Alex Moran is a singer/songwriter currently living in Edinburgh. Alex has seen the world. Born in the smoke and buzz of Notting Hill, London, Alex spent the majority of his childhood in the Midlands before being uprooted as a teenager to spend his formative years on the opposite side of the world in Australia. Having taken the opportunity and embraced the rich experience of an alternative culture (musical and otherwise) to the one he was raised in, Moran always knew that what he wanted most was to return to the United Kingdom to play a part in a more cutting-edge and committed music scene than Australasia could offer him. He achieved this goal by taking up residence in Edinburgh in early 2006, and beginning his musical career at a passionate pace which reflects his desire to accomplish a great deal as an artist. In his own words, Alex wants to ‘find his place amongst the classic British songwriters’. As a committed Anglophile, Alex’s music draws from England’s greatest modern song writing influences such as John Lennon, Marc Bolan and Noel Gallagher. A fine craftsman of raw and real Indie with classic pop undertones, Moran’s appreciation of and search for the perfect lyrical and musical hook also led him to absorb influences away from his homeland, particularly from American song writing icons Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams. Since his return home, Alex has spent the last two years maintaining his firm commitment to gigging across the UK. He has gained invaluable live experience entertaining audiences at a wide range of prestigious venues including Glasgow’s Barrowlands 2, the cutting-edge Cedar Room in the heart of Islington, and Jools Holland’s Jam House in his local Edinburgh. In July, Alex was invited to be interviewed and perform on Glasgow’s Sunny Govan radio station, an event which was broadcast live to the world via the internet. In the Autumn of 2007 Moran crossed the Scottish border to England and finished recording six tracks of brand new material at Shearwater Digital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Alex arranged his songs so that he could be accompanied on the recordings by a full band of experienced session musicians recruited from across the British Isles, and the finished songs have taken their place on his Bus Shelter Blues EP, which can be heard on his MySpace page. Since the recording process came to an end Alex has assembled a new exciting live band to accompany him and his songs, called The Seven Deadly Sins. Alex and his band have been extremely busy rehearsing a strong set of songs and have already booked a number of Edinburgh and Glasgow dates for the upcoming months.