Meet Aliice

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Aliice . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Aliice , we’re so appreciative of you taking the time to share your nuggets of wisdom with our community. One of the topics we think is most important for folks looking to level up their lives is building up their self-confidence and self-esteem. Can you share how you developed your confidence?

Sit back, pour yourself something to drink, because we’re going to be here a while haha. This answer is not a short one or one I take lightly.

Developing confidence, strength and self esteem took years of not fitting in, being bullied, having to fight back and simply deciding I wanted to shape and define myself, not let those around me do so for me and tell me who I was and what I was capable of.

I have met beautiful people along the way as I grew up or traveled around the world, who were brave, creative and inspired me to stand up for myself, also becoming a fan of the world of Drag in my early 20’s opened my eyes to a world of possibilities and colors! A shield from the outside world and a reinvention of the self into anything I wanted to be! I truly believe I was told NO so many times I became immune to it! and now I simply don’t take NO for an answer, I’ll find another door, another route, another way and make it happen.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

To sum it up, I have been singing and playing with my vocal cords, creating characters and singing along to Disney movies since I was 4 years old or younger! I don’t know, ask my mom. My father was a talented Voice Actor who played beloved characters such as Scrappy Doo, Hr Pufnstuf and many others, so teaching me how to improvise, act, sing and be a vocal chameleon was our love language.

I am currently writing my new album, which I am over the moon excited about! It will be an overall reflection of who I am and have become, it will be jam packed with story telling tunes to connect with people and powerhouse anthems to scream from the rooftop when in need.

My plan is to finish the album and submit it for a 2024 Grammy Nomination, which of course has been a dream of mine ever since I was little, so in order for lil’ old me to compete with industry GIANTS, I have started a GoFund Me Campaign to help me get the sound, image and feel of the album, where it needs to be. Everyone’s support and loving messages have been the fuel to help me finish the album and get it heard by as many as possible!

In the meantime while I write I have been performing the National Anthem before sporting events and it has been amazing! I get to connect with so many people at once and for that brief minute the arena is all mine and the audience is standing with me, a beautiful yet hard to describe powerful feeling!
In 2022 I was lucky enough to perform for the Lakers, Dodgers and The Ontario Fury at the Toyota Arena of California and this March I performed for the Los Angeles Clippers and am now getting ready to sing the anthem for the LA Dodgers on 4/28 this month!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
It might be tricky to choose only 3, but I would say networking is key; actually connecting on a human level with people, regardless of the field, you quickly realize everything is connected, everyone has something valuable to teach you and that can immediately be applied to your trade. Navigating through it politely and with open ears and an open heart. The day we believe we know it all is the day we stop learning and that simply can’t happen.

Not sure if this would be a quality or a skill but I listen to my gut, I pay attention to red flags and signs and as years go by this tool has proven to be my most valuable one by far, my instinct.

And last but most definitely not least; I live by a golden rule in life, business, friendship and love; Treat others the way you want to be treated. It might sound cliché and obvious but it is unbelievably important, useful and applicable to every area of life. Write what you would read, compose what you would listen to and speak the way you would like to be spoken to.

Is there a daily challenge you face as an artist? If so, how is it dealt with?
As an independent artist it is really challenging to keep up with the amount of content and quality that the audience expects of you these days, since sadly I am not able to dedicate 24/7 of my time and 100% of my finances to my art just yet, but that is definitely the goal! So it ends up being about sacrifices and crazy hours or jobs you take to support the dream. But much like Cher and cockroaches, I am here to stay and just getting started!

Don’t blink this 2023 because you won’t want to miss all the fun things I have in the making for YOU!

Feel free to connect with me on Social Media and be a part of my story! I’d love to meet you 🙂

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