Ali Dineen

Ali Dineen is a songwriter and composer from Queens, NY. Known for her deeply introspective and emotionally-driven songs, Ali’s music transcends pop trends, prioritizing authenticity and vulnerability. With compassion and joy, she creates a space where powerful emotional experiences can unfold, fostering connection and community in every song. Her work challenges systems of power and the divisive narratives that separate us from one another and from our own truths. Obsessed with the in-between, Ali explores unresolved questions while creating sonic resolutions to ideas that remain open-ended. An unassuming performer, Ali steps on stage not with a character, but as herself. She invites you into her world, letting you see her as she sees you. Whether slowing down a room or capturing the simplest moments, her presence is magnetic, transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. Ali is guided by a heart she has practiced listening to, and in doing so, invites others to do the same.

Ali has performed at the Museum of Art and Design, the Caramoor American Roots Music Festival, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Folk Festival, among other wonderful venues. Ali worked as Musician in Residence for Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir from 2022-2024, including on their recent stint opening for Neil Young on his Love Earth Tour. Ali is a 2025 NYSCA Support for Artists Grant Recipient, and was awarded the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency in 2020. They are also the Music Director for local puppet troupe extraordinaire The Boxcutter Collective, and are currently working on an opera about Joan of Arc. In addition to writing and performing, Ali teaches vocal harmony and guitar workshops at the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, as well as several youth choruses at public schools in NYC.