Biography
Alève Mine has an identifiable voice that grabs your attention. Her music is strong even when slow. The songs are always a result of the lyrics and by avoiding the cliché use of instruments, the quality of her voice and the freshness of the music stay in the foreground. The co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun expressed that he liked Aleve's music and told her she should avoid wasting time with small concerts and should meet him with a manager at her side.
As real as it gets, Alève Mine is culturally as well as geographically a citizen of the world and at home in many styles ranging from pop to jazz. She has performed at Midem'05 in Cannes, France and was selected as a finalist in the Switzerland-wide Demotape Clinic competition. These events marked only the start of a solo career and after vast experience with various bands and ensembles she has forged her own style, gaining in reputation and popularity.
With a dance style that has a slight oriental touch and based on years of ballet of martial arts experience, it is clear that on stage she takes full advantage of her talents aesthetically.
Instrumentation
Alève Mine: vocals, composition on piano.
Various and variable instrumentalists: drums, bass and piano/keyboard as a core.
Discography
Aleve was first officially released by RF Records in their "11" compilation in the summer of 2003, later in the album "Blut und Spiele", as a guest with the industrial band MSH, as well as in the "Gothic XXIII" sampler for Gothic Magazine in 2004. She's part of the "Sounds Like Switzerland" promotional compilation of K-Tel in 2007.
She had airplay and was interviewed on art radio in Miami in November 2005.
Links
| http://www.alevemine.com/downloadable.pdf |