Alex Arundel is a songwriter, guitarist, and DJ. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he has lived in London, New York City, and Nashville, Tennessee. He is married to Adrienne, a native New Yorker.

1990s New York City

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In 1993, Alexander met the band Warrior Soul, signed to Geffen Records, and joined them to write and record Space Age Playboys. The first single, "I Wanna Get Some", was on heavy rotation on MTV,[1] and they toured Europe extensively. They performed at Dynamo Festival in Holland to 134,000 fans. Alexander was a guest VJ presenter during that show for MTV's Headbangers Ball, where he interviewed the bands backstage.[2]

Late 1990s / 2000s New York City

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Jon Zazula, the manager who discovered Metallica, Ministry, and Anthrax, was a good friend of Alexander. He was now managing Canadian artist Bif Naked. Jon asked Alex to recruit a band in Canada, rehearse, and tour with Bif in Europe. During this tour, Arundel (aka xfactor) and Bif co-wrote the first single, Chotee.[3] ", off her new album I Bificus. The single went platinum and was used in the Susan Sarandon / Natalie Portman movie "Anywhere But Here".

References

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  1. ^ "I Wanna Get Some on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  2. ^ "MTV Headbangers Ball at Dynamo Festival". YouTube. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  3. ^ "Chotee on YouTube". YouTube. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2024-07-21.