ALEX TNT

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FAMILY, FRIENDS & FUNKY

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Released: Jul 3, 2009

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FAMILY, FRIENDS & FUNKY
3:58
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IF U WERE MINE
6:26
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BABY U GOT THE FEELING
3:50
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JUST LOVE ME (DUET WITH RICK PERKINS)
5:37
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CHANGE MY STYLE
3:13
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General Info

Genre: Blues / Funk / Soul
Location Barcelona, ES
Profile Views: 46499
Last Login: 7/19/2011
Member Since 1/28/2007
Record Label GAZTALUPEKO RECORDS
Bio
ALEX TNT (ALEX ALVAREZ) BECAME INTERESTED IN MUSIC BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE OF HIS OLDER BROTHER. BY SEVEN ALEX HAD STARTED SINGING AND PLAYING THE GUITAR. ALEX STARTED HIS PROFESIONAL CAREER AT SEVENTEEN, PLAYING IN BARCELONA CLUBS WITH HIS OWN BAND CALLED THE FOUR BLUES. AFTER PLAYING WITH A COUPLE OF BANDS, ALEX JOINED THE BAND OF NORTH AMERICAN BLUESMAN HOOK HERRERA, WITH HOOK, ALEX HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY THE BEST CLUBS AND FESTIVALS IN SPAIN AND ALL OVER EUROPE REGULARY. IN DECEMBER 2001, ALEX FORMED HIS CURRENT BAND ALEX TNT. AS THE BAND STARTED TO PLAY THE MAJOR CLUBS IN BARCELONA. ALEX STARTED TO GAIN PUBLIC AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM. DURING THIS TIME ALEX RECORDED 2 CD'S "WALKING YOUR WAY" AND "I FEEL THE BLUES AGAIN". ALEX LATEST CD "ALEX TNT" IS A WORK OF ALL ORIGINALS, WICH BLENDS THE STYLES OF SOUL, BLUES AND FUNK. THE BAND LIVE IS A POWEFUL EXPERIENCE. ONE REASON FOR THIS IS THE WONDERFUL MUSICIANS ALEX HAS ASSEMBLED. ON DRUMS IS JULIAN VAUGHN FROM ST.LOUIS, JULIAN HAS PLAYED ALONGSIDE SUCH LEGENDS AS ALBERT KING, B.B. KING, JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON, JOHNNY COPELAND, OTTIS RUSH, CHICAGO BLUES ALL STARS.. ..BOARDS AND VOCALS IS RICK PERKINS FROM CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE, RICK HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH B.B.KING, CHAKA KHAN, AL GREEN.. ON GUITAR IS JAVIER MAS, THE WORLD FAMOUS SPANISH GUITARIST, PRODUCER, COMPOSER, HOLDS DOWN THE OTHER GUITAR IN THE BAND. JAVIER ACTED AS A PRODUCER ON "ALEX TNT" THE "SUB OF CHOICE" IS ALBERT "GREENLIGHT" ON THE GUITAR. JULES BIKOKO FROM CAMEROON, BASS, PRODUCER, COMPOSER, ONE OF THE BEST POCKET PLAYERS EVER. A RECENT HISTORY OF ALEX TNT'S MUSICAL TRAVELS INCLUDES: BELGIUM, LUXEMBURG, HOLLAND, PORTUGAL, GERMANY, SPAIN.. LAST FOUR YEARS ALEX HAS BEEN WORKING IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA WITH SAM COCKRELL & THE GROOVE AND WITH HIS OWN BAND. THE BAND PLAY FRONT ACT FOR BB KING AT THE ORCHESTRA HALL IN MINNEAPOLIS. ALEX TNT SHARED THE STAGE WITH: HOOK HERRERA, LYNWOOD SLIM, LARRY MCCRAY, JOHNNY B GAYDEN, SAM COCKRELL & THE GROOVE, COREY HARRIS, ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HEART, PAUL ORTA, STEVE DE SWARDT, SHEILA WEAVER, MIKE WHELER, ALEX NAPIER, U.P WILSON (TEXAS TORNADO).. ALEX TNT HAS DEMOSTRATED, GREAT MATURITY AND CONTROL ON THE STAGE AND HAS A GREAT CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC! .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
-ALEX TNT - Guitar & Vocals. -JAVIER MAS/ALBERT "GREENLIGHT"- Guitar & Vocals. -RICK PERKINS - Keyboards & Vocals. JULES BIKOKO - Bass & vocals JULIAN VAUGHN - Drums & Vocals BOOKING - BOOKBLUENOTE@GMAIL.COM BOOKBLUENOTE@YAHOO.COM PATRICIA BROWN - (306) 3843883 SASKATOON (CANADA) WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BLUENOTE
Influences
B.B.KING, ALBERT KING, FREDDY KING, JOHNNY "GUITAR"WATSON, MUDDY WATERS, HOWLIN' WOLF, BUDDY GUY, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, STEVIE WONDER, SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, PRINCE, THE TIME, MICHAEL JACKSON, RAY CHARLES, OTTIS REDDING, JAMES BROWN, ETTA JAMES, GLADYS KNIGHT, CHAKA KHAN, D'ANGELO, CURTIS MAYFIELD, MARVIN GAY, LARRY MCCRAY, HOOK HERRERA, JAVIER MAS, JULIAN VAUGHN, STEVE DE SWARDT. U.P.WILSON (TEXAS TORNADO). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..
Sounds Like
ORIGINAL SONGS, A LOT OF FUNK, BLUES, SOUL, R&B. U CAN HEAR INFLUENCES FROM A LOT OF ARTISTS!! ........ ........