Alexander James

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

everything

What is your music dream?

to do everything with it

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

fund the arts and music again

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Guthrie Govan, Kiko Louriero, Tosin Abasi, Dream Theater, The Aristocrats, Rick Graham, Feodor Dosumov, Mateus Asato, Paul Gilbert, David Gilmour, Rush, Phil Harmonic Orchestra,

What inspires you to make music?

Life does

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Be free of your patterns

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Like and influencer

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

The feeling of needing to related when music is a tool to escape and create.

What do you think of Drooble?

idk. just started

What frustrates you most as a musician?

conforming to the mainstream as a way to make it. I'm gonna make it so I don't have to

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

see their shows. share their links. buy their shit.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Social media is the modern tool for reaching out with your music. Determination. Hard work. The typical stuff that gets anyone anywhere. Just having the will power to do.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Anya, Sunless, Keys of Solomon (I helped play guitar for an album), Dark Martian (my band), Backwater Pornsite, Chad Erickson and the Untimely (side project), INTI (Brand new project). These are all locals of Minneapolis, Minnesota