About Alex

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Alex Rozell is an up and coming artist based in Southeast Texas. A gifted singer/songwriter, Alex’s original music is complex, soulful, and unique. His profound rhythmic ability and unique playing style are a testament to his formal training both in percussion and guitar, the result of which is a blurring of the lines between folk-rock, country, and R&B.

Alex’s music touches the hearts of people of all ages. His stories of love, heartbreak, joy, pain, and perseverance are timeless and resonate across generations. His smooth, airy voice perfectly complements his heartfelt lyrics that grapple with the business of life from a perspective well beyond his youthful 24 years.

Listeners of Alex’s music will hear influences of artists such as James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Jackson Browne, Jack Johnson, Ray LaMontagne, as well as John Mayer, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban, and Dave Matthews Band.

Alex has composed more than 40 original works to date and continues to develop new and exciting work. His live shows are unique and varied, thanks to a constantly growing list of original songs and popular covers. He is an experienced performer, comfortable on stages of any size. His strong stage presentation and versatility allows him to adapt his performance to a variety of venues. Today, Alex performs an average of 120 shows per year at popular venues throughout Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. He also plays regularly for private shows, weddings, benefits, and charitable events.


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Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Alex grew up in the neighboring town of Port Neches and has lived his entire life in this culturally diverse corner of the state. He traces his interest in music back to playing the harmonica and singing as early as the age of five.

Alex began formal studies in percussion at the age of twelve, the fruits of which can be heard today in his exceptional rhythmic ability on both acoustic and classical guitars. At first self-taught on his father's guitar, Alex also began formal guitar studies at twelve years old, composing his first original work later that same year. He quickly found his calling as a singer/songwriter and continued to study both guitar and percussion throughout his secondary school years.

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Like many young artists, Alex had his first public performances at open mic events at small local venues and coffee shops. He played with his church's praise and worship band and won Best of Show at the 2007 Port Neches RiverFest talent show for his performance of his first original song, September Rain. As word of his talent spread among other musicians, he began opening for other acts and performing joint shows at larger venues. He played full time as a professional musician while in college, averaging more than 250 shows per year.

Alex entered college in 2009 at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas on both academic and music scholarships as a percussionist and guitar performance major. He later transferred to the Commercial Music Program for Guitar Performance and Recording Engineering at Lamar State College - Port Arthur.

Alex was named first runner-up in the Eric T. Schabacker Scholarship Award and had the opportunity to study with the gold and platinum award winning record producer at his Winterwood Recording Studios in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. In late 2010, Alex spent some time in the recording studios of Night Owl Productions in DeQuincy, Louisiana with 20-year veteran Robert LeBlanc, to work on the first tracks of a yet-to-be-released debut CD/EP. Alex is currently working with several respected area musicians to collaborate with him in the studio, building on what he and Robert began in 2010.

Firefighter & Family Man...

Nap time...

Alex - with his mother Susan and brother Eric

Alex has a full and busy life apart from his music career. He is married, and he and his wife Maddie have one son, Liam Alexander, and one (brand new)  daughter, Rowan Vaye. An exceptionally hard worker and dedicated to his family, Alex enrolled in Lamar Institute of Technology's Fire Academy as soon as he learned he and Maddie were expecting. In May 2013, he joined the Port Arthur Fire Department as a Firefighter/EMT and currently serves as back-end man on Ladder 1.

The future is bright for this talented young artist, yet another jewel from this musically rich corner of Southeast Texas. It's a rare opportunity to watch such a promising up-and-coming talent as Alex in the early stages of their music career. It will be fun to see where he takes us.