Fans of Regina Spektor and Katie Melua, meet new Russian-born songstress, Alisa Shamrow. Trekking to New York City from Moscow at the ripe age of one, Alisa's formative years immersed in diverse musical genres helped make her a prolific singer/songwriter by the time she was 15. Years later, she continues to write, record and perform her original material throughout NYC's various venues, where she and her band play sets ranging from blues to folk to alternative.

Alisa's contemporaries include Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles, Rachael Yamagata, Tori Amos, Brandi Carlile, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Duffy, Missy Higgins, Ingrid Michaelson and Lizz Wright. Her male contemporaries include John Mayer, Amos Lee, Michael Buble and Joshua Radin.

Alisa was recently named "Siren of the Week" by Hearst Corp's UGO.com. Her song "Run Run Run" was featured on Tumblr.com's homepage, called RADAR, and received 500+ plays in 48 hours. On November 20, 2008, "Run Run Run" was featured as the "Song of the Day" on the FM102x podcast on iTunes.

Three of Alisa's songs ("Run Run Run," "Wish," and "Why Don't You Understand") were arranged by notable NYC producer Mark Turrigiano, who also produced Ingrid Michaelson's hit album "Girls and Boys." These three songs have been selected by the World Wide Art's Independent Coffee Network, and have been featured on flat-screen monitors inside independent coffee shops across the US since January 2009.

Alisa currently has over 50,000 hits on her myspace page and frequently performs in NYC, at venues including Pianos, Arlene's Grocery, Mercury Lounge and Gavin Degraw's National Underground. Her goal is to book Birdland next....