Graham Alexander: A New Age Musician with an Old School Style
Graham Alexander, the 22-year-old
Paul McCartney, selling out World Café Live in Philadelphia and of course but not least, being complimented from none other than Daniel Radcliffe (yes, Harry Potter!).
indie musician is using what he learned while playing Paul McCartney in the hit Broadway musical “RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles” and is kick starting his own solo career in the Rock/Pop genre. Alexander, a Haddonfield, New Jersey native, realized that he had a talent for It must be mentioned first and foremusic at the age of ten. His Mom actumost that Graham Alexander is not ally got Alexander his first instrument your average 22-year-old. As we talk at age five; a drum kit (from a mobin his studio, which is a converted dairy ster!). At age ten he trash picked (talk factory in Merchantville, New Jersey, about going green) his first guitar and where he and a few friends/band started writing songs. Writing songs mates work, live and rock on he tells is what Alexander says is his biggest us how his music career started. passion.
In his short life he has accomplished more than most will ever in the average 70 or 80 year-old life span. His credentials include: playing music professionally since he was 12, playing Paul McCartney in “RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles” on Broadway, playing alongside James Taylor, being the simulator for Beatles Rock Band as
“Writing songs is what I love to do. I don’t know why I love to do it, I just do. I saw other people writing songs and wanted to do it too. People don’t write songs anymore, artists don’t write their own songs anymore, too many artists are just figure heads for a bunch of producers,” says Alexander.
“Daniel Radcliffe said to me, ‘Man, how did you study that stuff?’ It was such a cool thing to have that level of respect for each other.” 16 Tru(4)ia
Alexander is a songwriter to the core. He gets inspiration and motivation to be a true independent artist from past and previous artists such as Bob Dylan, the Lennon-McCartney writing team, Gershwin, Glenn Burtnik, Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson. When he lived in New York he says how “vibey” it felt to be in the Gershwin theatre. Although most of us would pass out in excitement if we were told that we had a chance to be on Broadway, Alexander says, “I always thought that I would be on Broadway, I just didn’t know how. When they announced the show RAIN, I knew how.” Alexander comments on how “cool” Broadway is. Being 19-years-old and touring nationally with a Broadway company is what millions of Glee watchers dream of. Alexander got to live it.