her college degree. She then followed her dream of performing which led her to Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
where she lived on various people’s couches for a while as she performed throughout the town.
During this phase in her life, she purchased her first car with saved money. She referred to this car as a lemon
Lemon (automobile)
A lemon is a car, often new, that is found to be defective only after it has been bought. Any vehicle with numerous, severe issues can be termed a "lemon", and, by extension, any product with flaws too great or severe to serve its purpose can be described as a "lemon".-Origin:The use of the word...
, and it eventually inspired the title track of her debut album, "Lemon Love
Lemon Love
Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies...
". She briefly dated Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
, mentioning him in her song "Golden" as "Number Five."
Musical career
While performing on a nightly basis, Aslyn began to immerse herself in many different genres of music. Many artists influenced her including Stevie WonderStevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Earth Wind & Fire, and Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
.
Beginning in 2002, she began to compose many of the songs that would be the basis for Lemon Love. Record companies in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
began to show interest in Aslyn’s music, inspiring her to begin searching for a record label.
Aslyn performed a very personal song for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
entitled "493-1023" which speaks about domestic issues and disputes within a family. Upon hearing the song, the record label signed her immediately.
While preparing to record and write the songs for her debut CD, Aslyn requested to work with producer Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
. She had become interested in Chambers' work after hearing the heavily European sound on many of Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
' albums. Chambers produced eight of the twelve tracks on Lemon Love
Lemon Love
Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies...
. For the remaining four, Aslyn worked with a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based producer, Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer, who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride and has subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday, Nickel Creek, Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth,...
.
Two singles were released off the album: "Be the Girl" and "Gotta Get Over You". The first single that peaked at #35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Aslyn's sound as a performer has been classified as more of an "independent pop/alternative singer". Her single "Be the Girl" was featured in an episode of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Laguna Beach, is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 16, 2006. It documents the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, an affluent seaside community located in...
on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
."Be the girl" also got featured in the "Bratz Rock Angels" Video Game.
After the release of her album, Aslyn began to tour the United States which such headliners as Ryan Cabrera
Ryan Cabrera
Ryan Frank Cabrera is an American pop rock musician. In 2004, Cabrera debuted with his single "On the Way Down", a top ten hit in the U.S., and album Take It All Away...
, Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Formation and early success:Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members - vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin; Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist; bassist Tom Drummond; and drummer, Cary...
, Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,...
, The Click Five
The Click Five
The Click Five is an American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2003 and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp...
, and Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...
. The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Heatseeker
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
In January 2008, Aslyn released an EP entitled The Grand Garden EP
The Grand Garden EP
The Grand Garden EP is an EP recorded by singer-songwriter Aslyn. The EP features 28 songs, most of which were recorded between Aslyn's debut album, Lemon Love and her second album, The Dandelion Sessions...
. The EP features 27 songs divided up into four parts or phases, most of which were recorded between Lemon Love
Lemon Love
Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies...
and The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions is the second album recorded by pop singer Aslyn, following her 4-disc set The Grand Garden EP released in 2008. It was originally titled Wherever the Dandelion Falls but was changed as the new title reflected the album better as a whole.-Track listing:All songs by Aslyn and...
.
As of 2009, she has been touring with Toby Lightman
Toby Lightman
Toby Lightman is an American singer-songwriter. Her first album, Little Things, was released in 2004 on Lava/Atlantic. Her second album, Bird on a Wire was released in 2006. During her career, she has toured and performed with bands such as OAR, Rob Thomas, Jewel, Gavin DeGraw, Train, Prince, and...
. Her second album, The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions
The Dandelion Sessions is the second album recorded by pop singer Aslyn, following her 4-disc set The Grand Garden EP released in 2008. It was originally titled Wherever the Dandelion Falls but was changed as the new title reflected the album better as a whole.-Track listing:All songs by Aslyn and...
, was released on August 1, 2009 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Aslyn also performed at the benefit Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band is an American country music, southern rock, and folk band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown , Jimmy De Martini , John Driskell Hopkins , Coy Bowles , Chris Fryar and Clay Cook...
and Friends Concert on October 30, 2009 to help raise money for Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
' historic Georgia Theatre
Georgia Theatre
The Georgia Theatre is a prominent music venue in Athens, Georgia, located in an old cinema. Many prominent acts from the early music of Athens, Georgia performed at the Theatre, including a range of folk, popular and country acts. The Theatre is on the Athens Music History Walking Tour sponsored...
which burned down four months earlier on June 19.
Albums
| Year | Album | Top Heatseeker | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lemon Love Lemon Love Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies... |
36 | Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
| 2009 | The Dandelion Sessions The Dandelion Sessions The Dandelion Sessions is the second album recorded by pop singer Aslyn, following her 4-disc set The Grand Garden EP released in 2008. It was originally titled Wherever the Dandelion Falls but was changed as the new title reflected the album better as a whole.-Track listing:All songs by Aslyn and... |
- | Lemonade Records |
Singles
| Year | Single | Adult Top 40 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Be The Girl" | 26 | Lemon Love Lemon Love Lemon Love is the debut album recorded by pop singer Aslyn. All songs are written by Aslyn except "Here" which was co-written with her producer, Guy Chambers and "493-1023" which was co-written with her brother Jeremy Mitchell. In its first week, Lemon Love sold almost 4,000 copies... |
| "Gotta Get Over You" | - | ||
| 2009 | "Me & You & Daisies" | - | The Dandelion Sessions The Dandelion Sessions The Dandelion Sessions is the second album recorded by pop singer Aslyn, following her 4-disc set The Grand Garden EP released in 2008. It was originally titled Wherever the Dandelion Falls but was changed as the new title reflected the album better as a whole.-Track listing:All songs by Aslyn and... |
2005
- House of Blues Tour
with special guest, Ryan CabreraRyan CabreraRyan Frank Cabrera is an American pop rock musician. In 2004, Cabrera debuted with his single "On the Way Down", a top ten hit in the U.S., and album Take It All Away... - University Tour
with special guest, Gavin DeGrawGavin DeGrawGavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,... - Ride the Wave Tour
with special guest, The Click FiveThe Click FiveThe Click Five is an American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2003 and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp...