Interview with Alexandra DiNovi

Winston Esposito: What inspired you to be a musician? (P.S. These are the generic questions you should knock out of the park)

Alexandra DiNovi: [Laughs] No pressure, huh? When I was younger than three, my cousin Nicole played violin, and I wanted to play right away. I tried to sing in church as an infant, and as I’ve grown up I still have the desire to sing. I think there is something in me that need’s to be expressed through music.

WE: To date, who are your favorite musicians? Any influences that we know of?

AD: Dave Matthews. The lyrics that he writes, the music that he makes, the fact that I can listen to seven different versions of “Number 41” and love every one of them. It’s hard not to like him. No matter what he sings, I can’t listen to it without loving it.

WE: Who has been the biggest supporter of your music career?

AD: I’m going to have to say my vocal coach, Jan. She told me when I first met her that I can do this and I can do it well. She told me, “You could be a pop star, a rock star, whatever you want to be.” She said, “You are a machine, built to do this.” She was adamant and moved by me because she thought I had serious potential.

WE: When did you decide that music would be your career?

AD: I didn’t, I never decided that; it just happened. It just keeps pulling me. It has pulled me from Chicago to LA, and it pulls me in such a way that I can enjoy it from my soul. So it’s really fun, and if it turns into a career, which it has been doing, that’s great. I’m being paid at the House of Blues, which is exciting [laughs].

WE: House of Blues is quite a venue. Are you going to be worried about going onstage?

AD: As far as I’m concerned, there’s no pressure. It’s just fun. People have told me that it’s their dream to play at the House of Blues; I’m just doing it to have a good time.

My Mom is Coming to My Movie Premiere =]

Hey World, Sorry that it has been awhile since my last blog. I have been consumed with work. What have I been up to? A LOT-- I worked on a new T.V. Show as "Luci the Cigarette Girl." I have some silly lines..it was fun. I also worked on a Comedy Central Show with my actor friend Michael Buntyn. That was a good time!

Additionally, I have spent the past two months jamming with my rock band 7 days a week, 4-5 hours a night in preparation for our House of Blues Show. I love jamming with them and I have written some really dark songs with them. Recently, I dipped into the studio and wrote some sad songs. They are slow and not the same feel as the dark material that I write with the guys. Either way, it just feels good to make music. I started playing violin when I was three. I'm looking for a blue electric violin now..

Moving on-- I have two movies opening next week in LA at the Culver Plaza Theatres across from Sony Pictures. Anyway, I have eight nights of red carpet events/film functions, opening night, the movie premieres, ahhhh I will be quite busy in the next few weeks and of course the Academy Awards are March 7th.

My mom is coming in for my movie premieres, which is really exciting for me because this will be my first time bringing my mom on the red carpet! I really wish my dad would come. He will someday soon, hopefully. I miss my dad so much. He's in Chicago and he is the best. We talk almost every day. Well, I will post plenty of new pictures soon! I have so many gowns. My goal is to figure out tonight which gown I am wearing for each event. I am so thankful for this life. I'm just doing what I love and taking on the world one day at a time.

Love,
Lexi

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