Rising Stars: Meet Alex Ergas of Marietta

Today we’d like to introduce you to Alex Ergas.

Hi Alex, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I started writing songs when I was 14 and eventually released music during my sophomore year of high school. The first songs I wrote were short, corny pop ballads on Garageband for iPad. I shared my first song cover in eighth grade, a clip from a Justin Bieber song that got me pretty made fun of. That embarrassment lit a fire under me to get better.

I developed a deep interest in music production and songwriting that brought me into rapping on a classmate’s beats. It seemed like he and I were the only people I knew that had a real shared interest in that at the time, and I became absolutely obsessed. He and I would get together and work on raps, and every day after school I would sit down and work on pop music. I ended up releasing over 40 songs before graduating and created a strong sense of identity while doing so.

I knew I wanted to write music for the rest of my life, so I auditioned for Georgia State University’s music program, spending the next four years studying Music Production and Audio Recording. Now I’m working in music retail, putting every spare dollar into gear to build up my studio.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I wasn’t afraid to share my art in high school. I think I had so much cortisol running through my body at the time that I couldn’t differentiate it if I was. When I graduated around the time Covid hit, all the momentum I built up from releasing hit a wall. I kept writing music, but nothing was good enough to share. What I believed to be a gap between my skills and my ears kept growing until I felt incapable of making my art. I didn’t put out any new originals from 2021-2024 and lost the sense of identity I once had. This is all stuff I’m still working on today, as a massive perfectionist; Last year, I released two new songs with the help of some amazing people. I’m very grateful, and trying to live up to my opportunities.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a writer. I am a singer. I hope to be a storyteller.

I make alternative rock, and pop, and indie music. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to make latin fusion and boleros with my friends. It’s always been hard for me to pick a genre to stick to. I just love making what comes to me.

I don’t think I’m the best; I actually have a lot of imposter syndrome at times. Still, I am extremely proud of every bit of art I share. If something sees the light of day, it means I love it with my whole heart in that moment.

I am incredibly decisive when it comes to what I want in a song. I know what sounds right to me and I’ll always say so. That feeling of knowing exactly what I want and being able to communicate it is the best thing in the world.

What were you like growing up?
I think I was always considered a little weird. I had super nerdy interests, like chess, or superheroes, or smartphone tech. I spent a lot of time watching YouTube and learning about whatever my current obsession was. I spent just as much time fighting myself to try and fit in, losing a lot of me in the process. The moment I stopped fighting was the moment I became a musician.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/alex.ergas
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/xanderthevampire
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCofcaLAGd7KkvkJxEGtxug
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/xander-dsh

Image Credits
Marvin Price; Luna Kova, Luna Kova, Pablo Salaices, Anjali Shenoy, Diana Hernandez, (Self-Photograph)