AboutIn the beginning.

After a failed attempt at being a flutist, 11 year old Alex decided he wanted a more robust instrument. Searching for inspiration he dug through his dad's record collection. Countless LPs and CDs later, his ears settled on the pounding rhythms of the drums. There's a rumour that the turnkey track was Boney M.'s "Rasputin." This can be neither confirmed nor denied.

Alex played his first gig as a drummer at age 12, and hasn't stopped hitting and tapping on everything and anything since. He's been playing professionally and full time for the better part of two decades now, touring extensively throughout North America and recording and performing and writing with artists in many genres.

His involvement with the pop-percussion project Scrap Arts Music has earned him significant praise and seen him perform throughout the United States and Canada. Alex also works with a long list of esteemed musicians across a wide range of styles. He has performed with Juno Award Winners The Paperboys, blues troubadour Jesse Roper and the Pretty Good Band, country music vocal trio the Heels, and the latin fusion band, Locarno. When not on the road, he keeps a busy schedule playing and recording in his home town of Victoria, BC.

And then

At Toronto's prestigious Humber College, Alex had the privilege of studying with world class musicians. While there, he immersed himself in jazz, fusion, and myriad styles of world music. He has studied with the likes of Bob McLaren, Mark Kelso, Murray Creed, Steve Mancuso, Pat Kilbride, Ron Thaler, and currently continues his studies with some of the West Coast's finest, including John Lee, Hans Verhoeven and Jamie Wollam. After Alex's time at Humber, he returned to his West Coast roots to deepen his love for music even further, and his passion for all things percussion.

As a drummer, Alex is known, above all else, for his musicianship and musicality behind the kit. He's worked in multiple genres and performed at events like Canadian Music Week, Rifflandia, Sunfest, Rockin' River Music Fest, Barnside Harvest Fest, TD International Jazz Fests, and many more.