ALEXANDER LEWIS Interview- meeting Brasstracks, jazz musician
Alexander Lewis, a bi-coastal multi-instrumentalist, took to studying Jazz Performance in New York City at the Manhattan School of Music where he met and formed the East Coast collective “Candid Music Group” with close-friends and producers Brasstracks and JNTHN STEIN. Being submersed into New York’s elite nightlife of various jazz ensembles he began taking on his own version of jazz-influenced electronic production, adapting, most notably, Trombone into hip-hop instrumentals. In a short time after self-releasing original content and remixes, his signature sound and unique blend of brass instruments gained the notoriety of veteran producers such as RL Grime, Tokimonsta, Alison Wonderland and many others, gaining close to 10 million streams in 2017 alone. As his versatile sense of production has classically lent itself well into the world of electronic music, he also continues to demonstrate a clever ability to produce hip-hop, R&B and other genres. Alexander Lewis continues to showcase his unique take on production and live instrumentation by performing in part as a live trombonist, where he has shared the stage with artists Mr. Carmack, Lido, Big Gigantic, Griz, Louis The Child and many others, including debut solo performances from Coachella to festivals and venues around the world.
