Alex Grant
Metaphor
© 1996 Alex Grant (765481399424)
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Solo piano to help you relax and rejuvenate: an album of gorgeous, memorable pieces, all wrapped in warm studio hall acoustics.
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Alex Grant knows that being fired was one of the most positive things that ever happened to him. Raised in a strict, orderly and loving family to be "something sensible, please", he had followed this direction for forty years, when he was abruptly let go from his job as general manager of a manufacturing firm in Phoenix, Arizona.
Although approached by other companies in related fields, Alex decided at that point to really look at his life. “I had always loved writing and performing music, and had a deep desire to do so professionally”, he says thoughtfully. “I finally decided that if I didn’t take this opportunity to pursue what I most love to do, I’d probably kick myself when I was eighty!”
Grant's odyssey actually began much earlier. Growing up in a rigid, academically-oriented environment, he excelled in school, and started at the University of Missouri-Columbia on both a full academic scholarship and a Navy ROTC scholarship. "My dream back then was to fly jets" Alex reminisces. But then, midway through his sophomore year, he started writing music-"it was like a floodgate had opened".
So life-altering was the deluge that Grant very quickly left behind the scholarships and the career plans, left school and took a job as a dishwasher, to the astonishment of both parents and friends.
For the next twenty years, Alex worked a wide variety of jobs, all involving hard physical labor which he discovered he loved. He unloaded fishing boats in Alaska, drove forklifts and delivery trucks, worked in a state mental institution and any number of warehouses, eventually arriving at the level of general manager, a position he held for five years before the ax fell in 1994. With much-needed moral support from his wife Susie, Grant took the leap and began playing professionally in the fall of that year.
Since that time, Grant's CD's have sold more than 50,000 copies, and his signature style of neo-classical piano is clearly evident in his emotionally evocative recordings, which are currently receiving national airplay on Sirius Radio Channel 73, DMX Radio, NPR’s “Morning Edition” program and a nationally syndicated radio program called “Quiet Music”.
Alex has played many interesting events including a reception for President Clinton at the Columbine groundbreaking ceremony as well as performing the National Anthem at the June 20th, 2007, Yankees/Rockies baseball game. He was also one of a select group of pianists at the Bosendorfer Piano World Tour at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, and was featured on Frontier Airlines’ Wild Blue Yonder television network and in their in-flight magazine.
He and his wife live with their dog and two cats in Denver, Colorado, where snowboarding is always readily available!
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- author: Candi
Alex Grant's music is very calming. My husband and I enjoy it.
Wonderful inspirational music! I work for a church and we frequently play it be
author: SteveGreat CD
author: Cate JohnsonThis is a great CD My daughter is a ballerina and uses it for dance.
Great CD, calming and beautiful
author: Erica GardnerI really am enjoying this CD. It is great for relaxing and enjoying my time in the car as well as at home.
Metaphor and Evening's Last Light are our dinner music!
author: MichelleI just ordered Metaphor and I'm extremely pleased! It has the same inspirational quality as Evenings Last Light, which I've owned for years. Alex Grant's piano music inspires me, motivates me, and puts me at peace all at the same time! Mr. Grant's music plays for us quite often during dinner time! The whole family enjoys it.
I heard Alex at a Borders and Books and have enjoyed my cd's.
author: Dawn DarlingThis cd was the first I bought. Metaphor shows the terrific talent Alex has. I love listening to this cd to unwind or even to work more effectively!
- author: Jeremy Greenhalgh
I really enjoy this cd. Everytime I listen to it, it inspires me to do the right thing and be the better person. I, myself am a piano player and i would really like it if i could learn your songs. I can learn them the hard way, "by ear" or if i saw you play it i can also learn that way. i only want to learn. I hope you enjoyed reading my review.