Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexa Economou and Chris Cormier.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Alexa and Chris. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
*Responses told from Alexa’s point of view.*
Music has been a part of my life since as far back as I can remember. I received my first guitar from my grandparents at only 8 years old and there was no turning back. My dream was to be a lead guitar player one day, never knowing I had any type of singing talent.
Throughout elementary school and high school, everyone knew me as the music kid and the girl who loved all the classic rock bands. Even back then, whenever anyone heard Aerosmith, the first person they thought of was me. Chris always loved music growing up and got his first start by playing the piano long before he picked up a guitar. I met Chris halfway through high school and he started recording me singing and playing guitar on cover songs. It wasn’t until the summer after I graduated that he asked me to sing at an open mic with him in Lowell.
I was so nervous that I almost said no, but saying yes was the best decision I ever made. It is crazy how different our lives would be if I didn’t do that open mic! We jammed with other kids and didn’t really take anything seriously for a few more years, but towards the end of college, we took things to another level and really started to pursue blindspot. We started to write songs that we believed in, and we felt ourselves really growing as musicians.
We won a battle of the bands, and spent a year or so opening for major national acts like Gin Blossoms, Puddle of Mudd, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, just to name a few. Playing to those huge crowds exposed us to so many new fans and forced us to buckle down on perfecting our live performance. The next summer we even opened for my favorite musician of all time, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. We are so thankful to have had all of these amazing opportunities so early in our career.
Last year we released our debut EP, which was a major step for us. 8 songs, mixed and mastered by Chris, that we poured our hearts and souls into that we feel represent our sound and image perfectly. We’ve created 3 music videos since then, the latest being this past spring for our post- EP single “All I Am.”
We are currently working on our follow-up EP with a release goal of spring 2019. We have embarked on multiple national tours in the last two years where our travels have allowed us to perform in beautiful cities such as Chicago, Nashville, Milwaukee, New York City, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Louisville, Asbury Park, and many others. Besides working on new music, I think these tours have become our favorite past time. It has been such a thrill getting to share our music in all these new places with new friends.
Life on the road isn’t always easy, but it is so worth it! Our next tour is this October and we will be traveling to New Orleans, Memphis, and a few cities in Texas all for the first time! Chris and I are beyond excited for what the future holds for our band. New music, new cities, new friends, new memories. What could be better?
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Is rock and roll ever totally smooth?! We have certainly had our fair share of struggles that have been discouraging, but we love what we do so much and have way too many goals to ever give up this dream. It can always be tough to find the right people to fit your band in terms of style and especially work ethic. Chris and I are very disciplined and work extremely hard to be the best that we can be at all times. We are lucky that we have each other to motivate and bounce off of.
A funny story that we like to tell (it wasn’t so funny at the moment!) is when we got a flat tire on our way to play in Amityville, New York last summer. We were somewhere in Connecticut, about halfway there, and the gas station we were at wasn’t going to be able to get a new tire in time for us to make the gig. So, instead of giving up and trying to make it home, we rented a U-Haul truck and continued on to Amityville! We packed all our stuff in the back and squeezed 3 people onto one bench seat in the front.
We showed up halfway through the show and the bands let us hop in the set when we got settled. After so much stress and many many tears, we rocked the house and played a great set that we were very proud of. We drove the U-Haul back to Connecticut after the show, drove our van with a dummy tire back to Massachusetts, and were in our beds by 6 am. What a night! It was a crazy situation, but looking back we think it is a great story to tell!
Please tell us about blindspot.
blindspot is a female-fronted alternative rock band. Some of our influences are The Killers, Kings of Leon, U2, Neon Trees, and Paramore. We offer a fresh indie/alternative sound with powerful female vocals accompanied by spacious guitar parts that are backed by intricate drums.
We were recently nominated for Best Band in the State of MA by The New England Music Awards. We believe heavily in our songwriting and think our songs set us apart from other bands and musicians of our age because of the time and effort we put into our melodies and lyrics. We never settle and always consider our songs a work in progress, constantly seeking to improve each and every part. We also consider our live performance to be a must see!
Our energy and passion is very visible every time we set foot on the stage and we are constantly striving to enhance our performance in order to entertain our fans as well as ourselves. Playing live is one of our favorite past-times. Come out and see us!
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
I think if we could start over, all we would do is start this journey earlier. I didn’t start singing until that infamous open mic and didn’t even take it seriously until a few years after that.
Luckily, I have come a very long way in a short period of time, but experience and time are key so my wish is to have cracked down sooner!
However, we are very happy and proud of where we are today and would not change anything along the way because we feel all our experiences have made us grow and work harder.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.blindspotmusic.org
- Email: blindspot.official@gmail.com
- Instagram: @blindspot_music
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/blindspotMA
- Twitter: @blindspot_music
- Other: www.youtube.com/blindspotmusic
Image Credit:
Dominique Wheelock, Eric Hooker, Carissa Johnson, & Gerry Vincent
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