{"id":8516,"date":"2013-01-02T23:34:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T06:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=8516"},"modified":"2013-01-02T23:41:04","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T06:41:04","slug":"alisha-zalkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2013\/01\/alisha-zalkin\/","title":{"rendered":"ALISHA ZALKIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ALISHA ZALKIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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HOMETOWN:<\/strong> San Diego, Calif.<\/p>\n

INFLUENCES:<\/strong> Carole King, Whitney Houston,\u00a0Aretha Franklin<\/p>\n

ALBUM:<\/strong> March to a Different Beat <\/em>EP,\u00a0out now<\/p>\n

WEBSITE:<\/strong> alishazmusic.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Singer-songwriter Alisha Zalkin\u2019s love of music is deeply rooted in her Mexican and Jewish heritage. Her Jewish grandmother, a survivor of the Holocaust, was the youngest opera singer to be admitted into the Vienna Conservatory of Music before she was forced to flee Europe. Zalkin was also exposed to Mariachi music by her mother\u2019s Mexican family. Zalkin, who resides in L.A., blends these multicultural influences into a modern sound. The title track of her new EP, March to a Different Beat<\/em>, was inspired by her father\u2019s experience as a first-generation American, while other songs explore topics like bullying and self-esteem. Zalkin plans to donate part of the proceeds to the Playing for Change Foundation, an organization that provides musical education to children. \u201cMusic has so much potential to impact a person\u2019s life,\u201d she says. \u201cI want my music to shed a light on the amazing mission of causes that are making a difference in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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