Ali Milner is home from Boston!

WELL. I just got home from quuiiiiite a trip! I have been away the last FIVE WEEKS at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. Impressive, I know. Gosh, it was daunting first arriving… Mostly because the registration line-up was wrapped around several blocks!

I guess one must expect that with a program that has about 900 kids all registering in one day. Whew, that was one hectic day, let me tell ya. Although, we did get to unwind at the end of the day; the Berklee folks were so kind as to throw us a Kick-Off Carnival! Can’t go wrong with cotton candy, giant jenga, spray-on tattoos, and caricatures.

Gosh, a carnival, and on the first day! A little preview into the program it seems.  What a fun place to spend my summer. I wouldn’t trade these last 5 weeks for anything. I met some increeeeddddible people, who I plan on keeping in touch with for a long time; and who happen to live in some pretty cool places like Argentina, Italy, Chile, the Netherlands, Florida, California, Texas, and even the other side of Canada to name a few (a.k.a. I now have some sweet destinations with places to stayyyy!).
The Berklee Five Week Performance Program did some great things for me and I’ve taken home some real learning experiences. I actually practiced today!!! That rarely happens. Berklee gave me a new perspective on practicing though; a miracle!

CDs Available here!

Ali's CDs have arrived and are now available. They can been obtained directly through this blog. The price is $15 plus $2.50 for shipping. Get yours now!

Introduction to Ali

Ali Milner is seventeen years old and is very gifted. She has been singing and performing for ages. when asked how she does it, she told me that her inspirations are " The way I feel when I'm playing a song..." and how much " I [she] is in tune with the audience." She writes her lyrics by using past experiences that she has had. She uses her life to "build the lyrics from the concept of each experience." She is very skilled and still learning.

Ali's future is very open currently she "hopes that someone picks up my songs, and I can finish my record." In the long run she wants to be able to "support myself with my music" and make a career out of it. Her favorite song of all time to sing are Sitting on the Dock by the Mar - Otis Redding and her favorite of the new three that she recently wrote is Chasing Alice - Ali Milner. Her favorite gig ever was also her largest audience, she performed in China infront of an audience of 60,000 and another 90,000,000 watching via TV. her words to describe it were "I would do that again in a heart beat, it was SO COOL...". She also really enjoys playing for the small crowd in the Four Seasons Hotel in Whistler because she can really mix it up and become much more personal with a small crowd.

We will have streaming music on this site soon so don't stray too far. If you would like to listen to some of Ali's songs now you can go look at her myspace.