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LATEST NEWS
The Latest News
Greetings my friends and welcom to AlexForbesCreative.com! Here's the latest:
I'm thrilled to report that my very first hit song, "Too Turned On," performed by Alisha, appears in a new teen romantic comedy flick set in 1984, "The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo." After making the rounds on the festival circuit, it's finally available on Apple TV, yay! You can rent it and watch the preview HERE
At the Garden State Film Festival with "The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo" screenwriter Susan Gomes and director/screenwriter Michael Walker. My first hit from back in the 80s, "Too Turned On," performed by Alisha, appears in the pivotal club scene!
I was excited to see that "Surrender," written with dear friend and colleague Jann Klose, just passed half a million YouTube views! His "making of" video documents the two of us writing the song, then Jann's recording sessions, and finally a live performance. You can check it out HERE!
Co-writing the title song of his album "Surrender" with singer-songwriter Jann Klose
Lately, tons of fun has been had making music with the fabulous Carey Eidel and Ted Williams in the beautiful Finger Lakes region. We call ourselves ...because dinosaurs. Why?
a) ...because why not? b) ...because a review of the most recent Jurassic Park flick reads "Art it ain’t, but “Rebirth” works at the level of Pavlovian reflex, and it’ll make pots of money. Why? Because dinosaurs." and c) ...because Carey famously screamed in "the dog scene" in The Lost World which you can enjoy again HERE!
Alex, Carey Eidel and Ted Williams, founding members of ...because dinosaurs, at the legendary Bitter End
CHECK OUT MY 3rd SOLO ALBUM, TROUBADOUR-TO-DOOR, AT THESE LINKS!
And here's a link to my Mailing List
Opening for Dar Williams at the Auburn Public Theater
Photo by Juliette Zygarowitz
Cover You (A. Forbes, J. Franzel, L. Peled)
Barcelona (A. Forbes, N. Greiter, L. Greiter)
Don't Rush Me (A. Forbes, J. Franzel)
Somewhere in the Stars (K. Keating, A. Forbes)
Film & TV Placements
Songs for Other Artists
Lyrics + Music = Heart
A bit of background: Since the mid-80s I've been creating "signature songs" for a wide variety of performers and producers, featuring lyrics and melodies that grab listeners... and stand the test of time.
After graduating from Stanford University, I was mentored by Doc Pomus (This Magic Moment, Save the Last Dance For Me). My first song placement, Too Turned On, shot to #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart, and since then I've had hundreds of releases, including hit singles on the Dance, Pop, Adult Contemporary and International charts, 300-plus placements in film and TV, and collaborations with a long list of talented writers and artists. Troubadour-to-Door is my third independent album as an artist.
Over the years I also penned two songwriting guides, and coached thousands of aspiring writers through the ASCAP Foundation, NYU Steinhardt, Gotham Writers Workshop and one-on-one. Nowadays days I'm laser-focused on pure writing and performing... FUN!
Like my mentors and the people I admire most in the arts, I'm 100% committed to making this world a better place using whatever talents I've been given.
Thanks for checking out my site, and I look forward to being in touch!
SOLO VIDEOS
Solo Lyric Videos
Here are a few of the songs from the album that I wrote solo and played acoustic guitar on. Enjoy!
As an unapologetic love-child of Dylan, Joni, CSNY and of course the Beatles, I was born to protest — and write protest songs. This one flowed out the day after the Women's March on DC. And yeah, its message of choosing Love over Fear still rings true.
Recently I fell madly in love, totally out of the blue. This is a song of pure gratitude for that happy turn of events, coming as it did so late in life. I still get choked up every time.
This is the pathetic-but-true story of my high school "experimentation phase," which lasted about 25 years — a mix of romance and intoxicants (not necessarily in that order!) Many of my stupidest decisions were made under the influence... go figure!
As a lifelong Dog Person, I dedicate this song to Petal, who like so many other "rescues," saved the humans they encountered along the way. Thankfully they live on forever in spirit.
PROFOUND THANK YOUs!
I'm overflowing with gratitude for the wonderful colleagues and friends who made the Troubadour-To-Door album possible!
First my talented co-writers: Jeff Franzel, Niko Greiter, Laurin Greiter, Noel Cohen, James Adamo, Kennan Keating, Loren Peled, Wendy Levine and Bill Katz.
Amazing musicians and co-producers (in addition to many of the above): Steve Skinner, Ira Siegel, Matt Anthony, Cliff Goldmacher, Kathy Sommer, Stephanie Cummins, and John Beltzer.
Cover photo by Larry Barns
Album cover design by Deborah Melian
Bitter End video and still images: Cyrille Petta / CEO Worldwide Films
Finally, huge shoutouts to Paul Rizzo at the legendary Bitter End and Carey Eidel and Angela Daddabbo at Auburn Public Theater for giving me such cool places to perform!
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