Alexander Cardinale (Xander) was raised on the central coast in Monterey, CA. He now lives in L.A. where he works as a professional singer, songwriter, producer & actor. He has worked as an actor in Films, TV and Web Shows. Alexander can be seen in his first starring role as "Hank" in Chad Peter's dark comedy "Apocalypse, CA" now available on DVD, Netflix and iTunes.

Alexander has a recording studio located in North Hollywood. There, he and his writing partner/producer, Morgan Taylor Reid, write/record Alexander's music, available on iTunes. Morgan also produces 7LIONS (2101/Universal) with RedOne. He also produces Plug-in Stereo (Atlantic) and Shane Harper (AMI/Universal) among others. Morgan has been producing Alexander since they first met at M.I. in 2005.

Recently, Alexander's song "Sick Of Dreaming," was the featured music montage in episodes of One Tree Hill on The CW and Rookie Blue on ABC. Other TV placements include episodes of Ghost Whisperer (CBS), Castle (ABC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Friends With Benefits (NBC) and 90210 (CW). Alexander has also done co-writes (top-line) for other artists.

In the spring of 2010 Alexander launched his fan pages online. He now has a dedicated following of over 100,000 fans on his Facebook & Twitter pages, alone. His weekly reach online is over 250,000 fans between all of his social networks. He averages 200+ new fans everyday. The word seems to be spreading via electronic grass roots about his music.

This year Alexander WON the USA Songwriting Competition. He showcased @ SXSW 2011 and will have FOUR showcases @ SXSW in 2012. He also showcased at The Indie Music Fest, NAMM, and DRIVEN Music & Art Conference in 2011. He's been a finalist in the national and international competitions Acoustic Live, Amercian Idol Underground, The UK Songwriting Contest and the prestigious International Songwriting Competition (ISC). He was also nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Artist of 2011 by the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Awards). Music Connection Magazine named Alexander Cardinale one of their "HOT 100 UNSIGNED ARTISTS" in the December 2011 issue.

Today, he continues to perform live, establishing his position as an emotionally revealing and talented new artist. He's played live from L.A. to NY, Las Vegas to Florida... and Austin via SXSW.

In the current singer/songwriter renaissance, Alexander Cardinale hopes stands out with dense, contagious melodies and honest, poetic lyricism.


“What defines us is not what we do [for a living], but rather how we rise once we have fallen.”