About Alex Ervin

Meet new Nashville Christian Country artist, Alex Ervin.  At 19 years old, Alex has a maturity not often seen in music or ministry.  With a pastor  who was also his dad, Alex says, “I never knew life outside the church.”  Alex says he grew up in a very stable household with Christian parents and was protected from a lot of outside temptations.  However, being a PK (Preacher’s Kid) has its own trials. 

“When your dad is a pastor, you are held to a higher standard than others.  It took maturity for me to realize I’m going to mess up sometimes.  I don’t have to be perfect,” says Alex. 

He grew up doing “normal” things outside of the church, like showing horses in 4-H and playing both football and basketball in high school.  He was All-State in Ohio in both sports.  He got a full scholarship to Wittenburg University in football, but de-committed and went to Ohio Dominican University instead.  When he got hurt, he did not know what to do with his life without football, so he dropped out of college and started working in logistics as a broker in training.  

Alex’s pastor is Troy Ervin, another Nashville Christian Country artist (“Preachers in Hell”), so Alex  grew up around music his whole life, too.  He even wrote his first song in third grade, which he noted as “a ridiculously stupid song with no rhyme.”  The Ervins have a baby grand piano in their home and with his father playing it, Alex, too, learned to play both piano and guitar. 

“Of course, with my dad playing country and southern gospel,” shares Alex, “I have that influence.  I also enjoy musical theater, pop, and Christian rap.  I like great musicians like Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis.  My musical inspirations, besides my dad, are Ty Myers, Braxton Keith, and Morgan Wallen with newer country components, but I miss the uniqueness in today’s country.  I sing a lot of Jason Crabb songs in church, like ‘He Came Looking for Me’ and ‘Through the Fire.’ On Father’s Day, I sang ‘Seein’ My Father in Me’ by Paul Overstreet, a country song in church.  I am a mixture of a lot of musical styles.  I like a lot of new Christian music, but my dad playing old country hymns makes me still love them more than anything.”

Alex says, “The combination of Christian and country music is me.  ‘Never Too Far Gone’ is really the first song I’ve written.  I grew up in church and never missed a service, yet I could still feel like I was not perfect and far from God.”

Alex continued, “One of my favorite stories my dad tells when he preaches is about a man who was dirty and smelly but came to the Salvation Army wanting to be a part of it.  The pastor at the Salvation Army was worried about the man representing them well, being so dirty, but the man begged him to be a part.  Finally, the pastor gave in and gave him a uniform, telling him he must keep it clean or he would have to return it.  

“The first Sunday the man came to church, the uniform was clean.  The second Sunday, it was also clean.  The third Sunday, the man came in with his uniform as filthy as he had been before.  He was asked to give the uniform back.  What the pastor didn’t know was that the man had been out in the woods all night chopping wood for a widow and got it dirty.  The pastor realized the Salvation Army was built on helping people, not on legalism or keeping the uniform clean by being perfect.  He allowed him to keep it.”

Alex says, “I want anyone who hears this song to know, no matter what you’ve done and where you’ve been, the Lord is always there.  When you’ve lost your way, the Lord will still forgive you.  You might mess up, but He never stops coming after you and loving you.”  

If you like Morgan Wallen’s music, but not his lyrics and want a family friendly song in that style, you have found that in Alex Ervin.  This will not be the last you hear of him.  Keep up with Alex on social media @Alex Ervin or New South Artists Agency.  Contact NSAA at 615-830-4351 for more information.