| Aslyn | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Heather Mitchell |
| Born | ca. 1980 |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Labels | Capitol |
| Website | www.aslyn.net |
Aslyn is a pop singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She has released two full-length albums, Lemon Love and The Dandelion Sessions, as well as a 4-disc EP. She is also the sister of three members of the band Georgia.
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Heather "Aslyn" Mitchell was born and raised in a small town called Chiefland, outside of Gainesville, Florida. At the age of seven, Aslyn began taking classical piano lessons from her mother. Immediately submersing herself into the music scene, she did everything she could to gain exposure to live performing: entering talent contests, singing at weddings, and performing at church.[1]
Upon graduating from high school, she attended Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee and received her college degree. She then followed her dream of performing which led her to Atlanta, Georgia where she lived on various people’s couches for a while as she performed throughout the town.
During this phase in her life, she purchased her first car with saved money. She referred to this car as a lemon, and it eventually inspired the title track of her debut album, "Lemon Love". She briefly dated Butch Walker, mentioning him in her song "Golden" as "Number Five."
While performing on a nightly basis, Aslyn began to immerse herself in many different genres of music. Many artists influenced her including Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Earth Wind & Fire, and Queen.
Beginning in 2002, she began to compose many of the songs that would be the basis for Lemon Love. Record companies in Los Angeles began to show interest in Aslyn’s music, inspiring her to begin searching for a record label.
Aslyn performed a very personal song for Capitol Records entitled "493-1023" which speaks about domestic issues and disputes within a family. Upon hearing the song, the record label signed her immediately.[2]
While preparing to record and write the songs for her debut CD, Aslyn requested to work with producer Guy Chambers. She had become interested in Chambers' work after hearing the heavily European sound on many of Robbie Williams' albums.[3] Chambers produced eight of the twelve tracks on Lemon Love. For the remaining four, Aslyn worked with a California-based producer, Eric Valentine.
Two singles were released off the album: "Be the Girl" and "Gotta Get Over You". The first single that peaked at #35[4] on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Aslyn's sound as a performer has been classified as more of an "independent pop/alternative singer". Her single "Be the Girl" was featured in an episode of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County on MTV."Be the girl" also got featured in the "Bratz Rock Angels" Video Game.
After the release of her album, Aslyn began to tour the United States which such headliners as Ryan Cabrera, Better Than Ezra, Gavin DeGraw, The Click Five, and Chris Isaak.[5] The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Heatseeker chart.[4]
In January 2008, Aslyn released an EP entitled The Grand Garden EP. The EP features 27 songs divided up into four parts or phases, most of which were recorded between Lemon Love and The Dandelion Sessions.
As of 2009, she has been touring with Toby Lightman. Her second album, The Dandelion Sessions, was released on August 1, 2009 on iTunes. Aslyn also performed at the benefit Zac Brown Band and Friends Concert on October 30, 2009 to help raise money for Athens' historic Georgia Theatre which burned down four months earlier on June 19.[6]
| Year | Album | Top Heatseeker | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lemon Love | 36 | Capitol |
| 2009 | The Dandelion Sessions | - | Lemonade Records |
| Year | Single | Adult Top 40 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Be The Girl" | 26 | Lemon Love |
| "Gotta Get Over You" | - | ||
| 2009 | "Me & You & Daisies" | - | The Dandelion Sessions |
2008: The Grand Garden EP