Biography
"Alex's music is perfect for sitting on the beach watching the sun go down on a beautiful summer day."
-Tim Pyles (Radio DJ), San Diego's FM 94.9
"Arndt plays music that doesn't conform the mold of any specific genre of music... instead, Arndt produces a sound all of his own..."
"...Arndt has an appealing way of utilizing his voice and lyrics to match his melodies and evoke a mood. His lyrics and voice fit naturally with the music, as if one couldn't exist without the other."
-Lauren Proctor, Northeast In-Tune Magazine
"These are light rock tracks recorded and performed with good energy and experience. The song writing is excellent and the instrumentation adds depth to the disc. This melody based singer songwriter formats and puts together these tracks with talent and well planned verse and chorus sections. Very radio friendly tracks all the way through. The vocals are a great fit for the material and the progressions are very catchy. The mix is done very well. Good production as well. This band is all around good rock songs with a lighter touch. Excellent songs from beginning to end."
“Arndt's songwriting possesses a keen edge rarely witnessed in rock.”
-A&R Select
BIO:
Alex's new album is coming out in June 2009 under the name, "Alex Arndt and the Sonic Universe." The album is titled, "Stepping Into a Divine Paradigm." This album has been written with the help of another songwriter Kay Glynn and inspiration from spiritual vegetarian warrior, Punya. "My Innocence Begins Today", which Arndt performed at Animal Rights 2008 in DC in Aug. 2008 is also a music video which will be released with the new album in June 2009. Infinite Spectrum Productions of Phoenix, AZ is producing a music video which was filmed in late March 2009.
Alex Arndt presents alt-rock that reveals both compassion and energy, distinctiveness and accessibility. His songs show the heart of a thoughtful songwriter that doesn't self-censor and who believes in emotional honesty. The music is full of melody and hooks, tempered with intelligence and unique creativity. This music shows how songs can be both pop-friendly yet imbued with artistic integrity.
Every Emotion Possible
“Music is everything to me,” says Arndt. And why shouldn't it be? It's the ultimate musical expression and somebody with the pure musical talent of Arndt should feel an intimate kinship with music. Indeed, his very personal relationship with song comes across in his music, drawing in the listener and making him a part of the rainbow of emotional experiences summed up in Arndt's songwriting. “Music lets me feel every emotion possible.” It's a universal experience focused into bursts of human creativity and conjured in moments of time and space. “Since music is made from vibrations of everything in the universe, everyone can understand it on some level. Music is passion flowing through my veins.”
Non-Contrived Inspiration
Arndt understands that for songs to have true identity and distinguish themselves from a big music industry comprised of everything from the best to the worst (Arndt's analysis of the realm of music), that the creator has to allow the inspiration to flow freely without trying to artificially bend it. “I am coming from the point of view where I am just writing from pure, non-contrived inspiration. The money means nothing to me.” The music is everything. Just ask anyone who's heard Arndt's songwriting. They'll tell you they feel the same thing. The music is everything.
Emotions
Music is an emotional being. Arndt understands that and makes sure that each and every time, emotional value is at the foundation of his songwriting. His tunes are wrapped around emotional expression, the coalescing in artistic form of the human feeling. “I find inspiration in my emotions.” He also understands that the key to those emotions is understanding that they are a reflection of the world that surrounds a person. “It's how the environment around me makes me feel at any given moment,” he says.
The Artist at Work
Alex has performed at such hot spots as Las Vegas' House of Blues, The Key Club, The Viper Room, The Knitting Factory, Highland Grounds and Fais Do Do in Los Angeles, Whitlow's on Wilson in DC, Boston's Harpers Ferry, Eugene's Cozmic Pizza and many more. He has been a featured Spotlight artist on Sonicbids.com and has been reviewed by Northeast In-Tune Magazine, Great American Song Contest, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Papercut Records, and Enfuse Magazine. Alex also was the recipient of an honorable mention in the Singer/Songwriter Awards for his song “Oh Well.”
In Jan. 2007 Alex Arndt and his band performed live on San Diego's FM 94.9 (on myspace.com/alexarndt or youtube.com/alexarndtmusic). Alex has also performed live on FOX and ABC news stations in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, he has been quoted and sited in music articles in the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Diego Union Tribune, and the Los Angeles CityBeat, and has done live radio interviews in San Diego, Chicago and Baltimore. Arndt also received credit for writing the original composition of the vocal melody for "So In Love With You" by Director, Tony Tarrantino.
Instrumentation
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter - Alex Arndt
Co-lyric writer - Kay Glynn
Drums - Keith Lawrence
Lead Guitar
Bass
Keys
Discography
Stepping Into a Divine Paradigm - Alex Arndt and the Sonic Universe Debut Album (14 songs) - June 2009
Peace, Love Music Sampler 2008 (10 song comp.)
Rusty Ol' Guitar E.P. 2007 (7 song E.P.)
Alex Arndt- Rusty Ol' Guitar, E.P. 2006 (4 song E.P.)
Hot Stash- What's Inside? 2003 (4 song E.P.)
Drive- The Second E.P. 2002 (8 song E.P.)
Drive- The First E.P. 2001 (5 song E.P.)
Tracks are streaming on Napster, Emusic, Amazon, Itunes, etc. Regular spins on internet and college radio stations. Email to see the list.
Links
| http://myspace.com/AlexArndt |
| Official Alex Arndt Band Myspace |