(By Chelsea Brown)
One Ahwatukee Foothills teenager was recently signed to a major record label and is having her pop Музыка dreams become a reality.
Anna Iannitelli, who goes by her stage name, Avery, is a 15-year-old singer, songwriter well on her way to having a major musical career. Earlier this месяц Iannitelli signed with Universal Records, a deal that came fairly quickly after she was discovered around a year-and-a-half ago.
She got her start in Музыка locally, performing at the Ahwatukee Children's Theater, 5051 E. Elliot Road. Her father, Claudio Iannitelli, сказал(-а) the theater is where she really got her foot in the door.
Iannitelli began performing at ACT when she was 10, and performed in productions such as Aladdin, Rent, School House Rock, and also High School Musical, in which she played the starring role of Gabriella.
Claudio сказал(-а) around age 13 Iannitelli began to focus еще on her own music, and started to veer away from the theater scene.
A год later when Iannitelli was 14, Claudio сказал(-а) he began receiving e-mails from Aton Ben-Horin, a Музыка manager and producer from Orlando, Fla., that had seen Iannitelli on a Пение comedy skit video on YouTube. Iannitelli сказал(-а) her parents ignored Ben-Horin's e-mails about her Музыка for nearly nine months.
In February of this год Ben-Horin called Iannitelli's parents saying he was headed back to Orlando after being in Los Angeles for the Grammy's, and wanted to stop in Phoenix to meet with them and their daughter.
After realizing Ben-Horin was a serious Музыка manager and producer, Claudio сказал(-а) he and his family decided to finally meet with him to discuss Iannitelli's musical career.
One месяц later, during Desert Vista High School's spring break, where Iannitelli attended school before starting online school in August, she and her family flew out to Orlando for the weekend to meet again with Ben-Horin, and to also work on a couple of songs together.
In April, Iannitelli was off to Orlando again, this time to shoot a Музыка video for her single "Love me или Let me go," which currently has еще than a million Просмотры on YouTube.
Iannitelli сказал(-а) filming the video for "Love me или Let me go" has been one of her Избранное times since she started working with Ben-Horin.
"That probably was the best weekend of all of this," Iannitelli said.
In May, on the день after school got out for the summer, she flew to L.A. with her mother to meet with a record company about signing her. From there, she flew to New York City to meet with another record label, and then back to Orlando to spend some time Письмо songs with Ben-Horin, who is now her manager/music producer.
Iannitelli сказал(-а) she spent most of the summer continuing to write and record songs in Orlando with Ben-Horin, and also flew back and forth between LA, New York City and Orlando to attend different meetings regarding her music, which she describes as being pop-rock with a little bit of an edge.
In August, she finally got her big break, and began working on signing a record deal with Universal Records, a deal that would become official two months later.
When asked how her life in Orlando is now, compared to when she was in Ahwatukee only a few months ago, Iannitelli сказал(-а) things are very different.
"It's completely different," she said. "It's unpredictable."
On Oct. 4, she officially signed with Universal Records, a moment that can be viewed on her YouTube page. She was signed by Chris Anokute, the same man who signed singer Katy Perry to a record label.
From here, Iannitelli сказал(-а) her Далее step is to make another Музыка video and continue Письмо songs. Currently, she has about eight или nine songs written and recorded, and is ultimately working toward putting together a full-length album.
Claudio сказал(-а) during this process of Письмо and recording, Iannitelli has been very involved, and co-writes most of her songs with Ben-Horin.
"She is very hands on," Claudio said.
In November, Iannitelli will be moving to LA with her mom, where she сказал(-а) she'll be able to have еще opportunities to perform and meet her fans. She recently signed with Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency that will help her further her dreams of pop stardom.
When asked what she loved most about making music, Iannitelli сказал(-а) performing, traveling and being able to "inspire people with music."
One Ahwatukee Foothills teenager was recently signed to a major record label and is having her pop Музыка dreams become a reality.
Anna Iannitelli, who goes by her stage name, Avery, is a 15-year-old singer, songwriter well on her way to having a major musical career. Earlier this месяц Iannitelli signed with Universal Records, a deal that came fairly quickly after she was discovered around a year-and-a-half ago.
She got her start in Музыка locally, performing at the Ahwatukee Children's Theater, 5051 E. Elliot Road. Her father, Claudio Iannitelli, сказал(-а) the theater is where she really got her foot in the door.
Iannitelli began performing at ACT when she was 10, and performed in productions such as Aladdin, Rent, School House Rock, and also High School Musical, in which she played the starring role of Gabriella.
Claudio сказал(-а) around age 13 Iannitelli began to focus еще on her own music, and started to veer away from the theater scene.
A год later when Iannitelli was 14, Claudio сказал(-а) he began receiving e-mails from Aton Ben-Horin, a Музыка manager and producer from Orlando, Fla., that had seen Iannitelli on a Пение comedy skit video on YouTube. Iannitelli сказал(-а) her parents ignored Ben-Horin's e-mails about her Музыка for nearly nine months.
In February of this год Ben-Horin called Iannitelli's parents saying he was headed back to Orlando after being in Los Angeles for the Grammy's, and wanted to stop in Phoenix to meet with them and their daughter.
After realizing Ben-Horin was a serious Музыка manager and producer, Claudio сказал(-а) he and his family decided to finally meet with him to discuss Iannitelli's musical career.
One месяц later, during Desert Vista High School's spring break, where Iannitelli attended school before starting online school in August, she and her family flew out to Orlando for the weekend to meet again with Ben-Horin, and to also work on a couple of songs together.
In April, Iannitelli was off to Orlando again, this time to shoot a Музыка video for her single "Love me или Let me go," which currently has еще than a million Просмотры on YouTube.
Iannitelli сказал(-а) filming the video for "Love me или Let me go" has been one of her Избранное times since she started working with Ben-Horin.
"That probably was the best weekend of all of this," Iannitelli said.
In May, on the день after school got out for the summer, she flew to L.A. with her mother to meet with a record company about signing her. From there, she flew to New York City to meet with another record label, and then back to Orlando to spend some time Письмо songs with Ben-Horin, who is now her manager/music producer.
Iannitelli сказал(-а) she spent most of the summer continuing to write and record songs in Orlando with Ben-Horin, and also flew back and forth between LA, New York City and Orlando to attend different meetings regarding her music, which she describes as being pop-rock with a little bit of an edge.
In August, she finally got her big break, and began working on signing a record deal with Universal Records, a deal that would become official two months later.
When asked how her life in Orlando is now, compared to when she was in Ahwatukee only a few months ago, Iannitelli сказал(-а) things are very different.
"It's completely different," she said. "It's unpredictable."
On Oct. 4, she officially signed with Universal Records, a moment that can be viewed on her YouTube page. She was signed by Chris Anokute, the same man who signed singer Katy Perry to a record label.
From here, Iannitelli сказал(-а) her Далее step is to make another Музыка video and continue Письмо songs. Currently, she has about eight или nine songs written and recorded, and is ultimately working toward putting together a full-length album.
Claudio сказал(-а) during this process of Письмо and recording, Iannitelli has been very involved, and co-writes most of her songs with Ben-Horin.
"She is very hands on," Claudio said.
In November, Iannitelli will be moving to LA with her mom, where she сказал(-а) she'll be able to have еще opportunities to perform and meet her fans. She recently signed with Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency that will help her further her dreams of pop stardom.
When asked what she loved most about making music, Iannitelli сказал(-а) performing, traveling and being able to "inspire people with music."