“ With no vocal training at this point , I had recorded two covers and we brought to life my first original ,” recounts Alexandria , “ I had sung out the chords to him and he taught me how to make harmonies . I sent those three songs back to my family in Toronto and , if not for the words of encouragement from my older sister , I would ’ ve overlooked these recordings completely .”
That summer , Alexandria found out about a studio that would host a weekly music industry social gathering . Taking a chance , she ventured out , and ended up networking and meeting people in the music scene . After the event , Alexandria sat down with the studio ’ s main producers and played them the 4 tracks she had recorded at the time . Liking what they heard , they took her in , having her write some of their tracks .
“ They gave me the chance and opportunity to create , to dive into songwriting and I recorded for the first time in a real studio set up with them ,” recalls Alexandria , “ I made two EP records with them and I met many amazing people . It set me off on my musical journey .”
With the summer ending and the start of school fast approaching , Alexandria was coming up on a difficult choice to make , and though it was made more difficult by something else she was going through , it also ended up making the decision unequivocal .
“ I was moving through some deep depression and mental illness that made left me with a choice : stay or go . Either live and walk my purpose or leave this planet . Somewhere inside of me , I found the strength to stay and began my spiritual awakening .”
Feeling that had she not stayed , all that she learned and the relationships she had formed would ’ ve been for nothing . It took all of her courage , but she chose to defer school only three weeks before classes resumed .