Alex was born and raised in Boise, ID, where he was cradled by the mountains yet challenged by tumultuous political landscapes. These conditions shaped the artist, activist, poet, teacher, and musician he is today. From a young age, Alex never lacked inspiration to seek refuge in his music, and tales of his youth navigating this dichotomy often find their way into his songwriting.
After moving to Colorado in 2019, Alex turned his determined—and sometimes hell-bent—spirit toward honing the craft of songwriting. Driving this pursuit was a combination of finding his own voice and a lifelong passion for cultivating community through art and music.
As a multi-instrumentalist, long-time classical bassist, and folk enthusiast, Alex weaves influences from multitudes of genres, always centering on storytelling and the truth of lived experience. Listeners will hear absorbing lyricism, nostalgic melodies, and pure authenticity on his full-length debut album,Accomplice, and his recent EP,Gone With the Sun. On both of these releases, he collaborated with recording mastermind, producer, and musician Mark Anderson at Anderson's studio and cassette record label, Cowboy Cowbunga, located in Evergreen, CO.
MELLIK
Reared in the Connecticut woods (and water) and raised on a healthy 6-disc diet of the Beatles, Bruce, Sheryl, and Stevie (Wonder and Nicks), Mellik found songwriting in his early teens. In search of more space, Mellik took his guitar to Denver, lured by vast western skies, pork green chile and a chance at chosen family. As an indie folk/rock artist, a taurus and a golden boy, Mellik’s songs welcome you to the dinner table, keep your glass full and invite you to the sunset stoop–bright and buzzy over the city smog and cicadas. He is one half of The Non-Renewed, a duo that released their self-titled 8-track album in 2024. The band has been featured by KGNU, CPR and even received a shout out by NPR Tiny Desk for their 2025 Tiny Desk Performance. Mellik is venturing out on his own–diving back into the waters of early childhood and making sense of love and life as a trans man in a world that would rather see him eradicated, through the essence of Andy Shauf, Big Thief, boygenius and the like.
