Student Spotlight: Alex Cooke

It is a new month, so now we have a new "Student Spotlight." This months spotlight is on a very multi-talented person. His name is Alex Cooke. Alex is 16 years old and is a student at Davidson Fine Arts Academy. He started lessons with me on June 4, 2009. What made Alex want to play music? He wanted to be able to write his own songs and perform them. I would call Alex one of my most ambitious and talented students. He has high hopes of doing musical theatre while in college. He has some family that is musical, some of his aunts and cousins play drums, guitar, sing and do musical theatre. He is also a very talented visual artist. You may have seen some of his art work posted here on my blog. He did a slammin picture of a young Paul McCartney and also designed the flier for Big City Music's summer rock band camp. He did the best drawing of me I have ever seen on that flier( he did a bang of job of drawing Adam Tolar too). If he could open for any band, anywhere, at anytime in history, he would open up for the Beatles when they played the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. The Beatles are also his favorite band of all time. A close second is the band All Time Low, who would be his choice to open for of all the bands that are currently around. Along with guitar and visual arts, Alex plays the bass, sings, plays the saxophone and a little piano. Music and arts are entertainment and hobby now but he hopes to maybe parlay it into a career. He hopes to be in a band soon. Alex has been a standout in the Big City Music concerts and did an amazing job at the Rock Band Camp's show on July 4th for River Blast. He says the River Blast gig was his best gig that he has played so far. The guitar of Alex's dreams??? None other than a Gibson SG. The SG is a favorite of mine as well as guitar legends like Angus Young, Tony Iommi and countless others. A new question I am asking the student in student spotlight is " What is the most embarrassing song on your ipod ?" What is most embarrassing to Alex ? He has the Demi LaVato song catch me on his ipod. Alex is someone I see excelling at anything he does in life. He has great work ethic, is very intelligent and is a great person. His personality will win him fans. He writes alot of great songs. I love performing his songs with him. Hopefully he will record some soon and release them. Expect to see Alex out playing soon, either with a band or solo. So here's to you Alex......keep rockin......keep playing.......and keep having fun!!!!!!