BTS ~ Only in LA ~ Music Biz Stories
Ali on The Price Is Right
This is the story of what it was like to play guitar on “The Price Is Right!” (spoiler: it was fun & kinda surreal!) May include stories about camouflaging music gear with potted plants, models practicing their moves backstage, and little bags of pretzels… Plus a BONUS music licensing lesson! 😜🤓
The footage below is from the 3rd (and final) time I appeared on “The Price Is Right.” I jammed out on my song “Tie Me Up” while crossing the stage, and Drew Carey gave me some lovely props after I played. He was such a gracious host 🥰
2003 P!nk Bass Audition
so… back in 2003 I auditioned — and got CALLED BACK — as a BASS PLAYER for P!nk 😍 I didn’t get the gig, but was pretty psyched that as a guitarist playing bass with a pick, I was chosen for a callback! 😜 Here are a few private photos from the auditions.
Oh — by the way — I “borrowed” this bass from Guitar Center for the audition (basically, I put it on my credit card, used it for a few days and then returned it). It’s a short-scale bass that was much easier for me (as a guitar player) to play than a regular sized bass guitar!
(cheating, maybe, but I was *also* playing with a pick… I mean, I am NOT a bass player, but I did pretty well, considering!😛)
Playing Paul Gilbert’s Guitars
Way back in the 90s, I had a friend who was house-sitting for Paul Gilbert. Now that I look back on it, I guess he was trying to impress me by inviting me over. I don’t think he got what he was after (if it had anything to do with me!), but I did have a blast test-driving Paul’s guitars!
The Guitar I Most Regret Giving Up
When I was in high school, I bought a badass Fernandez Explorer that I could barely hold (it was SOOOOOO heavy!!). I never actually played a gig with it, but it LOOKED like it belonged on MTV 😉
After I moved to LA, I sold it for a more practical guitar (i.e., one I could actually HOLD), but I really wish I still had that thing… I wonder who has it now?? (I sold it to Guitar Center and I don’t know who ended up with it)
Rugrats Session @ Mutato Musika
Here’s the story behind my February vocal session. I got to play the voices of two dolls singing pop songs to each other (it was pretty silly and very fun!).
In this video, taken a few hours after the session, I talk about what it was like and give you all the background info on the players involved. The studio I worked in is owned by Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of Devo, and look what I got to model after I was done singing! 😃 ⬇️
