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★ Alex Alcyone ★ - upcoming tour announced!

About Me


music: Alex Newman "Neptune" (from Alcyone album "The Stars Are Real" - System Recordings 2005) . Firedance: Glittergirl - templeofpoi.com
Just a lil' beethoven 4 u...
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Producer of nine albums plus countless one-off tracks, writer, mad artist and performer who has played live on four continents: SF Bay Area based Alex Alcyone (originally from the UK) has established himself as an innovative force in contemporary electronic dance music.
He has worked with artists as diverse as Kenwyn House (Reef), Greg Ellis (Juno Reactor), Andy Barlow (Lamb), Medicine Drum, Paul Berrow (Manager / Exec. Producer - Duran Duran), Suzanne Sterling (Alcyone, Skyclad), flautist Bodhi, vocalist / DJ Cybervixen, and vocalist Gina Gaye (White Fire).
Always doing things his own way, he combines classical training with influences from the diverse world of electronic music (in particular the UK and USA underground scenes) to create a formidable, sweeping landscape of sound.
His electronic dance music has tremendous dancefloor appeal and energy - yet is richly textured, sophisticated, lucid and emotive.
Accolades for his work include: NAR's "Ambient Album Of The Year 2006" for Bodhi's Trans Ukraine; rave reviews of his production of Medicine Drum's third album "Original Face" ("a major thrill... one cool track after another" -- Billboard) ; and record deals with major dance label System Recordings (Alcyone) and Virgin / EMI subsidiary Cyberoctave (Medicine Drum).
Alex continues to produce records for other artists, and tracks by commission - such as his recent commission to produce music for ESPN's coverage of the 2007 Winter X-Games.
Be sure to download the free full-length tracks available now on alexalcyone.com
Discography highlights (producer)
Alex Alcyone "The Butterfly And The Storm" album (forthcoming)
Bodhi - "Trans Ukraine" album (co-producer/co-writer) (2006 - Crystal Wind Music)
Cybervixen - "Ultra Venus" album (co-producer/co-writer) (forthcoming)
White Fire - "Love Is The Greatest" album (co-producer/co-writer) (forthcoming)
Alcyone - "The Stars Are Real" album (co-producer/co-writer) with Suzanne Sterling. (2005 - System Recordings)
Cybervixen - "Kundal My Lini" album (co-producer/co-writer) (2005 - Geomagnetik Recordings)
Medicine Drum - "Original Face" album (co-producer/co-writer) (2002 - Cyberoctave Recordings / Virgin Music / EMI )
Alex Alcyone - "Into The Light" (2001 - PXR8 Music)
Two tracks on Medicine Drum's "Talking Stick" - "Tribal Heart" and "Skeleton Crew" (1999)- Cyberoctave Recordings / Virgin Music / EMI)
"Prayer for Peace" (1997) - signature music for Earthdance; played worldwide simultaneously in over 100 locations annually.
Live performance highlights
Medicine Drum Australian tour 2005 (7 headlining band performances plus 8 DJ sets)
Agari Nasai Festival Japan 2003 - Medicine Drum - Headlining
Medicine Drum US nationwide tour 2001 (opening for Juno Reactor - 18 dates)
Burning Man 2002 - Medicine Drum - Illuminaughty Sound System
Burning Man 2003 - Alcyone - Sol System - Headlining
Burning Man 2004 - Alcyone - Dreaming Tree
Reggae on the River Festival Main Stage 2002 and 2003 - Medicine Drum
Bambuddha Lounge SF - Alcyone - Summer Poolside Residency 2004-2005
Harmony Festival, CA - Medicine Drum - Main Stage 2003
Harmony Festival - Medicine Drum - "Techno Tribal Dance" main stage 2001
Anon Salon's "Sea Of Dreams" NYE 2002-2004 SF, 2005 LA
SF Decompression 2003 (main stage) / 2004 (main stage) / 2005 - Alcyone
LA Decompression main stage - 2005 - Alcyone
Medicine Drum North West tour 2003 opening for Sound Tribe Sector 9
Vibrant Campout - 2004 Alcyone

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.alexalcyone.com
Band Members: I have only one member, if you see what I mean
Influences: juno reactor, orbital, underworld, the orb, future sound of london, cocteau twins, ozric tentacles, autechre, DJ harvey, groove armada, total eclipse, jaia, tom middleton (global communication), mindless self indulgence, hawkwind, the hacker, the cult, shpongle, transwave, spectral, tipper, franz liszt, frederic chopin, massive attack, julien jabre, juan atkins, the damned, DIY sound system, DJ cloke, andy guthrie, the cure, led zeppelin, gat decor, amon tobin, william orbit, mouth music, vivaldi, scarlatti, u2, woob, fields of the nephilim, shakatura, fila brazilia, spicelab / oliver lieb, circus warp, nightmares on wax, tournesol, carl craig, aphex twin, shakta, the cardiacs, delia derbyshire, trevor horn, celtic cross, the pixies, sisters of mercy, talking heads, francois kervorkian, my bloody valentine, the stranglers, steve vai, julian cope, doc scott, goldie, omni trio, t power, king tubby, ghosts, prince far-i, mj cole, circulation, joey beltram, drexciya, trentemoller, sunrise society, masters at work, last rhythm, sasha, d-code, scott grooves, sven vath, red planet, basic channel, speedy j, aztec mystic, stone roses, rush, jam & spoon, laurent garnier, hot lizard, alex neri, bell cafe band, the beloved, chicane, the drum club, the shamen, dr octagon, resistance d, guerrilla records, ucr, r&s, warp
Sounds Like: Juno Reactor, William Orbit, Underworld, Alcyone, Medicine Drum, Carl Craig
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Hawaii / Australia / Cali tour dates w / Tina Malia May / June !!

Hawaii / Australia / Cali tour dates w / Tina Malia May/June Greetings all, After a long holiday from live performance I am proud to announce... .. the return of Alex Alcyone! I have joined force...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 15:28:00 GMT

Am I giving Away Too Much? What Do You Think?

Greetings all, it's the Alex newsletter!Alex's (inner) world:"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun"... John Keats 1795-1821It's that time again... Autumn....
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:00 GMT

NEW web site pxr8.com w/ a bunch of FREE stuff

Hey folks... sorry for the lack of communique... oh man... in the last few months I've been to Colorado, LA, Burning Man, the UK... all over the place...Anyway just launched a brand new web site... an...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:15:00 GMT

"Stars Are Real" Album is up on itunes...

cut n paste... phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=70699 639&id=70699905&s=143441reviews pls. :)
Posted by on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:02:00 GMT

Trans Ukraine wins "Best ambient album 2006" award!!

Bodhi "Trans Ukraine" (co-produced and co-written by me) has just won an award for "best ambient album of 2006!!"Listen to samples from the album in my player.Awards page - www.newagereporter.com/admi...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:47:00 GMT

I have been commissioned by ESPN to create music for coverage of Winter X-Games!

I have just been commissioned by TV channel ESPN (via NYC record label System Recordings) to produce background music for their televised coverage of the Winter X-Games!! What a result!Now... I must...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:15:00 GMT

Trans Ukraine: I have scored my first no.1 album!!

Bodhi - TRANS UKRAINE (produced, co-written, arranged and mixed by A.N.) is currently ..1 Top Recording for October 2006 on the"Top 100 Ambient/New Age/World Radio/Internet Airwaves Chart"http://www.n...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:32:00 GMT