The Criminal Kid

Last night the small group of us who made the album Dear Disaster got together via Zoom for an official listening party. In this session, we chat about each track and listen through the album as a whole. Hope you…

In the first interview I've ever done on this channel, I have a conversation with my long-time friend and fellow entrepreneur David Roman. He runs Roman Empire Studios, where he does all kinds of audio projects for people, including mastering…

Hey all,

We've got an official release date for the new album: March 25, 2022. Mark your calendars...or, even easier, pre-save the album on your favorite platform so you are notified when it's live! :)

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I was recently on a podcast with my longtime friend Dave Roman, who is an excellent sound engineer and artist. He made significant contributions to TCK's upcoming album Dear Disaster by mastering the tracks. He also produced the…

Allysia Marie (The Criminal Kid) collaborated with Vancouver-based director James de Vries, along with cinematographer Roozbeh Peykari, in a new music video that puts Vancouver in the spotlight. The romantic track All Your Words features a variety of local favorite…

“Dear Disaster”, the album I recorded in 2020 which is finally on its way out the door (March 2022!), was written during a tumultuous time of my life, and this new playlist reflects that. 

I have a master notebook for…

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My friend Rob Hillstead and I collaborated on a music video for The Criminal Kid’s upcoming track Persephone. The track – and video – is dark, symbolic, and an ode to growing older, living through pain, and coping…

About two months after leaving the studio, we received the first mixes of the album. I was thrilled, and immediately walled off a block of time to listen without interruption. My art project! I had a (rough) copy of my…

Staring into the future of my album launch is something like standing on the edge of a cliff, looking out over a seemingly-unending seascape. I have to jump in the water, and I have to swim. It’s inevitable and it’s…

Hey friends! 

This announcement has been a long time coming. Over the last couple of months, I've been steadily working toward recording a new album - getting all the prep work done (marketing plans, grant applications, hiring the team). And…

January is the time for resolutions. I optimistically set mine just like everyone else. In January, I declared that I would make 2020 the year of “courage, songwriting and recording an album”. 

In the winter, this declaration felt vague. I…