Alexandra Alden and her band perform ‘Helium balloon’ in Schouwburg Het Park in Hoorn.
Alexandra Alden - vocals/ guitar, Daniel van der Duim - keys, Mees Siderius - drums, Jurriaan de Kok - bass
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Singer-songwriter Alexandra Alden is from Malta but has been living in the Netherlands for some time and studied at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. At a young age she already had a great love for poetry and music and Alexandra cherished the dream of one day being on stage.

Alexandra moved to the Netherlands to study Jazz singing at Codarts. “It wasn't really a conscious choice to go this way of singer-songwriter. When I got to know open tunings on my guitar I was surprised by the deep sound. In jazz you mainly play with a standard tuning, that didn't feel right at the time. Especially playing the guitar has pushed me in this direction, more than the vocals actually…I've always listened to artists like Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell a lot, so they definitely influenced me. I give their classic folk sound my own twist thanks to my Mediterranean background, combined with the inspiration I have from all the other places I've visited in my life.”

Her first EP 'The Curious Child', recorded when she was only 16 years old, gave her two big hits in Malta. Her popularity is still great there, as evidenced by the invitation to become a jury member of X Factor Malta.

At the moment Alexandra Alden is working on a new album which will be released around October. Here in Schouwburg Het Park in Hoorn she plays together with keyboardist Daniel van der Duim, drummer Mees Siderius and bassist Jurriaan de Kok.

Crew:
Editors: Sakti Khedoe, Melchior Huurdeman, Aad van Nieuwkerk, Catherine Vroon
Camera & lighting: Marijn Zurburg, Wim Adam, Ramon de Boer
Sound: Marc Broer, Philip ten Brink
Producer: Vivian Vrolijk
Director & Editing: Reinier Bruijne

This video was recorded in 2021 in Schouwburg Het Park in Hoorn
for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO
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