As an arranger and collaborative composer, Alex has worked with a diverse array of contemporary artists including (alphabetically) Ali McGregor, Banks, Ben Folds, Dan Sultan, Electric Fields, Emma Donovan, Eskimo Joe, Genesis Owusu, G Flip, the Hoodoo Gurus, Ngaiire, Paul Grabowsky, Ripple Effect, Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) and Rüfüs Du Sol. Projects have ranged from adding a string quartet, choir or full orchestra arrangement behind an existing song through to working closely with an artist to create a complete reimagining of their music or an entirely new co-composition. A full list of arrangements is available here. Below are some examples:
BANKS — ‘WAITING GAME’
Commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke, in Washington DC on 14 June 2024
GENESIS OWUSU
A full orchestral show commissioned by Red Bull for Red Bull Symphonic. Performances in 2023 with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Buc.
NGAIIRE
Orchestral arrangements and additional composition of prelude and interludes, commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for the Sydney Opera House’s 50th Anniversary. Performances in 2022-24 with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Four Winds Festival Orchestra and Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Full live album available TO stream
RÜFÜS DU SOL — ‘SOMETHING IN THE WAY’
String arrangement for Triple J Like a Version.
G FLIP — ‘THE WORST PERSON ALIVE’
String arrangement for Red Bull Mystery Band.