Alexandra Slate

Alexandra Slate got her start while still a teenager, self-releasing the Half Full LP when she was just 16. Performing as Alexandra Sleightholm -- her given name -- she began to build a buzz for her light acoustic folk-pop with numerous coffeehouse and open-mike appearances in and around her native Toronto. In early 1999, a Canadian Music Week showcase led to a deal with Management Trust, Ltd; a side stage performance at the Toronto Lilith Fair followed that August. Sleightholm returned to Canadian Music Week in 2000 with her retooled moniker in tow and a series of demos. Even...