Alexa Hamilton: Lead & Backing Vocals / Paul Inder: Guitars, Bass, Keys, Vocals, Programming, Mixing / Tommy Barbarella: Piano / Michael Bland: Drums / Moustapha Benbakir: Congas / Chuck Zwicky: Mastering
Influences
"Alexa Hamilton's music is an original blend of pop, rock, country and acoustic", explains music producer Paul Inder. "Her songs remind me of the timeless classics of Carole King and Carly Simon with some Sheryl Crow thrown in."
Sounds Like
"Singer/Songwriter Alexa Hamilton's (6 song) EP "Who Knew" shows a real knack for catchy material and the ability to put the songs over"....says Music Connection Magazine (reviewed 3/17/08)
"Let's Get Outta Here" is a crafty number with a good hook...and we really like "I Knew You When" , a countryish song with a sexy vocal. The ballad "I Know That It's Wrong" echoes Don Henley and suggests Hamilton could move even further towards country."
"A huge THANKS to Alexa Hamilton for her EP "Who Knew". There's not a bad song on there and it has been a great addition to our singer/songwriter Americana program."
Eric Cohen, Music Director, WAER Radio-Syracuse, NY
"I usually prefer the original over any cover, but occasionally such a great cover comes along that it's worth sharing with KPFT listeners. Alexa Hamilton's "What's Goin Down" (aka "For What It's Worth" by Stephen Stills) is so good that I have started my radio show ("Laurapalooza") with it!"
Pacifica Radio KPFT FM Houston TX
Laura Slavin Prod/ Host
August 17th 2pm PST: LA indy station KPFK (KPFK.org) "For the Record with Samm Brown" Singer/Songwriter Showcase selected Alexa's EP "Who Knew" as a "Top Pick"
April 27th 7pm EST: Florida Radio station: WIKX KIX Country 92.9 (wikx.com)"Down Home Cookin' Show with Larry T." presented Alexa Hamilton as the "Featured Artist" playing Alexa's EP "Who Knew" in it's entirety along with a taped interview.
Radio Producer / DJ Larry T. also nominated Alexa as one of his top picks for new "Up and Coming Artist" at this years Americana Festival in Nashville.
Songs from Alexa's debut EP "Who Knew" can currently be heard on over 50 AAA and Americana Radio Stations across the US.
American audiences may best know Alexa Hamilton as an Actress. Beginning with her teenage debut as "The Invisible Woman" in an NBC TV movie, through to her most recent starring role in the 2006 miniseries version of "The Poseidon Adventure". But British audiences are more familiar with Alexa as a Singer and Stage Performer, having appeared (over the past 10 years) on Concert Tours and Theatre Productions throughout the UK and parts of Europe.
"I started out singing in a band" says Alexa, who recently emigrated back to LA from London.
Although it was her career as an Actress that first took off, she never stopped writing songs and would sometimes incorporate them into her acting projects. An original song of Alexa's "I Won't Let You Lose Me" (featured on her debut EP ) was used a capella for the opening theme in Scotland's Edinburgh Festival production of Sam Shepard's "Fool For Love", a play in which Alexa also starred.
But it wasn't until she returned to LA in 2007 that Alexa began to professionally record and release her own original material, beginning with her debut EP "Who Knew" now out on CD Baby and iTunes.
Scenes from "The Poseidon Adventure" 2006 NBC/ Hallmark Mini-series.
Alexa Hamilton plays Lead Role of "Rachel Clarke"....a Survivor!
Hey Alexa, Sorry I have taken so long to respond. Life does that. Thanks for the comment and words my friend. Don't know if you saw my blog, but I am giving away a copy of "The Wish" for the holidays. Just send an email to joshcanovamusic@gmail.com and we will send it to you. You can tweet it to your friends too if you would like.
"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." A wish to my friend is to have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving with the ones you love.
I hope all is going well with you so far this week. I'm ready for the weekend all over again...lol. Well since we can't speed up time we might as well take advantage of it. So in respect to that do exceptionally well today!