I have been a performing musician all of my life. I have seen the power of music to open up inner vistas, to transform and to heal, to lift my spirit and my audience’s, with or without words.
The Creator’s Gift to me in this lifetime has been my passion for a wide range of music, a voice to sing with, and beautiful lyrics and melodies. Some of these songs I have written, but all of the songs I choose to perform I can call mine when I pour my passion into them.
I began my career as a singer and guitarist in lots of bands around Northern California. About 10 years ago, I decided to challenge myself to create the ‘Essence’ of larger arrangements, using only my voice, a 12 string acoustic guitar, and occasionally, a harmonica. I write songs about my life and about love, from a spiritual perspective. The overall intent of this music is to heal myself, and the world. Having grown up in San Francisco in the 60’s, I was exposed to an incredibly wide and rich palette of music and the arts, and culture. Subsequently, I write and perform a very wide variety of styles and genres, and mix and match them, sometimes even within a song. It’s this experimentation that keeps me excited about performing, and progressing musically. My voice can do wonderful things with a sound or a lyric, and dynamic range is another thing I love to play with. 12 string acoustic guitar is characteristically a bit orchestral, and yet folkish at the same time. I like to apply some Soul to all of this and I come out with what makes me very proud to stand on a stage.
I have 9 CD’s of my original songs in current release. The first 3 CD’s have full instrumentation, as they were recorded when I was still feeling a need for that. They are: ‘My Voices’, ‘Climbing/Longing’ and ‘Reflections’. I played all of the instruments on those, with very few exceptions. The 4th, 5th and 6th CD’s; ‘Learning To Love’, ‘Florida Heat’ and ‘Organic Alchemy’ reflect the spartan approach I detail above. The 7th, 8th and 9th CD's (The Record Plant Masters, Film Music Vol. 1, and Love & Emotion) are a mix of spartan and ensemble. You can hear/buy 8 of my 9 CD’s at http://www.CDBaby.com/kashalex6, and all of my CDs are available at Apple iTunes Music Store and other digital download services. My wife writes, works and travels with me. We are writing music to heal, to inspire, and to fit the growing need we had ourselves for sounds, vibrations, tones, beats and lyrics that fit our lifestyle as we become more conscious of our planet, our higher place in life, and the lifestyle that would sustain that.
I was born into Russian/Native American roots, and have developed a strong commitment to the Earth and that which would sustain the natural order of the Earth. My wife, who came from Scottish/Irish roots, grew up with folk music that transformed the daily life and work of the countryside around her. I perform all over South Florida, and am looking for more opportunities to travel on the festival and concert circuit to support my music.
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