Many people dream of being pop and rock stars when they are kids but Shippensburg University  senior and iTunes published artist Alexia Christian has turned this dream into reality, releasing two rock-pop fused albums during her college career.

Christian’s most recent album, “Nothin’ 2 Lose,” released this August, the main single on the album is a sassy break-up song called “Say It’s Over.”

“All my songs kind of convey just being strong and moving on and becoming a tough woman, just learning not to take crap from people and just being really strong in yourself and building up a lot of confidence,” Christian said, dressed in a pink leather jacket with teased shoulder length punk styled hair. 

Christian’s rock-pop musical style is inspired from years of listening to artists such as Avril Lavigne, The Beatles, Joan Jett, Heart and Led Zeppelin. The visual art major has been singing since she was a child. Her parents realized her talent early on, and enrolled Christian in private voice lessons.

“I took a huge liking and passion for music.  I’ve been writing songs for over 10 years,” said Christian. “I just love it so much.” 

In addition to singing, Christian also plays rhythm guitar on all 12 of the original tracks on her album. 

“I wrote a lot of things when I went to Pittsburgh, Georgia and Nashville,” Christian said, adding that she was inspired by the sites she saw during her travels. 

“Nothin’ 2 Lose” took more than two years for Christian to create, recording the songs in chunks as she wrote them. Her first album, “Shadows Turn to Reality” was released when Christian was a freshman, and is also available on iTunes.

“It was a little bit challenging at first,” recalled Christian, “developing a local crowd is great to start off with and branching out and just getting a lot of gigs is really important and just performing, being really comfortable on stage.” 

Christian’s music is intended for young adults and teens. “If the audience can connect to my songs on an emotional and deep level that would really mean the most to me,” Christian said. 

 “If I could get two more albums out before I’m 30, that would be great,” said Christian. “I would love to be on a record label.”

Christian advises artists who are just starting out to perform as much as they can, and grow their skills as a live performer. 

“That’s where the art really forms a lot, to be able to do that live in front of people and gain confidence,” she said.

The artist professed her excitement for the album with sparkling eyes, “I’ve just been dreaming about this since I was really little. I hope it goes somewhere great.”

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