artist Alpha380

Alexander Shepard was born on March 18th, 1988 in Saskatchewan, Canada. He grew up listening to many types of music such as electronic, dance and rock n roll. He played guitar all of his life, but he didn’t get serious about his music until late 2004 and early in 2005 when he purchased his first keyboard, drum set and bass guitar.

Alex formed Alpha380 as a solo project under the name “Red Lights and City Skies” in 2009. This was Alex’s first Punk Rock band project which has since evolved into an Electro/Dance project. Alex has since recruited his brother Andrew Shepard to the project.

Alpha380’s lead single off of this new EP “Satellite” is titled “Tonight, Tonight”. This song is the first track off of this EP and it is also a good indication as to the direction that Alex is taking. It has a very playful dance beat to it with catchy lyrics inspired by punk rock. The recording aspect of this song was done with perfection. Every note is crisp and alive with a very creative guitar riff in the bridge that sends this song into the stratosphere. It is considered Alpha380’s flagship song as it captures the essence of who this group really is. This song, as are all of his songs, is very relatable, memorable and sustainable in this music industry.

This EP was released on August 27, 2010 in its digital format. There are also plans to release it in its physical format. Alpha380 is planning to release a follow up EP in the Fall of 2011 and a full length CD in the fall of 2012. His hopes is to become a producer/songwriter for other artists.