{"id":191,"date":"2015-02-04T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/?p=191"},"modified":"2015-02-05T15:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T21:41:47","slug":"alexis-aiken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/?p=191","title":{"rendered":"ALEXIS AIKEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

When thinking of New Orleans music, country is not at the top of the list. However, 19 year-old New Orleans native, Alexes Aiken, has created a style all her own – blending the blues that New Orleans is famous for with her gutsy country vibe. She has won many accolades nationally in songwriting contests and singing competitions for her original lyrics and melodies and her unique bluesy voice and performance style.<\/p>\n

In fact, Alexes\u2019 Nashville based producer for her self-titled debut CD, Jonell Polansky, said, “Alexes could rival any Nashville newcomer especially since she is born and raised in New Orleans but sings like she was born on The Opry stage.” A local country radio personality said, \u201cAlexes is the little girl with the big voice from New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexes is a singer, songwriter, and musician. She and her New Orleans based band provide high energy music that has that country \u201carena rock\u201d sound. “Entertaining and connecting with the audience at every show is my main goal,\u201d she says. \u201cIt’s important for the audience to feel like they are a part of my shows, whether that is bonding through a heartbreaking song or dancing with me on stage. I crave that one-on-one, real connection with my fans and making a long-lasting impression.”<\/p>\n

Alexes\u2019 originals on her debut CD include \u201cCountry Boy\u201d, \u201cBest in Me\u201d, \u201cNote on the Mirror\u201d, and \u201cWake Up and See Reality\u201d. “My music is my diary. When fans listen to my music, they are listening to the raw version of who I am as an artist,\u201d she explains. Alexes\u2019 re-mixed version of “I Want It All” by Queen could well become a new youth anthem. Her re-mix of “These Boots are Made for Walkin\u2019\u201d by Nancy Sinatra celebrates the original song’s 45th anniversary.<\/p>\n

“New Orleans shaped me into the artist that I want to be. Rock and blues have always inspired me musically, and I fuse those genres with country to create my gutsy vocal sound and songwriting style,” she says.<\/p>\n

Alexes is a member of the Country Music Association (CMA) and Nashville Songwriters Association International. She is working on her second EP that will be released in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When thinking of New Orleans music, country is not at the top of the list. However, 19 year-old New Orleans native, Alexes Aiken, has created a style all her own – blending the blues that New Orleans is famous for with her gutsy country vibe. She has won many accolades nationally in songwriting contests and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5I410-35","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowim.dreamhosters.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}