PRESS RELEASE:   APRIL 2008

     ALI ESKANDARIAN

Debut album and national tour dates announced

 Penning a musical masterpiece is a gift, whilst bountiful lyrical content that’s brimming with experiential knowledge and wisdom takes life-long acquisition – and rarely do the two come together…..

Ali Eskandarian , is the exception to this rule. This young US songwriter enters the UK music scene equipped with natural born talent, an exceptional vocal quality and life experience found only with maturity.  With an uncanny vocal resemblance to the great Bob Dylan, Ali greets the UK with a debut single, ‘Government Meat’ and national tour supporting Terry Reid (both in May), plus a debut album ironically entitled,  ‘ Nothing To Say’ , released on 4 August.

The Ali Eskandarian sound is raw and honest, fusing folk, country and rock around distinctive acoustic guitar riffs, whilst exploring life-rich themes as diverse as love, loneliness, politics and travel.  Coming from a trans-national upbringing gives Ali total justification and qualification for these lyrical adventures. 

Born in Pensacola, FL, in 1978 whilst his Iranian father trained with the US for the Iranian Air Force, Ali’s family returned to a politically chaotic Tehran upon the completion of the Iranian Revolution.  Young Ali’s childhood was constantly over-powered by stark memories of sirens and bombings as his father fought during Saddam Hussein’s invasion in the Iran-Iraq war.  In 1989, the Eskandarians fled Iran, finding political asylum in Germany and then later in Dallas, Texas.  12-year-old Ali found the suburban way of life hard to adjust to and sought comfort in the arts, studying acting and film production whilst playing in bands, before finally moving to New York in 2003 to make music.

It didn’t take long before the buzz around Ali’s live performances, including stints at The Living Room, The Bitter End and a summer residency at Washington DC’s The Red and Black, became impossible to ignore and Ali was quickly signed to Wildflower Records. Ali’s debut album soon came to fruition as he teamed-up with Grammy-winning producer, Rob Friedman, for full instrumental support and production.  A diverse and individual collection of songs, ‘Nothing To Say’ is a superb exploration of our world today through the eyes of the broadly travelled, honest and straight-talking Mr Eskandarian.

Single ‘Government Meat’ released digitally on Wildflower Records in May 2008

Album ‘Nothing To Say’ released on Wildflower Records on 4 August 2008

 For further information on Ali Eskandarian visit www.myspace.com/alieskandarian

For further details, or to request pictures or an interview, please contact Cat Hockley at Fifth Element on 0207 287 0008 or email cat@fifthelement.biz

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