Alex Deep began his musical path contributing as a DJ to Venezuela's raves and discothèques. At the age of 18 he moved to Boston in pursuit of his studies in economics and business. While there, He formed a promotion group through which he networked with the club owners that soon opened the doors for him to play in Boston and NY.
After one of his best friends died in a motorcycle accident Alex faced the fragility of life and quickly realized that life is too short to not do what we love. The satisfaction of expressing emotions, thoughts and dreams gave him the strength to fight against the resistance he faced from family and friends. This, coupled with his dissatisfaction with the music available pushed him to create his own. He met Viktor Kray, incredible musician from Ukraine, who soon becomes his mentor and teacher.
In the wake of his friend?s death, his rage fueled his work. Through a mixture of soundscaping with cathedral-like voices, he was able to harmonize his anger that was inside him. His experimentation with sounds and words revealed lots of influence on artists and writers such as Pink Floyd, Robert Smith, Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, Ayn Rand, Nietzsche and Osho. The mixture of psychedelic classic rock and modern alternative music, with the philosophical approach of his book in progress about dreams and passion gave birth to ?Merlinmoon?. The name came from a series of dreams focusing on Merlin the wizard reflected in the ocean by the moon?s light, which guided his thoughts in times of disappointment and frustration. Within a few months he received a call from a producer in Boston who heard one of his songs. The puzzle of lyrics, musical ability, composition, creativity and purpose started to come together. Merlinmoon finished his first EP ?Poppy fields? on December 2006 which coincided with finishing the first ten chapters of his philosophy book ?Free the chains in your mind?. On September 2007, he moved to LA to work with producer Ronan Chris Murphy, on his debut album ?Stoned by dreams?. Merlinmoon together with drummer Bradley Greenberg and base player Payvand Salehi will take this experience live on stage on early 2008.
http://www.merlinmoon.com/.