You could call Axel O a hybrid musician. He was born in Iceland, but his roots run deep in the red dirt of Oklahoma and Texas – and music is in his blood.
Growing up in Iceland, he learned how to read music at age 14 and began playing jazz bass with his Dad, who is a professional jazz musician. While jazz was a large part of his upbringing, he was always drawn to Country music as he would listen to on American Forces Radio in the ‘70s.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his mom and stepdad when he was 16 and then made his move to Texas at 19, where he called Houston home. It was in the Lone Star State when he found his groove in Country music. Axel played keyboards and guitar and was the lead singer in bands in Houston. He recorded studio demos, honed his craft, and found his voice in Houston. While he moved back to Iceland in his late 20s to raise his own family, Tomball remains his second home where his family still lives.
Axel has performed in five countries in the last four years and has made over 100 radio appearances, and released 28 songs – 25 of those are originals.
