Alexz Johnson Island

Today Alexz did an interview with BigSmileMagazine.com . They used a unique format of their users and guests submitting questions on a message board and Alexz replied to some of the submitted questions with her answer. Below is a condensed version of the format they used combining their questions and her answers.

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Out of both your music career and TV & Movie career, which one do you enjoy doing more?

Music is definitely my first passion.. I’ve been focusing more on live touring this past two years and I don’t see myself slowing down anytime soon!

One simple question…now that you’ve performed in Europe, is there any chance you could get down to Australia for some shows?

I’ve actually never been to Australia! I’d love an opportunity to get over there to play some shows… hopefully around my full album release I can schedule some shows over there!

When did the album sampler change to an EP? Why did you decide to focus on that instead of the album right now?

Because the album wasn’t ready for release and I wanted to give the backers something.

Who is your music inspiration? ;] Do you have in your plans tour in Europe?

A have a few musical inspirations! I love Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Roy Orbison, Rickie Lee Jones…

I just got back from a European tour!

When will the album be released?

I don’t have an official release date. Thank you for your patience though!

Will the pledgers receive some extra demos or clips of songs while the album is being made?

Most likely – I just posted a live recording of This Is Heartache from tour – you can check it out at www.pledgemusic.com/projects/alexzjohnson

Will you ever release a live show on DVD/download or a live album from Europe?

Definitely! I’d love to do that.

What kind of candy do you like?

Gummy bears.. 🙂

What is something you would really like to say to your fans right now?

That I believe they will be very happy with the final record!

How many songs will be on the album? Will there be a deluxe edition? Special track for Pledge exclusives?

10-11 tracks.
Maybe!
Definitely.
My main focus is the pledgers.

You mentioned that you were trying to acquire an international distributor for the album, how is the process going?

Quite well 🙂 More news to come….

I think you said before that you can visualize a video for every record on this record, do you think you will bring theses all to life or just a few? Will you allow fans to be a part of the videos like you have in the past?

I have so many ideas for videos…
I am working at getting this new material in the right hands to help me create the quality videos I’d like to do..

If you could have any one job, what could you see your self doing full-time?

Touring/music !!

You seemed reluctant to release the EP after it was posted on music websites to purchase. But the EP was sold a short time later at your tour. Care to explain your thought process?

The EP was leaked before I had the opportunity to release to pledgers first.

Is there any instrument that you still want to learn to play? 🙂

Piano.

When writing a song do you find it easier to write by yourself or collaborate with others?

I like both…. it’s nice to collaborate with a producer – often there’s so many things to try at your fingertips. It’s also very important to be able to sit in a room by yourself and emote what you’re feeling into your lyrics.

In a recent interview you said you were trying to decide between 2 different names for the album, are you any closer in determining what the album will be called?

Not yet.

After immersing yourself in the New York City music scene, have you considered moving to other areas of the United States like Los Angeles, New Orleans, etc., to take in their unique scenes?

Right now, NYC feels like home.. with my intention of touring a lot this upcoming few years, it’s a good place to keep my things!

If you could write a song with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be and why?

I’d love to write with Peter Gabriel.

To my knowledge “Mr. Jones” is the only song off of Voodoo that you’ve never performed live, is there any chance that song will be performed in the future?

Maybe? I have quite a bit of material to choose form for live shows, and it never stood out to me as a song I need to have in my set – but you never know?

After playing stripped down versions of your songs across Europe what are the possibilities of releasing an Acoustic album in the future?

Maybe 😉

Can you share any info about your role on the upcoming season of Blue? What songs will your character perform?

Her name is Satya – a busking singer/songwriter.
I wrote and recorded the three songs for the series –

I Can’t Hold Back
Mary
Breathing In Your Smoke

Would you ever want to work with Greg Wells again on another album?

I love Greg! I definitely would!

When you’re recording songs do you need something special in the studio to feel comfortable?

The vibe of the people around have to be cool… they need to be on the same page as me to get comfortable.

Alexz, You’re super awesome for doing this interview with us! It is really awesome to see you connect with your fans 🙂

Thanks for being a part of Big Smile Magazine, we’d have you back any time!

Any last words?

Thanks for having me!
Cheers!!

– AJ

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