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Ross Alexander

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Member Since: 22/04/2006
Band Website: www.ross-alexander.com
Band Members:

Acoustic Guitars, Lead Vocals, Bass, on "Stealing Beauty" - Ross Alexander
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Keys, Lead Guitar, on "Stealing Beauty" - Keith Semple

Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, and Resonator on "They Say" - Ross Alexander

Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Slide Guitar, on "Distance" - Ross Alexander.
Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drums, Percussion, 'Outro' Lead Guitar, on "Distance" - Keith Semple

Lead Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, on "Tonight" - Ross Alexander
Backing Vocals, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, on "Tonight" - Keith Semple

Acoustic Guitars and Vocals on "A Little Lost Sometimes" - Ross Alexander
Backing Vocals and Piano on "A Little Lost Sometimes" - Keith Semple.All songs Recorded at KAOS Studios, Larne, Northern Ireland.
Engineered and Mixed by Keith Semple.
Produced by Ross Alexander and Keith Semple
All songs written and arranged by Ross Alexander except "A Little Lost Sometimes" which was originally written and performed by Ricky Warwick and The Almighty.


Influences:

The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Finn, Crowded House, Nick Drake, Pete Yorn, Dave Matthews, Elliot Smith, John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Feeder, Foo Fighters, Mother Love Bone, Temple Of The Dog, U2, Goo Goo Dolls, Turin Brakes, David Gray, Del Amitri, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Badly Drawn Boy, Incubus, Brian Houston, Jars Of Clay, Jesse Malin, Ryan Adams, Sting, John Fogerty, Damien Rice, Paul Weller, John Prine, Johnny Cash, James, Counting Crows . . . . . . .



Ross Alexander with Roy Fulton - "Live @ Blueroom" - performing the Damien Rice song Delicate - Feb '08 - Recorded in Blueroom Studios, Donaghadee.



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Record Label: Unsigned. All songs - © Ross Alexander 2005

My Blog

1st Recording Session for New Album

Well yesterday was the first recording session for the new album and it went really well.  We laid down demos for "Million" which was written a few years ago and "Me" which was only penned last w...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:04:00 GMT

The Sparrows Are Flying Again

I start recording sessions this coming Tuesday for what will hopefully be my new album.  I'm hoping out of the twenty or so songs gathered together that we will be able to glean 10 really good tu...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:51:00 GMT

Step Away - new song

I've just uploaded "Step Away" to the site.  It was one of the songs I had written and recorded for the recently released "There Is A Light" fundraiser album.  It didnt make the final cut as...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:00 GMT

An Unfinished Symphony and adventures in Chicago

Ok, so the debut EP is pretty much finished, and the final mixes are complete!  The only thing left to do is add orchestration to two of the newest tracks.  One of the songs is a cover of T...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:25:00 GMT

New Track - "Distance"

I've just uploaded a new track.  It's called "Distance" and it was written back in 2005, one of the many tunes/licks written with my trusty and inspirational Ovation acoustic.  Musically it...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:59:00 GMT

New Song - "Tonight"

Well here it is, a new track for you, but kind of an oldie to me.  It's one I recorded after Stealing Beauty, around Jan 2006 and it hit the "maybe" pile due to the fact that it was a bit differe...
Posted by on Tue, 30 May 2006 16:39:00 GMT

Me, on Me?

Well, I s'pose its time for a blog!!  You've read the bio, and info, drafted up by my supercool biographer.  You've hopefully heard the songs (and hopefully liked them!).  You've maybe ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 May 2006 15:45:00 GMT