sunshine state

小简介

Aleza艾蕾莎(Vocal)和James Bryan詹姆斯布莱恩(Guitarist/Producer)在一次偶然的合作之后决定组成Sunshine State愉悦之州合唱团。如果一定要用一种关系来描述这两个人的话，那就是病人与音乐治疗师的关系，当在境内首屈一指的吉他手兼制作人James用他的吉他來为Aleza治疗时，Aleza用她的歌声来诉说她的故事——一个独自在都会中生活的女性，这样的互动仿佛成为了一股相当正面的能量，因此，就成就了属于Sunshine State的音乐!

从Aleza在首支单曲《Day Job》中用她柔顺清量又简洁有力的歌声唱出了上班族的心声，也因此在加拿大被奉为“上班族国歌”，而Sunshine State这个名字连同他们的同名专辑迅速的在加拿大境內四处流传。

Sunshine State began as a therapy session between two friends. Vocalist Aleza Coldevin was the patient, and guitarist/producer James Bryan provided the therapy with his acoustic guitar. Over a backdrop of upbeat jazz- and soul- tinged acoustic pop , Aleza started telling her story : a single young woman in the city , looking for love. Sunshine State was born!

Based in Toronto, Canada, Aleza and James were longtime friends before they ever made music together. James had already established himself as one of Canada’s top guitarists as a member of the platinum selling act The Philosopher Kings ( Sony/Bmg) , widely regarded as one of Canada’s best live bands . He is also a hitmaking songwriter and producer with over a dozen top 20 hits, awards, and a handful of gold and platinum credits. James has worked with a who’s who of the Canadian music scene, including: Nelly Furtado , Divine Brown , Prozzak , and Fefe Dobson and most recently completed a 30 date world tour as Nelly Furtado’s guitarist, a true testament to his world class skills.

Meanwhile, Aleza had dabbled in music, recording a track called “Trust in Us “with Toronto Dj / producer Sassa’le, which not only hit the U.K. Garage charts, but also got nominated for a Canadian Urban Music award.

While James was recording his debut solo album 'Beautiful World” (Universal) in 2004, he asked Aleza to sing on a track called “Sunny Song”. It was a revelation for both of them, and one track turned into three. When it came time to tour, Aleza was the singer of James’ band. On the road, the friends would discuss the sorry state of Aleza’s "love life" and other misadventures (new crushes, a one night stand, a soul-crushing day job), and jam on some favorite musical influences, from Brazilian bossa nova to The Beatles and New Order. Sunshine State evolved from there.

The duo’s chemistry sparked a sound that is fresh, fun and totally infectious. Each song tells a story that anyone can relate to and many of us have been through, with equal parts humor and raw emotion. Blessed with a truly original voice, Aleza mixes Blossom Dearie-esque quirkiness with the tonal purity of a Scandinavian pop chanteuse. Meanwhile, James’ mastery of the acoustic guitar is dazzling, and complements the catchy melodies with warm, organic arrangements.

Sunshine State started playing on the local scene in late 2005, and made a 3 song EP in James’ Toronto studio, which they sold out of at nearly every show. As the buzz continued to grow in 2006, Aleza and James went back to the studio to record their debut album. With James producing, the duo added bass virtuoso Marc Rogers on upright, and percussionists Dave Gouveia and Daniel Stone to fill out the upbeat acoustic vibe, Davide Direnzo also makes a guest appearance on “the Day After“.

Always autobiographical, what often starts off as a tearful tirade ends up getting soothed by the happy strains of a guitar refrain, and the comfort of friendship, and that’s where the name Sunshine State comes in: It’s a state of mind we all aspire to but seldom reach, the place where love and happiness finally meet.