Ayme Sanchez
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After 10 years of composing and performing original tunes with a pop/rock beat, Ayme Sanchez is ready to put out her first CD.
The singer-songwriter from Davie, whose stage moniker is just Ayme, performs with her band — Mark Bain on drums, Jason Rosner on bass, Aaron Lebos on guitar and Doug Emery on keyboards. Back-up singers are Ashaala Jenkins and Ellison Kendrick.
Sanchez lists her influences as Jewel, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow. Born and raised in South Florida, she is no stranger to local stages and clubs. She began performing in musical theater productions at age 3 and has received training as an opera singer.
One of her biggest gigs was singing before 15,000 people at the Y-100 Wing Ding concert in 2000, where she won the radio station’s Big Break talent search contest. She claimed her prize a year later, recording a two-song demo at Emilio Estefan’s Crescent Moon Studios in Miami.
These days, Sanchez is not only busy releasing her CD. She is part of MOST, a songwriting and publishing team led by Betty Wright, the sizzling ’70s soul singer (Clean Up Woman) known to many MTV viewers as vocal coach on P. Diddy’s Making the Band.
Sanchez is also active with the International Rett Syndrome Association. She wrote and recorded the theme song, Silent Angels, for the organization’s 2006-2007 campaign to raise awareness about the neurological disorder. The song will be released in October on a DVD that features an interview with Julia Roberts, the association’s celebrity spokeswoman. The association’s CEO Barry Rinehart, of Boca Raton, will speak at the Wonderland CD release party.
“I was moved by what Rett Syndrome really is … not many people know about it,” Sanchez said. “I want to help any way I can.”
More music and upcoming gigs can be found at aymesanchez.com and myspace.com/aymesanchezmusic.
– Beth Feinstein-Bartl
