Alex Brun

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aka AXL B he's graduate with honnors in 1994 from da Percussion Institute of Technology in los Angeles. Starting drums at 8 in a kind of marching band learning theory and rudiments he also took lessons with Thierry Hochstaetter (famous drummer in Switzerland) to prepare him for the P.I.T.
drummer of da d&b and nu jazz band freebase corporation, he's also playing with da christian-Rock band P.U.S.H. Ordo ab Chao, Christphe Maio and his own jazz project.during 2008, he recorded and did an amazing asian tour with da geneva's metal band djizoes:
Axl is using exclusively Lauper Drums, www.lauperdrums.ch, with a fusion kit:
-bass drum 20'/18'
-front tom 10'/8'
-floor tom 15'/12'
and different types of snares
he recorded with P.U.S.H. live au frat, more info on www.push-music.net, Isa Rose on Catching Illusions, www.myspace.com/isarose, Chris Maldah on Supernova(2007) erkonoclast with djizoes(2008) Shared vibes in 2004 with freebase corporation which is avaiable on the official website www.freebasecorp.com, did a short lp in 1997 with La Chose, an lp in 1999 with Sao drumming for his friend Fred Guansé and some other productions with unsigned artists.
During last ten years he played on stage more than 4oo with many bands in Belgium, Netherlands, France and Switzerland: Stommy Bugsy with Chris Maldah, african'singer Macire Sylla, Jazz pianist Al Blatter, Sao, Easy (CH) opening for the hip-hop band IAM, Pascal Alba, Les Tontons Flingueurs, Maghrebian music band Ain Amir and different kinds of mainstream, cover, jazz and rock bands playing in the pubs and clubs around Geneva.
Some live with freebase:
Montreux jazz festival - jazz Café - Montreux (CH) opening 4 Llorca. Château-Rouge - Annemasse (FR) opening 4 Laurent de Wilde. Transmusicales de Rennes - Bars en Trans – Rennes (FR) Winterfestival Wolhusen – Wabern (CH) Festival Guggibad - Muri (CH) Festival Rock'Oz Arènes - Avenches (CH) Paléo Festival de Nyon (Camping Stage) (CH) Ninkasi Kao – Lyon (FR) opening 4 Sayag Jazz Machine. Festival international de jazz de Rive de Giers – St Etienne (FR) Festival les nuits tartares - Thonon (FR) Balelec – EPFL Lausanne (CH) Fete de la BD - Sierre (CH) Le Chat Noir - Geneva (CH) Die Kaserne – Basel (CH) Caves du Manoir – Martigny (CH) Brise-Glace – Annecy (FR) Ebullition – Bulle (CH) Festival Animai – Vevey (CH) Le Nouveau Monde – Fribourg (CH) NED – Montreux (CH) Le Bleu Lezard – Lausanne (CH) Liquid club – Geneva (CH) ZOO + KAB, l'usine – Geneva (CH) Music Club - Conthey (CH) Undertown - Meyrin (CH) Piment Rouge – Geneva (CH) Orgie Fesrtival RKC – Vevey (CH) Festival Cinema Tout Ecran – Geneva (CH) La Case à Choc – Neuchâtel (CH) L’Usine à Gaz - Nyon (CH) Fetes de Genève (CH) Au pied du jet d'eau Fete de la Musique - Carouge and Geneva (CH) Festival Esplanade - Lausanne (CH) Freebase support the association Sid'Action against AIDS. Festival Agir 21 – Geneva (CH) Freebase support an ecological association.
Interviews and playlist on radios Couleur3, Radio Cité, Leman Bleu, Rete3
teaching for 12 years now, he apreciates da real pleasure transmiting music to a younger generation. Currently with 24 students in an assiociation called A.P.C.J.M. in Meyrin close to Geneva, www.apcjm.ch