Alexander Joseph An inspirational story about an inspirational singer/songwriter…
interview that day.... I first came across your work as a singer/ songwriter through the track GB 365 featuring the GB women's wheelchair basketball team. Did you write the track specifically for the team, or did they hear the track and use it as their unofficial anthem?
I caught up with the multi talented singer/songwriter and all-round awesome guy, Alexander Joseph at the Lawn Tennis association, Better known Well I spent a year working with the team as Wimbledon. as their fitness coach and, during this Alexander Joseph is a singer/ time, the head coach and players came songwriter and sports conditioning up with a slogan to help unite the team coach who has spent the majority of his on their journey to the world champs life combining his two big passions of and Paralympic Games. "GB 365" was music and sport. He released his first chosen and represented everyones record in 2012, which was a five track complete and unshakable commitment EP called 'St. David' and has since gone to the team, 365 days a year, whether on to release a series of singles training, competing or resting! I ended associated with various sporting and up joking with the head coach about educational organisations and writing a song to capture this message, charities. He is now embracing the and before long I was performing a live challenge of writing and releasing new acoustic version of GB 365 during a material alongside a busy family life training session before they left for the and his role with British wheelchair world champs, which would also end up tennis. August 2019 sees the release of being my leaving present to the team! his new single ‘Not Defeated’, which It made my day when I received video includes a dance remix by DJ Rokuro, clips of the players chanting the words followed by his second EP 'Broken But to the chorus in the locker room after finishing in their highest position ever Beautiful'. at that point! After their return, we We sat on Henman hill with a couple of filmed a music video, which features the beers and a jug of Pimms in the blazing team working their way through a pretty sunshine. He told me how inspiring it’s intense training session. been working in Paralympic sport, and how sport and music in general has the How did GB 365 end up on Channel 4? potential to have such a positive impact on people’s lives. And, why he’s Well it actually happened thanks to a so passionate about supporting Sports friend of mine who was working with GB Traider & other causes through his Para Table Tennis. I had written a motivational song for them too called music! "You're Going To Win" and she had Here is what came out from our 14
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