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Rashon Alexander

This is where the Groove meets the Melody

About Me

Rashon Alexander was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1976 when I think the funk era of music was in it prime. I grew up around nothing but talented musicians. When you hang around that much talent at that time I had no other choice but to play something. It wasn't until I was about 14 that I wanted to pursue an instrument seriously because I was always into sports heavy so music wasn't an priorty in my life. The summer of 1990 I will never forget went to stay with my uncle Donnell in Willingboro NJ for 2 months and told him what I wanted to do. With no hesitation he began to teach me bass guitar, the only thing the bass was right handed and I am left handed. To get over the the obstacle I just flipped the bass upside down and began to learn in a way that was comfortable for me. As I started to learn I would get frustrated at him because I wanted to learn to play songs and he would do nothing but show me which at the time I didn't know the 1-3-5 stuff which was boring. Just that little teaching taught me alot because now I am able to play just about any style of music you could think about. With my experience over the years has taught me a valuable lesson about how to be humble. There were many times I was told this gift wasn't for me and to try something else. God told me otherwise. On the flipside of that note the gift was taken from me because of me misusing my gift and being disobedient to God's calling on my life. I never forget my boy's Vernon Crowe and James Perry told me don't let people change who you are because they seen something different in me. After about a 2 and a half year hiatus from music all together with my prayers to God he gave me my Love for music back but with a vengence. With that in mind that led me to perform for and share the same stage with Yolanda Adams, Vickie Winans, Israel and New Breed, Judith-Christie Mcallister, Richard Smallwood, Deitrick Haddon, Victor Wooten,Anthony Wellington,Jimmy Haslip, Gerald Veasley, David and Tamala Mann from The Tyler Perry production plays and formerly of Kirk Franklin and the Family, Carlton Pearson, Tye Tribbett and GA, Vincent Walker and TOJ Cheryl"Pepsi" Riley and Stephen Hurd. I also worked as the bassist for the Life Story of Marvin Gaye and many other of Nolbert Brown's production plays.I currently endorse M bass guitars from Conneticut and also Accugroove Cabinets. With out God and I wouldn't be doing this today.


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Member Since: 11/3/2006
Band Members: These are some of the products I'm fortunately too endorse.
Influences: First of all God himself Jimmy Haslip Richard Bona Adam Nitti Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Joel Smith Kai Echkardt Gary Willis Janek Gwizdala Toney Grey Jaco Pastorius Stanley Clarke Christian McBride Gerald Veasley Prince Larry Graham Yellowjackets Tribal Tech Matt Garrison Dream Theater Mike Stern John Mcglaughlin The Nat Janoff Group Scott Kinsey Dave Weckl Mike Pope Andrew Gouche Fred Hammond Derrick Hodges Chick Corea John Patitucci Don Stevens Steve Weingart Victor Bailey John Benitez Mark Eagan Mint Condition Stevie Wonder John Coltrane Charlie Parker Miles Davis Reggie Young Terrance Palmer Mark Walker Oscar Cartalaya Reggie Hamilton Herbie Hancock Ethan Farmer John Benitez Anthony Jackson Willie Weeks Pino Pallindino Will Lee Dennis Chambers Terri Lyne Carrington Kevin Stancil Joe Zawinful Ethan Farmer for them solid grooves MC Divity for her energy Rhonda Smith Dominique DiPiazza for his killer fingerstyle Alphonso Johnson Brian Bromberg
Sounds Like: The annointing that God has put over my life. Nothing but sweet sounds..
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None