Alex J. Hall

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Cort A5 Custom Bass Guitar, Effects Pedals, Fender Stratocaster, Logic Pro, Mesa Boogie F50, Roland RD700SX

I can use: Logic Pro, Fender Stratocaster, Mesa Boogie F50, Roland Rd700Sx, Cort A5 Custom Bass Guitar, Effects Pedals

About me

Alex J. Hall (b.1995) is an English/Canadian composer, arranger and musician currently based in London, UK. Alex is currently studying composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Whitmarsh, having also received tuition from James Weeks and Julian Anderson. Much of Alex’s work revolves around either mathematical processes, poetic surrealism and contemporary theatre, with an emphasis on finding material to suit the purpose and instrumentation. Alex is also a Baritone studying with former Gold Medal winner and BBC singer Ian Kennedy, having also partaken in education and workshops with Mary Hammond, Loré Lixenberg and Claire Moore

Alex has worked with groups and players from ensembles such as London Contemporary Orchestra, EXAUDI, City Chamber Choir (as Composer-in-Association), Barbican Sinfonia, and soloists such as Jonathan Powell and Aino Konkka. Alex has a particular interest in writing for Theatre, having worked as composer on a number of recent projects. In March 2015, Alex was composer and director for the multimedia instillation project “Khaos" which was generously supported by Barbican Creative Learning. This was followed by composition credits at the Barbican for the Wedekind play “Lulu" (dir. Christian Burgess) in November 2015 and "Go, Make You Ready” (dir. Patsy Rotenburg OBE & Sue Lefton) which toured to China and was featured on the BBC iPlayer as part of the Shakespeare 400 event in March 2016,

Alex also works as a multi-instrumentalist in London for a variety of clients and events. He is currently accompanist and arranger for the London Humanist Choir, which has lead to performances with or alongside Sara Pascoe, Stewart Lee, Phillip Pullman, Richard Dawkins and Tim Minchin. As a singer, Alex has worked in both Classical and Musical Theatre settings, working on productions such as Kagel’s “Staatstheatre” (Milton Court, 2015) and Puccini’s La Boheme (Frogmore Paper Mill, 2016), as well as productions such as Songs for A New World (Silk Street Theatre 2014) and Sweeney Todd (also as assistant MD, Frogmore Paper Mill 2016), as well as lead singer for GSMD pops orchestra. As a Bassist and Guitarist, Alex has also played in and around London in a variety of pit bands, live acts and studio sessions. From June 2015, Alex became the Head of both the New Music Society and Musical Theatre Society at GSMD.
Additional skills:
Alex is also, alongside his classical composition career, a very keen songwriter, electronic musician and producer, currently working on producing an album entitled "Winter Journey", an avantgarde reimagining of Schubert's Winterreise. He also, on occasion, releases Electronic Music tracks.
Referees:
On Request
Additional information:
“Paired with great music, the show has some truly captivating moments. It sends a clear message about sex and the worship of the body, but still leaves room for themes such as love, money and discrimination. With a strong cast and talented musicians, Lulu is able to be funny and unsettling at the same time” - A Younger Theatre (Lulu, November 2015)

“I really enjoyed your piano pieces, particularly the one where you sing into the piano.
I like the idea also that you are working on an ongoing series of piano pieces.” - Laurence Crane, 2016

“Hall’s new composition was not out of place among the giants! […] Arguably the most interesting work in this concert came at the very start: the fine contemporary work from Guildhall student Alex Hall, ‘Blessed Stories’.” - Review of Blessed Stories for large wind ensemble, ‘cello and Bass

License & Passport

Skills

Job Titles	Composer, Copywriter / Copy Editor, Producer, Production Assistant (PA), Music Director, Teacher, Music Production
Years in industry	1 to 3 years
Organisations / Memberships	Musicians Union (UK)
Musical Skills	Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano/Keyboards, Synthesiser
Musical Style	A capella, Acid Jazz, Ambient, Avant-garde, Avant-garde jazz, Baroque, Blues, Boogie woogie, Chamber jazz, Chamber pop, Classical, Close harmony, Concerto, Electronica, Experimental, Improv, Jazz, Rock, Swing