"Alex Grossi is the most gifted young guitar player I have heard since the first time I heard Randy Rhoads in 1975"--
Kevin Dubrow, QUIET RIOT
In only a few short years ALEX GROSSI is becoming one of the hardest working guitarists in the country. In 1999 he inked his first recording deal with ATLANTIC RECORDS with the Boston-based pop rock band ANGRY SALAD. In support of the record Alex and Angry Salad did over 1000 shows across the country, recorded music for the QUINCY JONES produced movie "The Smokers", did multiple television appearances as well as recording the theme song for the WB NETWORK drama series "DC".
In 2001 when the AOL/TIME-WARNER merger cost the band their deal, Alex packed up and headed to Hollywood where within weeks he signed on with TVT Recording Artists IGNITE to do 2 world tours. Upon returning from the tour, Alex was chosen by ELEKTRA RECORDS out of over 75 L.A. area guitarists to be the musical director for one of their new artists AIMEE ALLEN. The band toured and
recorded for the better part of 2002.
In early 2003 Alex joined up with Hollywood rockers BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, fronted by BANG TANGO vocalist JOE LESTE. Shortly thereafter, Alex and BC began writing and recording BC's second record "DEUCE" for JVC RECORDS (Japan) and SPITFIRE/BMG (U.S.). In between working on that, Alex and Joe also wrote and recorded a new BANG TANGO record entitled "READY TO GO" for Mike Varney's SHRAPNEL RECORDS Label. Alex was also asked to appear in a film documenting the Rhode Island nightclub fire by the LIFETIME network which aired in 2004.
In June of 2004 Alex was contacted by QUIET RIOT front man KEVIN DUBROW to participate in the first annual "BAD BOYS OF METAL TOUR" which featured Kevin,
as well as JANI LANE of WARRANT, STEVEN ADLER of GUNS-N-ROSES and BANG TANGO. "Everyone said I was crazy" said Alex "I had to learn 40-plus songs and play for over 3 hours a night but it was an amazing experience, both musically and personally. Guns and Roses "Appetite for Destruction" was the first record I ever bought, Randy Rhoads (founding member of Quiet Riot) is one of my
all time favorite guitarists, and I always liked Warrant. On this tour I got to work with the guys who were a part of my musical upbringing---it was pretty
crazy and great fun". Immediately following the "Bad Boy's Tour", IGNITE Recruited Alex for an extensive tour which saw the band covering the U.S, Canada, Europe, South America and Australia.
In late 2004 Alex was offered the guitar position in QUIET RIOT, he played his first QR date on New years Eve 2004, and has since written and toured with the band full time in 2005, Including 75 dates with the "ROCK NEVER STOPS" tour which also featured CINDERELLA, RATT and FIREHOUSE.
2006 was a very busy year for Alex as well. Throughout the year he toured extensively, including a European Tour with LOVE/HATE, as well as numerous QUIET RIOT and HOOKERS-N-BLOW tours. Alex also performed on several European tribute albums including "It's So Easy: A
MILLENNIUM TRIBUTE TO GUNS N' ROSES" as well as playing lead on Ex-MOTLEY CRUE frontman JOHN CORABI's remake of the Crue classic "HOME SWEET HOME".
In 2007, in addition to steady touring with QUIET RIOT which included the SWEDEN ROCK festival, a performance at the first-annual "ROCKLAHOMA" and a U.S. tour with VINCE NEIL, Alex put together the blueprints for his very own "SCHOOL OF ROCK" which is slated to open in spring 2008.
"I feel really lucky to be able to do this for a living" says Alex, "I can't imagine doing anything else!"
We think it's time for you to cut loose and party with us. Tomorrow night we are playing in West Hollywood at the Whisky a Go-Go on the world famous Sunset Strip, 10PM. Let us know if you can make it out, we'd love to see you!
I'm still in NYC (back in December), so I am sending a Birthday Wish al the way from Greenwich Village!. Glad your tour is going great and hope you your loved ones have a great day.
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DROPPING BY TO SAY HI AND TO LEAVE YOU A STORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE TIME! This one is called....
'WHAT GNAWS ON MY SPINE'
Awakening back pains are a strain on my brain. What I thought was the rain, And arthritical pain Was far from the answer, the doctor explained.
“What you’ve got here are teeth, That lie deep beneath Your lower spinal frame.”
I listen in aw, as he starts to explain That what I was feeling, And my continuous screaming, Was not from a dream, But simply a twin, That settled right in, And began to devour my spleen!
My backache is from this invader, That grinds on my spine like a saw. And all that remains of this twin inside me Is a mouthful of teeth and a jaw.
I feel an attack as it gnaws on my back, When I lay on my back, that’s when The teeth start to bite, In the middle of night, I wake up in pain yet again.
The doc called it Lillian, my sister inside, I screamed out in pain when she gnawed on my side. There’s nothing to do! There’s no way to sleep! The doc says that Lillian is one in a billion And I can’t live without her, She makes my heart beat!
So it’s off now to bed, the worst place I dread. I’ll do anything to fall fast asleep. But I won’t be surprised when I’m closing my eyes, That it’s she who starts grinding her teeth!
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