14-year-old Alexa walks into a dark smoky bar, escorted by her dad, to check out a local band in New York City. She hears all of her favorite music she grew up with - Queen, Aerosmith, Kiss, Boston, played by future members of Guns N' Roses and Blue Oyster Cult. "Oh, that's Bumblefoot" dad says, when asked about the guy with the foot-shaped guitar with wings popping out of the sides. "Dad, I no longer want to play bass. I want to learn to play guitar, just like him, from him."
Two weeks later Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has her in his studio playing guitar until her fingertips were black, teaching her to let loose vocally by fighting with Sock 'Em Boppers, listening to Blondie, Sex Pistols, Muse, Courtney Love, and busting out demos of songs every day. Days become months, demos become album tracks, rehearsals become gigs in NY and LA, years of living become lyrical depth. From a kid in a bar to a woman in her early 20s pursuing her medical Masters Degree, she shares this chapter of her life in her debut album "Breathe Again".
Featuring dueling guitar work from Bumblefoot and Alexa, driven rhythms by drummer Dennis Leeflang, lyrics intimately sung by Alexa, the title track "Breathe Again" held #1 position in Rock for over a year, nearing 4 million plays on ClearChannel's New Artist charts. Alexa and "Breathe Again" were also nominated by All Access Magazine's 2007 Awards for Best New Artist, Best Songwriter and Song Of the Year.
Her eight-song collection is available on iTunes and other digital download stores, with CDs (coming soon!) exclusively at www.alexavetere.com
