Other People's Eyes

Triad Pictures presents yet another episode of Other People's Eyes. Special Guest Singer/Songwriter Allison Weiss!!! Throughout high school Allison played in a few metal and punk bands before being introduced to “emo” music and picking up an acoustic guitar. She moved to Athens, GA in 2005 for school and became a solo act. She developed a unique style of indiepopfolkrock with clever lyrics, catchy hooks, and an unavoidable message of hopeless hope.She released her first record in 2007 and played countless shows in Athens and the surrounding areas. I performed live on WUOG, WUGA, and in Virtual Reality via SecondLife.com. She opened for The Early November, played in the 500 Songs For Kids Benefit concert in Atlanta, and performed at AthFest 2007. She was nominated Best Solo Performer in the Flagpole Athens Music Awards, and she has traveled over 4,000 miles on self-booked tours. Her song “The End” was featured in American Songwriter Magazine’s monthly lyric contest.In March 2009 she was named Southeastern Campus Music Fest champion, This year so far she has toured the pacific northwest, rocked New York and Los Angeles, appeareSped on the front page of Billboard.com, and raised over $6,000 through donations to record her new album, due out this fall. She plays every show she can get my hands on, and in the meantime she is using the internet to her full advantage. She enthusiastically blogs, uses twitter, facebook, myspace, and joins every social networking site you've heard of. She makes her own music videos and does all her own design. She is also a youtube sensation with over 73,000 channel views. Check her out at http://www.youtube.com/user/amlingisrad and www.allisonw.com