Ethnomusicologist. Drummer. Nonprofit Director.
Hi! I’m Alex! I am …
A Chicagoland music educator, ethnomusicologist and professional drummer.
I’ve toured the U.S. and Europe as the drummer for the ludicrous speed punk rock group Rehasher. I also work as a drummer-for-hire in the Chicagoland area and have performed with multiple recording artists in the area, wedding bands, and my own original groups. I previously performed with the indie pop/rock band Ava in the Dark while studying for my masters at Leeds Beckett University in the UK and founded the funk/soul outfit The Savants in Gainesville, FL. I founded the nonprofit Upbeat GNV in 2020, an organization targeting reducing held stigmas and financial blockades toward mental health treatment for musicians in the Gainesville area.
Photo courtesy of Dana Householder
Photo courtesy of Suzanna Mars
Here’s some of my favorite drumming I’ve done:
By the numbers
Live Performances
700+
U.S. States Performed
26/50
Sessions (Drummer)
42
Sessions (Producer)
9
Countries Performed
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Ethnomusicology
In 2022, I earned my M.A. in Popular Music & Culture from Leeds-Beckett University in the United Kingdom. Along the way, I worked on projects covering practical effects of licensing restrictions on music podcast distribution, analytical strategies for genreless music curation, and critical explorations of gender politics in the discourse surrounding Disco Demolition Night. I also performed an in-depth Musematic analysis of the work “360 No Scope” by Ghost Town Remedy.