hello, i’m alara. i’m a singer-songwriter and visual artist from new jersey.
music has always been a part of my life. i began writing songs when i was 11 and taught myself guitar all throughout high school. i've always felt like i didn't belong and creating music was the best way for me to express that emotion. to express all emotions. it was a world i created where i could escape. growing up as a child of immigrant parents, i never saw being a musician as a viable career choice until one and a half years into medical school when i decided that i had to try. i spent almost every night for a year playing open mics in new york city, building a community of artists who made me feel like i was...