Meet
Alexander Mills
A
Barbadian born Acoustic Alternative Indie
performer for the past six years
The Bajan Sun Online Magazine Team had the
distinct pleasure of chatting with and catching
up with Alex as he advances in his passion and
career.
See Interview Below
What got you into performing?
When I was in sixth form at The Lodge School I
used to make parodies of other songs to the
amusement of my classmates; however, I never
really took it seriously until I was given a short
solo in our graduation song. Following that, my
mom got me a guitar and I later hijacked my
father’s too and started teaching myself basic
chord shapes online to accompany my singing.
Not too long after that, I learnt a couple of
covers and started learning songs with my friend
Jermaine. Around the same time I also started
writing original music with some friends I
played guitar with, but it was when I got my
first solo gig at the Lighthouse bar in St.
Lawrence Gap that I really started to get my
chops better and learn how to perform and not
just sing. At this time I met Barry Knight, my
local manager, and Peter Headley who is an
international music business manager and
consultant. With their guidance and mentoring I
was able to grow to a level where I was asked to
perform at the Barbados Jazz Festival in 2010
and I have been continuing to grow as a
musician, performer and songwriter since.
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