Band Members so far:
Alex Arndt: Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Keith Lawrence: Drums
Kay Glynn: Co-lyricist with Alex Arndt
Are you a bassist, keyboardist, lead guitarist, drummer, backing vocalist, or sitarist? We still need these pieces in our band, "Alex Arndt and the Sonic Universe". We have tour dates lined up in June, July, and August of 2009.
Seeking a publishing deal and an agent now! Seeking a supportive and proactive label. Also looking for management, promoters, videographers, cinematographers, sponsers, and festival performance slots.
Influences
Some of my favorite bands include The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Sublime, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cold Play, Radiohead, Waking Ashland, Muse, and many many many more...
Sounds Like
Sweet AND spicy progressive rock'n'roll with a conscious message. Kinda like ... Anthony Kiedis and John Lennon meet for tea, meanwhile Scott Weiland and Brad Nowell rush the bathroom!
IF BY SOME CHANCE MY PAGE EVER REALLY GETS DELETED AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE STAY IN CONTACT, ADD YOURSELF TO MY OTHER PAGE--http://myspace.com/alexarndtmusic
Also, if you haven't received a response from me from an email or comment you sent it's cause there are so many emails that come through a day, it gets hard to handle.
To all those who have posted a comment on my page and haven't received any follow-up response or comment on their page... please post again on my page as your comment is always read and appreciated, but the response to it slipped through the cracks. ~Much love to everyone, -Alex
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING A COMMENT ON MY PAGE:
I will delete your comment if it has any guns in the picture or if you are promoting violence against other living beings or self destruction to yourself. I believe anything non-peaceful is heading is an adverse direction. This is not what I'm about and do not wish to be associated with people that are this way. If you are mean and want hurt other people, the only way you will feel happy again is to stop thinking that way -->change directions now. Be happy please. Love one another, it comes back to you and is the only way to achieve a higher state of being. LOVE ALL and APPRECIATE ALL kindness and love someone gives you and return the favor by giving it to everyone around you.
~Alex
[WHEN THERE IS A SHOW YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED (If your city isn't listed, kindly send an email stating you'd like Alex to tour through your neck of the woods :) )]
This thanksgiving 2009, just buy a tofurkey turkey PLEASE, I encourage you, your compassion will fill up your heart! Watch the below video, it's not gross or cruel, it's just turkeys being fed by humans! WATCH THIS ONE PLEASE.
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June 2009: Alex Arndt has been diligently writing and recording for a new full length album set to release this July!! This album will definitely take the music industry by surprise. Alex has been writing all of these songs with a prolific songwriter, Kay Glynn and recording with an amazing producer, Kevin Fisher. Much inspiration for this album has come from a world peace and vegetarian activist, Punya. We can't wait for the CD release party coming up in a couple months.
Alex Arndt will perform at Live H2O on Sat. June 20th @ 10am
Alex Arndt will perform at Vegan Earth Day on Sun. June 21st @ a time TBA
The below project is in development right now. The heartbeat of global unity objective: dawn to dusk 365; every country in the world drumming. Inviting all spiritual and yoga traditions to unite and pray for peace unity. Click on graphic to enter oneplanitundergod.com
This is a song that was written in support of the ideals of former Democratic Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich and his House Resolution 1234: To end the United States occupation of Iraq immediately. To find out more about the Ohio Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, please click here (where my song is the profile song): myspace.com/denniskucinich
I intend to do a video with compelling visuals that don't involve just me singing into a mic, but this is all I have for right now.
The day after I released my video on the internet, I was contacted by the producer of the official "Kucinich Weekly Update" and then "Strength Through Peace" became the soundtrack that began and ended the segment. I have posted one of my favorite episodes, which has an interview with Melissa Etheridge (for other episodes, go to youtube.com/kucinich2008): ~Much Love, Alex Arndt
Also check out Alex's interview with Tim Pyles in San Diego's FM 94.9 Studio. This is footage from right after the Alex Arndt band played three songs live in the studio in Jan. 2007
"Alex's music is perfect for sitting on the beach watching the sun go down on a beautiful summer day."
-Tim Pyles (Radio DJ), San Diego's FM 94.9
"Arndt plays music that doesnt conform the mold of any specific genre of music... instead, Arndt produces a sound all of his own." ....
"Arndt has an appealing way of utilizing his voice and lyrics to match his melodies and evoke a mood. His lyrics and voice fit naturally with the music, as if one couldnt exist without the other."
-Lauren Proctor, Northeast In-Tune Magazine
"These are light rock tracks recorded and performed with good energy and experience. The song writing is excellent and the instrumentation adds depth to the disc. This melody based singer songwriter formats and puts together these tracks with talent and well planned verse and chorus sections. Very radio friendly tracks all the way through. The vocals are a great fit for the material and the progressions are very catchy. The mix is done very well. Excellent balance of instrumentation though the disc as a whole, sounds slightly thin. Good production as well. This band is all around good rock songs with a lighter touch. Excellent songs from beginning to end."
-A&R Select
For a week in Jan. 2007, Alex Arndt was
featured on the Sonicbids.com main page.
Alex's new album is coming out in July 2009 under the name, "The Sonic Universe." The album is titled, "Divine Paradigm." This album has been written with the help of another songwriter Kay Glynn and inspiration from spiritual vegetarian warrior, Punya. "My Innocence Begins Today", which Arndt performed at Animal Rights 2008 in DC in Aug. 2008 is also a music video which will be released with the new album in July 2009. Infinite Spectrum Productions of Phoenix, AZ is producing a music video which was filmed in late March 2009.
Alex Arndt presents alt-rock that reveals both compassion and energy, distinctiveness and accessibility. His songs show the heart of a thoughtful songwriter that doesn't self-censor and who believes in emotional honesty. The music is full of melody and hooks, tempered with intelligence and unique creativity. This music shows how songs can be both pop-friendly yet imbued with artistic integrity.
Every Emotion Possible
“Music is everything to me,” says Arndt. And why shouldn't it be? It's the ultimate musical expression and somebody with the pure musical talent of Arndt should feel an intimate kinship with music. Indeed, his very personal relationship with song comes across in his music, drawing in the listener and making him a part of the rainbow of emotional experiences summed up in Arndt's songwriting. “Music lets me feel every emotion possible.” It's a universal experience focused into bursts of human creativity and conjured in moments of time and space. “Since music is made from vibrations of everything in the universe, everyone can understand it on some level. Music is passion flowing through my veins.”
Non-Contrived Inspiration
Arndt understands that for songs to have true identity and distinguish themselves from a big music industry comprised of everything from the best to the worst (Arndt's analysis of the realm of music), that the creator has to allow the inspiration to flow freely without trying to artificially bend it. “I am coming from the point of view where I am just writing from pure, non-contrived inspiration. The money means nothing to me.” The music is everything. Just ask anyone who's heard Arndt's songwriting. They'll tell you they feel the same thing. The music is everything.
Emotions
Music is an emotional being. Arndt understands that and makes sure that each and every time, emotional value is at the foundation of his songwriting. His tunes are wrapped around emotional expression, the coalescing in artistic form of the human feeling. “I find inspiration in my emotions.” He also understands that the key to those emotions is understanding that they are a reflection of the world that surrounds a person. “It's how the environment around me makes me feel at any given moment,” he says.
The Artist at Work
Alex has performed at such hot spots as Las Vegas' House of Blues, The Key Club, The Viper Room, The Knitting Factory, Highland Grounds and Fais Do Do in Los Angeles, Whitlow's on Wilson in DC, Boston's Harpers Ferry, Eugene's Cozmic Pizza and many more. He has been a featured Spotlight artist on Sonicbids.com and has been reviewed by Northeast In-Tune Magazine, Great American Song Contest, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Papercut Records, and Enfuse Magazine. Alex also was the recipient of an honorable mention in the Singer/Songwriter Awards for his song “Oh Well.”
In Jan. 2007 Alex Arndt and his band performed live on San Diego's FM 94.9 (You Tube video further up on this myspace page). Alex has also performed live on FOX and ABC news stations in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, he has been quoted and sited in music articles in the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Diego Union Tribune, and the Los Angeles CityBeat, and has done live radio interviews in San Diego, Chicago and Baltimore. Arndt also received credit for writing the original composition of the vocal melody for "So In Love With You" by Director, Tony Tarrantino.
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Jeff & Mike
Nice onstage photos & I'm sure the vegan fare was great (nothing worse than serving KFC & hotdogs at an Earth Day gathering) Come check out my new song I was Born with a Psychedelic Mind! Warmest Regards, Andi
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