Shelley Segal

Recorded over the last year in Carl’s Melbourne studio, ‘All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor’ showcases a range of styles across including Vocal House, Dubstep, Drum & Bass, Latin and of course Techno, with a new emphasis on vocalists and musicians. Standouts include the new drum & bass inspired single and Carl’s personal favourite, ‘Chemistry,’ with old-skool vocals from newcomer Shelley Segal. “There’s great energy and movement in the track,” says Carl. “And Shelley’s vocals are something else.” To compliment the original there’s a driving tech house remix courtesy of Nicole Moudaber, and a dubstep electro re-work from Reso that’s already turning heads. - Tilllate.com

Melbourne singer/songwriter Shelley Segal has performed with the likes of DJ Carl Cox, recorded her debut LP in London and earlier this year performed at the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C.

Brought up in a Jewish family, Segal has recently become the pin-up girl of atheism; those who believe there is no scientific or factual evidence that God exists. Her songwriting is heavily influenced by her beliefs.

Capping off the weekend of the 2012 Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, armed with an acoustic guitar, Segal performed a slew of tracks from her debut release, An Atheist Album, and previewed unreleased gems.

Performing to a small crowd of family and friends, and fellow atheists from the convention, Segal was joined by special guest, American minister-turned-atheist, Dan Barker, who performed jazzy piano tunes laced with humorous atheist-related lyrics. Her father, Victorian College of the Arts graduate, Danny Segal, accompanied Segal on violin for a handful of tracks.

Adding a comedic flair to the night was magician/comedian/writer/radio host etc. Simon Taylor who got laughs for a minimal amount of atheist related jokes amongst other topics.

Finally, it was time to hear the songstress unleash her rocking eclectic mix of tracks, which were performed over a couple of hours. Saved, the first single off her album, was the standout track of the night. With a strum of her guitar and the opening lyrics Say That I Need to be Saved, Saved is a mellow, catchy tune.

Towards the end of the night upon request, albeit with hesitance, Segal performed crowd favourite Salamander. The back-story for this track, Segal explains, comes from a time following a break up with a boyfriend. She decided to buy a Salamander while working at a Caribbean Gardens Market stall. It died by the time she got home. The tongue-in-cheek track compares the ‘pet’ to her ex.

The only inkling of religion was during Afterlife, which was interjected with a recitation of a Jewish prayer in Hebrew.

Will Segal bestow upon us more of her atheistic ideologies when she releases her sophomore release? - Lillian Altman

Melbourne singer/songwriter Shelley Segal has performed with the likes of DJ Carl Cox, recorded her debut LP in London and earlier this year performed at the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C.

Brought up in a Jewish family, Segal has recently become the pin-up girl of atheism; those who believe there is no scientific or factual evidence that God exists. Her songwriting is heavily influenced by her beliefs.

Capping off the weekend of the 2012 Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, armed with an acoustic guitar, Segal performed a slew of tracks from her debut release, An Atheist Album, and previewed unreleased gems.

Performing to a small crowd of family and friends, and fellow atheists from the convention, Segal was joined by special guest, American minister-turned-atheist, Dan Barker, who performed jazzy piano tunes laced with humorous atheist-related lyrics. Her father, Victorian College of the Arts graduate, Danny Segal, accompanied Segal on violin for a handful of tracks.

Adding a comedic flair to the night was magician/comedian/writer/radio host etc. Simon Taylor who got laughs for a minimal amount of atheist related jokes amongst other topics.

Finally, it was time to hear the songstress unleash her rocking eclectic mix of tracks, which were performed over a couple of hours. Saved, the first single off her album, was the standout track of the night. With a strum of her guitar and the opening lyrics Say That I Need to be Saved, Saved is a mellow, catchy tune.

Towards the end of the night upon request, albeit with hesitance, Segal performed crowd favourite Salamander. The back-story for this track, Segal explains, comes from a time following a break up with a boyfriend. She decided to buy a Salamander while working at a Caribbean Gardens Market stall. It died by the time she got home. The tongue-in-cheek track compares the ‘pet’ to her ex.

The only inkling of religion was during Afterlife, which was interjected with a recitation of a Jewish prayer in Hebrew.

Will Segal bestow upon us more of her atheistic ideologies when she releases her sophomore release? - Lillian Altman

The Australian singer-songwriter will take the stage as an opening act

Washington, DC Shelley Segal will be one of the opening acts kicking off the Reason Rally March 24, 2012 on the National Mall in Washington, DC. She will perform from her latest release “An Atheist Album”, in the 10–11 AM block.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Segal is an international singer-songwriter. Recently she wrote and recorded a song with world renowned DJ Carl Cox. Their track “Chemistry” spent two weeks at #1 on the techno charts in November 2011.

Raised Jewish, Segal rejected her religion and because an atheist at eighteen. Over the last few years, she has become quite involved in the secular movement. Her most recent release An Atheist Album reflects her views. The seven songs on it express her thoughts on religion and related themes, through the prism of her secular humanism.

Her musical style is influence by commercial folk, jazz, blues and rock genres. As a songwriter, Shelley’s music is often biographical and story-telling in nature.

The Reason Rally will give secular Americans an opportunity to unite under a banner of reason and community at a level of impact that has never been seen before. With the help of the Secular Student Alliance, there are coupon codes for discounts on the Reason Rally buses. Save 50 percent off the rates by registering here. Please make sure there is a DC Rally Bus leaving from a location with times that work for you BEFORE signing up. Discount codes are issued via email so be sure addresses are entered correctly.
The Reason Rally will give secular Americans an opportunity to unite under a banner of reason and community at a level of impact that has never been seen before. With the help of the Secular Student Alliance, there are coupon codes for discounts on the Reason Rally buses. Save 50 percent off the rates by registering here. Please make sure there is a DC Rally Bus leaving from a location with times that work for you BEFORE signing up. Discount codes are issued via email so be sure addresses are entered correctly.

The Reason Rally, a nationwide celebration sponsored by the top secular organizations in the United States, will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM. With the intent to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide, the Reason Rally is a FREE event that will combat negative stereotypes about nonreligious Americans. It is slated to be the largest secular event in World history. Leaders of the secular movement, including another FREE performance, by Bad Religion, will fill the rally with music, comedy and reason.

Top names from the movement are also slated to speak at the Reason Rally, including Tim Minchin, Richard Dawkins, Taslima Nasrin, James Randi, Greta Christina, Dan Barker, Jessica Ahlquist.

For a complete list of speakers, including bios please refer to the Reason Rally website. Follow the Reason Rally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the Reason Rally blog; for more information, please contact Publicity Director Michelle Blackley at 716-636-4869 ext. 218 or press@centerforinquiry.net.
- Atheism News

The Australian singer-songwriter will take the stage as an opening act

Washington, DC Shelley Segal will be one of the opening acts kicking off the Reason Rally March 24, 2012 on the National Mall in Washington, DC. She will perform from her latest release “An Atheist Album”, in the 10–11 AM block.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Segal is an international singer-songwriter. Recently she wrote and recorded a song with world renowned DJ Carl Cox. Their track “Chemistry” spent two weeks at #1 on the techno charts in November 2011.

Raised Jewish, Segal rejected her religion and because an atheist at eighteen. Over the last few years, she has become quite involved in the secular movement. Her most recent release An Atheist Album reflects her views. The seven songs on it express her thoughts on religion and related themes, through the prism of her secular humanism.

Her musical style is influence by commercial folk, jazz, blues and rock genres. As a songwriter, Shelley’s music is often biographical and story-telling in nature.

The Reason Rally will give secular Americans an opportunity to unite under a banner of reason and community at a level of impact that has never been seen before. With the help of the Secular Student Alliance, there are coupon codes for discounts on the Reason Rally buses. Save 50 percent off the rates by registering here. Please make sure there is a DC Rally Bus leaving from a location with times that work for you BEFORE signing up. Discount codes are issued via email so be sure addresses are entered correctly.
The Reason Rally will give secular Americans an opportunity to unite under a banner of reason and community at a level of impact that has never been seen before. With the help of the Secular Student Alliance, there are coupon codes for discounts on the Reason Rally buses. Save 50 percent off the rates by registering here. Please make sure there is a DC Rally Bus leaving from a location with times that work for you BEFORE signing up. Discount codes are issued via email so be sure addresses are entered correctly.

The Reason Rally, a nationwide celebration sponsored by the top secular organizations in the United States, will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM. With the intent to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide, the Reason Rally is a FREE event that will combat negative stereotypes about nonreligious Americans. It is slated to be the largest secular event in World history. Leaders of the secular movement, including another FREE performance, by Bad Religion, will fill the rally with music, comedy and reason.

Top names from the movement are also slated to speak at the Reason Rally, including Tim Minchin, Richard Dawkins, Taslima Nasrin, James Randi, Greta Christina, Dan Barker, Jessica Ahlquist.

For a complete list of speakers, including bios please refer to the Reason Rally website. Follow the Reason Rally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the Reason Rally blog; for more information, please contact Publicity Director Michelle Blackley at 716-636-4869 ext. 218 or press@centerforinquiry.net.
- Atheism News

Well now Shelley Segal’s An Atheist Album is available for downlaod and I have taken a listen to it and I am extremely pleased with it and can totally recommend it if you like the video above at all. I am always wary about “message music”, including stuff that tries deliberately to be about atheism rather than just express secular values (as most contemporary popular music does just fine without being atheist.) Occasionally the lyrics are a little bit too much on the nose but for the most part they feel natural rather than forced or pedantic. And musically, it’s just solid pop music even enjoyable to an indie snob like me. Segal can sing, can write a good melody, and can express anti-theistic/pro-atheistic values in a rousing way. I totally recommend that you support a talented young explicitly atheist indie musician who represents us well. - Camels with Hammers

Well now Shelley Segal’s An Atheist Album is available for downlaod and I have taken a listen to it and I am extremely pleased with it and can totally recommend it if you like the video above at all. I am always wary about “message music”, including stuff that tries deliberately to be about atheism rather than just express secular values (as most contemporary popular music does just fine without being atheist.) Occasionally the lyrics are a little bit too much on the nose but for the most part they feel natural rather than forced or pedantic. And musically, it’s just solid pop music even enjoyable to an indie snob like me. Segal can sing, can write a good melody, and can express anti-theistic/pro-atheistic values in a rousing way. I totally recommend that you support a talented young explicitly atheist indie musician who represents us well. - Camels with Hammers

TONIGHT, Danny Segal is going to want to pinch himself to be sure it's real. There he will be - a traditionalist, believing Jew - on stage at the Global Atheist Convention with his singer daughter Shelley, a new pin-up girl for the international atheist movement.

Danny, president of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, plays the violin and has his own klezmer (Jewish music) and dance band. Shelley, 25, has just returned from singing to 25,000 people at the Reason Rally in Washington, and will visit the US at least twice more this year for big atheism conventions.

On Monday, the day after the Melbourne convention ends, the singer-songwriter is launching what she believes is the world's first specifically atheist CD, titled An Atheist Album. All her own songs, they depict her journey to non-belief.

''I'm not confrontational, I care about how other people feel, but I won't compromise on being honest,'' she says.

It's a message that will resonate with the more than 2000 people gathering at the Melbourne Convention Centre this weekend to hear such prominent atheists as Richard Dawkins, Geoffrey Robertson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, philosophers Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, A. C. Grayling and Peter Singer, cosmologist Lawrence Krauss and an array of entertainers. Shelley and Danny will perform at the gala dinner.

Sitting in their Caulfield home arguing passionately but lovingly, with lots of laughter, they provide a perfect model for how the wider debate could be conducted.

Raised a traditional Jew, Shelley first had doubts when taught evolution in biology. ''I probably called myself an atheist at 18, but I still thought religion was positive, if not for me. It was the beginning of learning to think critically.

''When I got some distance and perspective I saw things I might take issue with - women being separated [in synagogue] and not being allowed to take part in the service or lead the service and, looking back, it's abhorrent to me that I didn't see a problem …''

There were frictions at first. Shelley was angry and Danny was shocked. He says: ''It took a little while to get used to the fact that Shelley didn't think as I did. But I believe people have the right to determine their own beliefs and I support her 100 per cent.''

Music muted the tensions. Shelley has been singing with Danny's band since she was 11 and Danny plays with Shelley at her gigs. ''Dad has taught me the joy people can get through music,'' Shelley says.

''The support is amazing. When as a teenager I came home and said I didn't believe in God it must have felt like a complete rejection. The more I meet people in the movement and hear how hard it's been for them, the more impressed I am by my family.''

Entertainingly, they disagree about whether they disagree on where values come from, but Shelley tells Danny: ''I still have your morality and your values, and the fundamentals of how we feel about life and people are very much the same.'' - The Age

TONIGHT, Danny Segal is going to want to pinch himself to be sure it's real. There he will be - a traditionalist, believing Jew - on stage at the Global Atheist Convention with his singer daughter Shelley, a new pin-up girl for the international atheist movement.

Danny, president of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, plays the violin and has his own klezmer (Jewish music) and dance band. Shelley, 25, has just returned from singing to 25,000 people at the Reason Rally in Washington, and will visit the US at least twice more this year for big atheism conventions.

On Monday, the day after the Melbourne convention ends, the singer-songwriter is launching what she believes is the world's first specifically atheist CD, titled An Atheist Album. All her own songs, they depict her journey to non-belief.

''I'm not confrontational, I care about how other people feel, but I won't compromise on being honest,'' she says.

It's a message that will resonate with the more than 2000 people gathering at the Melbourne Convention Centre this weekend to hear such prominent atheists as Richard Dawkins, Geoffrey Robertson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, philosophers Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, A. C. Grayling and Peter Singer, cosmologist Lawrence Krauss and an array of entertainers. Shelley and Danny will perform at the gala dinner.

Sitting in their Caulfield home arguing passionately but lovingly, with lots of laughter, they provide a perfect model for how the wider debate could be conducted.

Raised a traditional Jew, Shelley first had doubts when taught evolution in biology. ''I probably called myself an atheist at 18, but I still thought religion was positive, if not for me. It was the beginning of learning to think critically.

''When I got some distance and perspective I saw things I might take issue with - women being separated [in synagogue] and not being allowed to take part in the service or lead the service and, looking back, it's abhorrent to me that I didn't see a problem …''

There were frictions at first. Shelley was angry and Danny was shocked. He says: ''It took a little while to get used to the fact that Shelley didn't think as I did. But I believe people have the right to determine their own beliefs and I support her 100 per cent.''

Music muted the tensions. Shelley has been singing with Danny's band since she was 11 and Danny plays with Shelley at her gigs. ''Dad has taught me the joy people can get through music,'' Shelley says.

''The support is amazing. When as a teenager I came home and said I didn't believe in God it must have felt like a complete rejection. The more I meet people in the movement and hear how hard it's been for them, the more impressed I am by my family.''

Entertainingly, they disagree about whether they disagree on where values come from, but Shelley tells Danny: ''I still have your morality and your values, and the fundamentals of how we feel about life and people are very much the same.'' - The Age

Singer-songwriter Shelley Segal could not have picked a better place to show off An Atheist Album than at the Global Atheist Convention in her hometown of Melbourne. Rather than being a light-hearted jokester like Jason Segal, Shelley has chosen a divisive and sober topic. Opening track Eve explores the oppressive religious doctrines towards women, and folk track Gratitude describes how people can feel gratitude for their lives without a deity to be grateful to. Her atheist bent is even more brashly pronounced on I Don’t Believe In Fairies, where she lists all the things she doesn’t believe in: “I don’t believe in Jesus, I don’t believe in Zeus ... I don’t believe in Adam ... I don’t believe in talking snakes, I think they’re make believe ... I don’t believe in heaven, I don’t believe in hell.” Her actual singing is sweet and talented, inspired by pop, folk, jazz and rock. But, coming from an agnostic atheist: no matter on which side of the argument you sit on, it can be tough listening to preaching either way.

SAM HAGAMAN - Rave Magazine Brisbane

Singer-songwriter Shelley Segal could not have picked a better place to show off An Atheist Album than at the Global Atheist Convention in her hometown of Melbourne. Rather than being a light-hearted jokester like Jason Segal, Shelley has chosen a divisive and sober topic. Opening track Eve explores the oppressive religious doctrines towards women, and folk track Gratitude describes how people can feel gratitude for their lives without a deity to be grateful to. Her atheist bent is even more brashly pronounced on I Don’t Believe In Fairies, where she lists all the things she doesn’t believe in: “I don’t believe in Jesus, I don’t believe in Zeus ... I don’t believe in Adam ... I don’t believe in talking snakes, I think they’re make believe ... I don’t believe in heaven, I don’t believe in hell.” Her actual singing is sweet and talented, inspired by pop, folk, jazz and rock. But, coming from an agnostic atheist: no matter on which side of the argument you sit on, it can be tough listening to preaching either way.

SAM HAGAMAN - Rave Magazine Brisbane