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Alexander Knutsen

About Me

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALEXANDER KNUTSEN:
Session guitar player Alexander Knutsen currently resides in Boston, MA. He has studied with Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan), Mike Mangini (Steve Vai) and Joe Stump. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2004 he has played on more than 130 recording sessions.
His recording credits include EMI recording artist Aika, R&B-diva Heather Bright (a.k.a. B-Rhaka), award-winning singer/songwriters Judith de los Santos and Nate Niksa, producers Yan Perchuk and Nicolas Farmakalidis, Warner/Chappell staff songwriter Megan James, award-winning jazz trumpeter Per Joergensen, and multi-platinum engineer Rich Mendelson. He has also been touring internationally in Mexico and Japan.
This fall he will be featured on album releases by artists Tommy Cole, EJ Labb, Karl Phillip and Krysta Youngs.
Check out www.alexanderknutsen.com for more general info and music examples, as well as info about gigs, gear and sessions.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2006
Band Website: alexanderknutsen.com
Band Members: AIKA
'First Live'
Aika - voc
Kaoru Yamauchi - bass
Masayoshi Imaizumi - drums
Lucas Hure-Maclaurin - piano
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

BEANTOWN PROJECT
Tommy Cole - voc/sax
Erin Blatti - voc
Alex Gumas - bass
Rodrigo Bonelli - drums
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

GB3
John Thomas - voc/sax
Asami Ueda - kbd
Patrick Ryan - bass
Rodrigo Bonelli - drums
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

MISSION HILL
Adam Jensen - voc/guitar
Johnny Bass - bass
Jeff Cannon - drums
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

JUDITH DE LOS SANTOS
J. de los Santos - voc/ac gtr
Matt Gelfer - violin/guitar
Ian Kagey - bass
Jack DeBoe - drums
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

LIZ STAHLER
Liz Stahler - voc/ac guitar
Richard Gates - bass
Mike Piehl - drums
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

KRYSTA YOUNGS
Krysta Youngs - voc
Maxim Lubarsky - kbd
Yan Perchuk - bass
Dan Graham - drums
Slava Tolstoy - guitar
Alexander Knutsen - guitar

I have also recorded and/or performed with the following artists (in alphabetical order):

Aika
Beantown Project
Heather Bright
Brad Byrd
Ed Channing
Melinda Colaizzi
Tommy Cole
Rodrigo Cuevas
Nathan Duprey
GB3
Alistair Farrant
Vanessa Kafka
EJ Labb
Tony Lamond
Christie Leigh
Juliet Lloyd
Rebecca Loebe
Megan James
Per Joergensen
Jaw Maran
Maria Marini
Mission Hill
Nate Niksa
Karl Phillip
Plaid Daddy
Natalie Prass
Judith de los Santos
NH Sarkissian
Liz Stahler
Eric Turner
Alexandra Velez
Vudoo Soul
Christie Yih
Krysta Youngs

Influences: Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Dimebag Darrell, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Mike Mangini, Ronni Le Tekrø, Per Jørgensen, Michael Thompson, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr, David Williams, Dann Huff, Brent Mason, Jerry McPherson, Buddy Miller, JT Corenflos, Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Mats Grønner, Duke Levine, Tariqh Akoni, Daniel Lanois, Terje Rypdal, Bill Frisell, Allan Holdsworth, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, The Cardigans, Aftenlandet, Bear Grylls

"Look Out For These Guys" - Misha Tarasov, Nicolas Farmakalidis, Yan Perchuk, Louis Cato, Tony Grey, EJ Labb, Greg V, Deb Talan, Morten Skage, Richard Gates, Mike Piehl

Top '10' Influential Albums:

Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
Knights Of TNT - TNT
Scenes - Marty Friedman
Passion & Warfare - Steve Vai
Far Beyond Driven - Pantera
Time In Place - Mike Stern
A Change Of - Dream Theater
R & T - Rypdal & Tekroe
Wrecking B - Emmylou Harris
Ozzmosis - Ozzy Osbourne
Cry - Faith Hill
Long Gone - Cardigans
Aftenlandet - Aftenlandet
Deep Song - K. Rosenwinkel
Sounds Like:
Record Label: UnholyHighway, Homesick Insomniac, Toshiba/EMI,etc
Type of Label: None