Alex Shillo might have been raised in Manchester, Connecticut, but the young singer-songwriter is as worldly as most. His Dad's influence, and his hero Bruce Springsteen shows in his eclectic brand of Rock/Country music
Alex Shillo’s band, is made up of top-notch musicians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island who have performed with artists such as Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Gloria Gaynor, and John Cafferty to name a few. Alex and his band have opened for major acts like Big & Rich, Eric Church, Parmalee, and many others.
Despite his young age, the multi-instrumentalist has experienced a lot of life. Alex spent a lot of his life on the Connecticut Shoreline, cut his teeth as a touring musician with his Dad's band Silverado.
Alex has been enthralled by the music business ever since he was a real young boy and has gotten to enjoy different areas of the industry. His experience started at a very young age in large part (if not entirely!) because his father, Carl Shillo, founder/leader/singer/songwriter of the band Silverado. In the late 70's and early 80's Silverado were signed to RCA records, had songs on the Billboard charts, toured the world with Steppenwolf and a bunch of others.
When Alex was growing up, there was always a recording studio in their home and it was like a revolving door of different musicians, song writers and record producers. He was lucky to learn a great deal about the art of recording, performing and songwriting from a young age!
Because of his background, he always felt comfortable in the recording studio and on a stage. So when he began to compose his own songs, it was such a rewarding experience to him.
Playing live came easy as well. He and his brother Andrew formed a few bands at a very young age and regularly played the local scene.
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