Alexis Antes
A new FolkPopRock flavor to tempt your ears Lilith Fair performer and National Indiegrrl Performing Member
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Drowning Drowning
Hello - I'm a singer/songwriter/performer from Cleveland, Ohio. My music is a blend of pop, rock, and folk. Give the tunes a listen - I hope you enjoy them!Band/artist history
In the past few years, singer/songwriter Alexis Antes has performed on the bill with renowned artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jonatha Brooke, Jennifer Kimball, Joan Armatrading, Stephen Stills, Dan Fogelberg and Three Dog Night. She has played her music in venues ranging from area clubs and coffeehouses to college campuses to Blossom Music Center, Cain Park, the Agora, the Brick Alley Theatre, Nautica Stage and the Odeon. Alexis is best known in Cleveland for representing her home town as the only Cleveland artist chosen to perform at Lilith Fair at Blossom Music Center in the summer of 1998. She found continued solo success as a nominee and performer at the 1999 Cleveland Scene Music Awards and Showcase. In addition, she performed as one of five Northeastern Ohio acts in Time Warner Cable’s RoadRunner Rocks Battle of the Bands Competition. Most recently, Alexis was accepted into the National Indiegrrl Performer Roster.
Alexis has been absorbing and performing music all her life. An environment of creativity surrounded her as she grew up with her mother, Bobbie Antes, an accomplished singer/songwriter and musician. By the age of twelve, Alexis had taught herself to play the guitar. At eighteen, she was the youngest founding member of the popular and influential Cleveland-based folk-pop group, Odd Girl Out. From 1990 to 1995, OGO performed on radio and television as well as playing to enthusiastic audiences at sold-out shows throughout the Midwest. In 1994, Cleveland Magazine’s Readers’ Poll voted OGO as “Favorite Local Band” and “Favorite Local Folk Band”.
After Odd Girl Out split, Alexis found her own voice and a new path as a writer and performer of her own songs. It is the personal nature of Alexis’ songs on her debut recording, Stronger, released in 1998, that strikes a chord with her fans. Cleveland’s Scene Magazine said of her work on the CD, “Listeners are treated to a lone voice in the wilderness singing introspective, soul-searching ballads about disillusionment, heartache and growth songs that would not be out of place on a disc by Paula Cole”.
The music, the mood, the strength and the sensitivity of Alexis Antes shows us a blossoming artist firmly, and finally, in control of her own destiny, comfortable in the spotlight at center stage.Have you performed in front of an audience?I have performed extensively throughout the eastern U.S. Based in Cleveland, OH, at the moment. Beginning to tour nationally! Plans for a European tour later this year.
Your musical influences
Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Paula Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie RaittWhat equipment do you use?
For my live stage set-up, I use a Shure Beta 58 microphone, Crate CA-125 acoustic amplifier and two limited edition Takamine electric/acoustic guitars. I also swear by D'Addario strings and D'Andrea Pro-Grip Brites .60mm picks.Anything else?
Thanks for stopping by and checking me out! I hope you enjoyed reading and listening!Contact
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Comments (15)
I love your songs; your music and lyrics connect, not only to me, but, to all people; Ron
Hey Alexis,
Came across this song in a very roundabout way, was a nice treat to my ears tho. I love your voice, very easy on the ears and soulful, reminds me of Amy Grant once in awhile. I love the inspiration behind the story of your song, life and people around us, are the canvas for songs so many times, I've written a few for friends as well.
Very nice production on this song, I really like the way you do your vocals, great job :)
~strummergurl~
Alexis,
You have an incredible voice! And very compelling songs too!! I hope you get to Phoenix someday...I'd love to catch your show!
Ross
Dynomite Awesome...and all that stuff the others have said. Such great music and you're only on 12 stations....what's up with that? Well, now its 13 as soo n as I can figure out which of these fabulous tunes to put on there.
I'm gonna send you a friend invite, and if you care to, you might want to pop by "the laundry room" productions :)
Ed
Drowning is awesome...well not literally but your song is :)
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