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Alex Grossi

Quiet Riot/Adler's Appetite

In only a few short years ALEX GROSSI has become one of the hardest working and sought after rock guitarists in the country. In 1999 he inked his first recording deal with ATLANTIC RECORDS with the Boston-based pop rock band ANGRY SALAD. In support of the record Alex and Angry Salad did over 1000 shows across the country, recorded music for the QUINCY JONES produced movie “The Smokers”, did multiple television appearances as well as recording the theme song for the WB NETWORK drama series “DC”.

In 2001 when the AOL/TIME-WARNER merger cost the band their deal, Alex packed up and headed to Hollywood where within weeks he signed on with TVT Recording Artists IGNITE to do 2 world tours. Upon returning from the tour, Alex was chosen by ELEKTRA RECORDS out of over 75 L.A. area guitarists to be the musical director for one of their new artists AIMEE ALLEN. The band toured and recorded for the better part of 2002.

In early 2003 Alex joined up with Hollywood rockers BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, fronted by BANG TANGO vocalist JOE LESTE. Shortly thereafter, Alex and BC began writing and recording BC’s second record “DEUCE” for JVC RECORDS (Japan) and SPITFIRE/BMG (U.S.). In between working on that, Alex and Joe also wrote and recorded a new BANG TANGO record entitled “READY TO GO” for Mike Varney’s SHRAPNEL RECORDS Label. Alex was also asked to appear in a film documenting the Rhode Island nightclub fire by the LIFETIME network which aired in 2004.

In June of 2004 Alex was contacted by QUIET RIOT front man KEVIN DUBROW to participate in the first annual “BAD BOYS OF METAL TOUR” which featured Kevin, as well as JANI LANE of WARRANT, STEVEN ADLER of GUNS-N-ROSES and BANG TANGO. “Everyone said I was crazy” said Alex “I had to learn 40-plus songs and play for over 3 hours a night but it was an amazing experience, both musically and personally. Guns and Roses “Appetite for Destruction” was the first record I ever bought, Randy Rhoads (founding member of Quiet Riot) is one of my all time favorite guitarists, and I always liked Warrant. On this tour I got to work with the guys who were a part of my musical upbringing—it was pretty crazy and great fun”. Immediately following the “Bad Boy’s Tour”, IGNITE Recruited Alex for an extensive tour which saw the band covering the U.S, Canada, Europe, South America and Australia.

In late 2004 Alex was offered the guitar position in QUIET RIOT, he played his first QR date on New years Eve 2004, and has since written and toured with the band full time in 2005, Including 75 dates with the “ROCK NEVER STOPS” tour which also featured CINDERELLA, RATT and FIREHOUSE. Upon completion of the tour Alex contributed lead guitar to the critically acclaimed IGNITE record “Our Darkest Days” for CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

2006 was a very busy year for Alex as well. Throughout the year he toured extensively, including a European Tour with LOVE/HATE, as well as numerous QUIET RIOT and HOOKERS-N-BLOW tours. Alex also performed on several European tribute albums including “It’s So Easy: A MILLENNIUM TRIBUTE TO GUNS N’ ROSES” as well as playing lead on Ex-MOTLEY CRUE frontman JOHN CORABI’s remake of the Crue classic “HOME SWEET HOME”. In 2007, in addition to steady touring with QUIET RIOT which included the SWEDEN ROCK festival, a performance at the first-annual “ROCKLAHOMA” and a U.S. tour with VINCE NEIL, Alex put together the blueprints for his very own “SCHOOL OF ROCK” which opened in the spring of 2008.

In 2009 Alex joined up with original GUNS N’ ROSES drummer STEVEN ADLER once again to re-form “ADLER’S APPETITE”. The band completed to 2 highly successful US tours, a South American tour, as well as Adler’s first ever instructional DVD, which was released by Cherry Lane publishing. Alex also participated in the PRS road show for PAUL REED SMITH guitars. The 20-plus city tour featured Paul himself, along with Nick Cantanese of Black Label Society, Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge and Howard Leese of Heart among many others.

In the summer of 2010 Alex and Adler’s Appetite recorded and release their first single “Alive”. The track was released worldwide with Adler’s tell-all bio “My Appetite For Destruction: Sex, Drugs and Guns N’ Roses, as an exclusive download and quickly began to get national airplay following it’s debut on THE HOWARD STERN SHOW. Most recently, Alex has once again joined up with FRANKIE BANALI, CHUCK WRIGHT and new vocalist MARK HUFF in the newly reformed line-up of QUIET RIOT.