BIO

Since releasing his debut blues album, Nothing To Lose, in 2007 at age 14, singer-songwriter, Indie recording artist, Alex Tintinalli has received local, national and international recognition including world-wide radio airplay in over 60 countries.

In September 2009, Alex was the season winner in Nashville’s “15 Minutes of Fame Jr”, a local Cable TV youth talent competition for artists ages 9 to 17 who are actively pursuing their music career. With performances judged by Nashville’s music industry professionals, Alex was the judges’ unanimous pick and was awarded his own 30 minute TV special for top prize. Earlier that summer, Alex placed 3rd out of 67 writers in a local song-writer's competition among many veteran local songwriters. In June 2008, Alex was awarded the prestigious Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award for his contribution to the arts in his local community and additionally that month had a feature interview in the May/June issue of the U.K.’s largest blues magazine Blues Matters. Then in July 2008 he was awarded CBC Galaxie's Rising Star Award at The Tremblant International Blues Festival.

Originally referred to as the young, “blues guitar whiz”, Alex Tintinalli has since grown to become a passionate vocalist and talented song-writer leveraging his arsenal of tastefully melodic guitar licks in a style of modern music all his own. Some of his musical influences include John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Bob Marley, SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Tower of Power, James Brown, Eminem and Dr. Dre.

Since 2007, this talented teen has released two studio CDs, two live CDs (most recently in January 2010) and a DVD. He is currently working on another project called “Pocket City” which bridges the soulful, energetic styles of funk, old-school hip-hop and bluesy-rock (dubbed “funk-hop”) to create a vibe that’s fresh, dynamic and fun and will be releasing Pocket City’s debut EP on November 10, 2011.

Some of the notable artists Alex has performed or shared stages with are: Tom Cochrane, The Yardbirds, the late Mel Brown and Jeff Healey, Ronnie Hawkins, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Los Lonely Boys, The Funk Brothers and Steve Earle at various festivals across Canada. Over the summer of 2009, Alex did some co-writing with prominent Nashville songwriter, James Breedwell and are seeking publishing opportunities for their songs.

Alex is a versatile performer and is available for hire either as a solo/duo act or as a four-piece band “Pocket City”.

Solo/Duo: sets include some original material mixed in with a range of cover songs which span the genres and decades from such artists as: John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Led Zeppelin, Sublime, James Brown, Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eminem, Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Asher Roth, Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Edwin McCain, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon and Michael Jackson to name a few. Here is a sample set list.

Pocket City: sets include original Funk/ Hip-Hop songs with a mix of covers from various Hip-Hop/Rap, R&B and Funk groups.

Performing over 100 shows each year Alex continues to deliver passion, soul and heart moving energy to his audiences and is fast becoming one of the hottest independent artists in his home province of Ontario, Canada.

FACT SHEET

ARTIST NAME: Alex Tintinalli
CITY: Kitchener, Ontario Canada
INDUSTRY START: 2005 (age 13)
STYLE OF MUSIC:
    Originals: “Funk-Hop” - Soulful blend of soft rock, R&B, blues and old school hip-hop 
    Covers: Variety of music spanning the genres and decades (rock, blues, hip-hop, funk and soul)
LABEL: Scarlet Dragon Productions – Independent

DISCOGRAPHY:
Live at The Gig Theatre CD (Alex Tintinalli Band) January 2010
Alex Tintinalli EP (Solo Acoustic) - 2009
Live at The Wax CD / DVD (Alex Tintinalli Band) - 2007
Nothing To Lose CD (Alex Tintinalli Band) - 2007

Kitchener Blues Festival Volume VIII, compilation CD - 2009
Kitchener Blues Festival Volume VI, compilation CD - 2007
Grand River Blues Society’s “Got Mojo” compilation CD - 2007

RADIO AIRPLAY: 60+ countries, as reported by SOCAN

ACHIEVEMENTS:
SongStudio 2010 Award for Excellence In Songwriting
Top Performer Award - Tom Jackson's Young Performers Bootcamp June 2010
Winner of "Jam Off" Competition at Bobby O'Brien's - March 2010
Series Winner - Nashville Cable TV’s “15 Minutes of Fame Jr.” Youth Talent Competition - Sept. 2009
3rd Place in Cambridge Songwriter’s Competition - June 2009
CBC Galaxie's Rising Star Award at Tremblant International Blues Festival - July 2008
Feature interview in U.K.’s Blues Matters Magazine - May/June 2008
2007 Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award - June 2008
Winner of The Still Bar & Grill’s “JAM OFF” Guitar Competition - December 2007
Scholarship to the Guitar Workshop Plus in Oakville, Ontario - July 2006

NOTABLE APPEARANCES:
Waterloo Region's Got Talent - Judges Panel
Canadian Music Week - Blues Showcase at The Silver Dollar Room - March 2010
Showcase performance at Hard Rock Café – Memphis, TN – during International Blues Challenge – January 2010
Main stage performance during 2010 Olympic Torch Run Ceremonies, Kitchener, Ontario - December 2009
Nashville Cable TV’s “15 Minutes of Fame Jr.” Series Competition including Alex’s own 30 minute TV special - June, Sept. and Oct. 2009
Kitchener Blues Festival (various stages), Kitchener, Ontario - August 2009
Water Street Landing Blues Festival, Lewiston, New York - August 2009
Tremblant International Blues Festival, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec – July 2009
Bluesfest International, London, Ontario – July 2009
Bluesfest International, Windsor, Ontario – July 2009
Nashville Palace, Nashville, Tennessee – March, June, September 2009
Bluebird Café, Nashville, Tennessee - June 2009
CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Competition at Tremblant International Blues Festival, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec - July 2008
Orangeville Jazz & Blues Festival, Orangeville, Ontario – June 2008
Winterfolk VI Blues & Roots Festival, Toronto, Ontario – February 2008
Kitchener Blues Festival (main stage), Kitchener, Ontario – August 2007
Kitchener Blues Festival (The Boathouse Stage with Mel Brown & Steve Strongman), Kitchener, Ontario - August 2007
West Coast Blues Festival, Goderich, Ontario – August 2007
Good Morning Canada March March 2007
Opening Act for The Yardbirds at The Starlight Club, Waterloo, Ontario - July 2006