Ani Minasian - "Mercedes Emerging" @ Score! Music Magazine

	Ani Minasian - Mercedes Emerging
	Location	Los Angeles
	Initial Impression	HEY, POP ROCKS AND BLOW UP TOYS! (No really, she sent watermelon Pop Rocks and a fish ensconced beach ball)
Factoid	She is also a playwright and poet who has done benefits for the Theatre of Hope for Abused Women.
Serve With	The ocean on a cloudless day.
Comments	We’re burnt out on acoustic-carrying, sweet breathy voiced singer-songwriters. Thankfully, Ani has one of those extensive vocal ranges, where the lower end sounds tough and sexy while the upper notes carry a yearning emphasis. Soulful and beautiful, Ani won’t irritate you with overexposure like Shakira or annoy you with blatant commercialism like Christina Aguilera. She has more substance than the two pop princesses put together.
URL	www.aniwho.com
Reviewer	Cristy and Kimmie (6/03)