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Alex da Ponte

"Alex draw[s] on diverse influences... taking cues from history, literature, and culture, da Ponte’s lyrics are unafraid : of controversy, of change, of Webster’s Collegiate. In an era of lowest common denominators and unprecedented banality, da Ponte shatters preconceptions and replaces them with singularity."

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Hometown	Germantown, TN
Genres	Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Band Members	Alex da Ponte; Kevin Carroll; Pete Matthews; Garrett ... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Alex Alexdpmusic@gmail.com 5555555555 Booking Pete Matthews peteua176@yahoo.com 555-555-5555
# Years Experience Performing Live:	6
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	6
Venue History:	The New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN The Stage Stop - Memphis, TN 1884 Lounge @ Minglewood - Memphis, TN the Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN Rocketown - Nashville, TN
Opener Experience:	Say Anything; Kate Voegele; Star & Micey
Similar Artists:	Tegan and Sara; Brandi Carlile; Paramore
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Nightmares LP—2011; Start a War EP—2010; Howl EP—2009

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Alex da Ponte is an indie pop & alternative rock artist from Memphis, TN.She started playing guitar and writings songs in April 2006 and in 2008 formed the band Yeah, Arturo. She released 2 EPs [HOWL (2008) and START A WAR (2010)]...

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Reached 13th in Best of Pop chart in 2011. In the top 20 for 1 week.

Reached 84th in Best of Pop chart in 2015. In the top 100 for 7 weeks.

Reached 23rd in Best of Pop chart in 2014. In the top 100 for 32 weeks.

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Nod Your Heads to Yeah, Arturo by
An atmospheric sound that is both subdued and frenetic" ... Read our Daily Helmsman article at http://bit.ly/bMLGSY

Memphis Music: The Next Generation by
The next generation of Memphis music will definitely include Alex da Ponte. I saw her Sunday night at the Hi-Tone. Every so often a new artist comes along that exceeds all expectations. Alex da Ponte is such an artist. Here is a young lady barely out of college with the focus and determination of someone much more experienced. She not only writes her own music (with the exception of two songs on the upcoming album which are a collaboration between Alex and friend and fellow songwriter Jobeth Dunn), but she also is co-producing and designed the cover. Her songs are written from the heart and they reach out and grab you. They say what many times you wished you could have in the same situation. Her appeal as a writer and as an artist spans many demographics and genres of music. Alex is just finishing up an album called Nightmares with veteran Ardent engineer and producer Pete Matthews producing along with Alex. I loved the songs I heard from the album so I expected Alex to be good but she was much better than good. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw and heard, how unbelievably good she was. I recently interviewed Alex and Pete for an upcoming Examiner article. Alex was quiet and unassuming. When I saw her perform it was hard to believe it was the same person. She knows how to communicate with the audience. She has a gift of talking to them, not at them. At one point she put her guitar down and sang the beautifully written by Alex and JoBeth Dunn, “The Abyss.” She joked afterwards about not knowing what to do with her hands when not holding her guitar. Nobody really noticed, they were mesmerized by her voice and the feel of the song. When it was over my friend Carla Christian, a great singer in her own right, said “I love that song.” Carla was putting a voice to what many around the room were thinking. This band of experienced musicians obliviously respects Alex as an artist. Marshall is a powerful drummer but the night was about Alex and her music. They came together as a single unit creating a sound that was as unique as her writing. They were so smooth, not like a live performance as much as a recording. Mark my words, Alex da Ponte will be the next major recording artist to break out of Memphis. That's not my opinion or my prediction, that's a fact.

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