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ALEXANDER NOICE
Alexander Noice is a new breed of musician whose ability to glide in and out of endless genre bending musical situations makes him a musical force that is gaining much notoriety. Originally from Kalispell Montana Alexander Noice moved to Los Angeles when he was 11 years old. After being exposed to rock n roll, classical music and jazz Noice started playing guitar and writing music at a very young age. Alexander Noice received a bachelor’s degree in music from California Institute of the Arts in 2008. There he was exposed to a wide range of music including jazz, modern classical music, north Indian classical music, West African drumming, Javanese Gamelan, and much more, all of which he has found a way to intertwine with his highly unique musical language both through his guitar playing and composition. He studied with guitarist Larry Koonse and Miroslav Tadic along with North Indian classical sarod master Aashish Khan and Los Angeles Free Jazz legend Vinny Golia. Though he is a highly self taught composer, he did have a chance to study privately with Wadada Leo Smith and Anne Lebaron, both movers and shakers in contemporary experimental music. Alex Noice is highly active in Los Angeles diverse music community as a composer and guitarist. He formed his own group Falsetto Teeth in 2008, which has made a mark on the city with there highly explosive live performances and seamlessly genre defining music. After being exposed to Ego Plum founder of Ebola Music Records, Falsetto Teeth recorded and released there first critically acclaimed album “Giraffes on Horseback Salads” on Ebola Music Records. He has also written for a wide range of musical contexts ranging from string quartets, innovative jazz ensembles, chamber groups including his own guitar, flute, and clarinet chamber ensemble Quack Doctor. Noice also has many collaborative projects such as "NoiseBoom" and also collaborating with many video and film artists. He is a top call guitarist in Los Angeles for his ability play such a wide range of music. Whether it is rock, pop, or jazz Noice puts his musical stamp on every project he is apart of. He has performed with jazz icons’ such as Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, Art Ensembles of Chicago’s Famoudou Don Moye, and has been the regular guitarist for Vinny Golia’s Sextet and Quintet for the past five years. Noice has toured throughout the United States, Japan, Australia, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Colombia with various jazz and rock/pop groups. Having shared the stage with musicians such as Nels Cline, Vincent Gallo, Tim Berne, Jim Black, Vijay Iyer, Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi, and much more, he is a name to keep your eye on for several years to come.
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