We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Alex Cole . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Alex below.

Alex, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I’ve always been a performer. I was a singer before I became a guitar player. When I was very young around 5 years old my dad bought the first videocamera and I remember I was performing in front of the family in front of the camera which was connected at the TV, and i felt good watching myself on tv. When I was 12 years old I started performing in clubs singing songs by Blues Brothers, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richards etc. At that time I felt that my life would have been on stage and moving forward I started composing and performing original Power Rock music and playing at some of the best rock venues in Los Angeles such as Whisky a Go Go and the Viper Room in Hollywood.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m a high-energy Rock Musician Composer who has made my mark on the Rock Music industry at an international level. I’m specialized in music composition, lead vocals, lead guitar and harmonica. I became a leader in the cutting-edge music genre known as “POWER-ROCK”. I’ve been told that I’m keeping Rock’ n’ Roll alive.

My music sounds new, but pleasantly familiar and will remind you of the classic rock bands such as AC/DC, Ted Nugent, George Thorogood, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and ZZ Top. My live show consists of Power Rock trio. In order to promote and establish my recording career, I performed in venues and Festivals in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix where I have received accolades as a Rock musician and composer.

I have my own business, “Unleash The Beast Music Publishing.” I started this company so I could keep control over my songs. My music will be heard in movie soundtracks soon, in fact I’m pleased to announce that one of my songs “Bad Boy Rocker” is featured in a movie called “Senior Moment” that features stars such as William Shatner and Christopher Lloyd, directed by Giorgio Serafini. I’m also proud because the very accomplished Emmy Award winner Laura Karpman, wrote the score for this movie. I’m fortunate to have been a part of this amazing production with an incredibly talented cast and crew. We also shot a video clip of the song that won the “California Music Film & Video Awards” as best rock video. I completed my upcoming album and I had my special guest Rocco Nugent who collaborated on one of my songs with me, the song is called “Lift Me Up”. His energy infused a touch of magic to the track. Rocco also made a guest appearance in the “Bad Boy Rocker” video you can watch on my youtube channel alexcolerocks.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

In July 2019 I toured with one of my Rock God Idols Ted Nugent on his “The Music Made Me Do It Again” through California and Arizona. I spent some time with Ted in the green room talking about music and guitars. He is a beast. He kept playing backstage showing me some killer licks even after his two hour kick-ass high energy show! Ted was really happy to have me and pleased with how his crowd received me and loved my energy. He made a testimonial on Facebook posting a picture of us together. It meant the world to me. I was flattered, humbled and still very excited by what he said. I’m inspired by his powerful vitality and drive on stage, even more influenced by his kindness and gentleness off stage. His words still resonate in my soul and continue to inspire and encourage me in playing my Power Rock music every day. I feel a genuinely musical and spiritual connection between us.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is that I’m free to be Alex Cole. When you see my show don’t expect to see me playing a solo, looking down at my fingers, making sure every note is correct. That’s boring to me. I don’t consider it as powerful as the Rock’n’Roll spirit. My solos are for myself and the audience. It’s a once in a life time experience, because I’m feeding off from the crowd and they are feeding off of me. I don’t even think about it, but when I watch my videos I see myself jumping up the monitors, running across the stage, interacting with the audience, dancing like James Brown, and hitting deep lunges. I honestly never plan any of this. Once I step on the stage I enter straight in a sort of a trance, the music takes control of me. The music seduces me. I studied to learn the guitar but a lot came with the experience on stage and performing in front of so many people and sharing amazing rock’n’roll energy with real music lovers. The problem is today people want to hear music for free, so we need to license our music for movies and television. What’s ironic is, I could go to a four year college and be pretty much guaranteed a good paying job once I had my degree. But if you study music for four years, you still a beginner. You need to invest years in the music profession, and there is no guarantee you will ever receive a dime. It takes years to learn how to sing, compose, and play your instrument. To put on a high energy show, as I do, and stay in great physical shape, takes discipline. I work out every day and I eat clean and healthy. I also have to manage my website, press, bookings and social media. It can be overwhelming, but when you are an artist, this is what you do and you give it your all.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.alexcolerocks.com
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/alexcolerocks
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/alexcolerocks

Image Credits
Diego Gonzales Photography Dalila Kriheli Rockstarpix