Some of you may have heard of the venture capitalists website called “Kickstarter”. The site is used in part to help start a new business or in some cases provide some much needed startup money to fund the production of an album. Well, this week’s woman that rocks artist is definitely no stranger to this site. Fans of this incredible talent rallied in donations of support to help fund her very own Kickstarter campaign while she was recovering from a very serious health condition. The young artist name is none other than “Jade Alston” this amazingly gifted artist hails from Philly and is no stranger to the music business. At the age of fifteen, she was a video jock on the longest running video show in Philadelphia. Then, at the rightful age of eighteen, Jade is given the opportunity to perform as a backup singer and hype girl for “Kelis”.
The opportunity open doors for the young artist to launch an independent R&B EP series called “Single on a Saturday Night” parts 1&2. These series also gained critical acclaim that attracted the likes of MTV, Bet, VH1, NPR, and the New York Times. While most of us may think with all this attention Jade is attracting, she is surely going to be the next to blow up. Then, the unthinkable happens she is diagnosed with a life threatening heart virus called Myocarditis but this doesn’t keep this amaxingly gifted artist down. Remember when I told you that her devoted fans supported her in the form of donations towards the efforts to fund help start an independent record label called (Art)its.
While she recovered from her illness, Jade used her ordeal to harvest new lyrical content and to develop a special musical styling sound. Jade’s sound can be best described as a very soulful sultry R&B artist. Kind of reminds you of the “Love should’ve brought you home”, “Toni Braxton” mixed in with a little “I Apologize”, “Anita Baker” very sexy and very soulful. The track that really matters to me is entitled “Missing You”. I must say that this artist truly took extreme care in the production and placement plus the arrangement in this song. Nothing about this track is over done in anyway. The lyrics are genuine and the vocals are classic. This is truly a job well done. But, don’t just take my word for it. Go onto this artist website and take a listen for yourself. Trust me you won’t regret buying a couple copies. Yes, that’s right I did say buy. Remember guys, when you come across an amazingly talented artist we must support the music and artistic expression. So, show your support and the rest will follow.
Until next time, play your music loud and hard.
Leslie A. Thomas is a Music Blogger and a Lover for all things music! Follow me on Twitter: @LBoogie252005
