Alex Somers

Alex Somers

  • Birthday: 1984-03-07
  • Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Also know as: Jónsi & Alex

Biography

Alex Somers (born March 7, 1984) is an American visual artist and musician from Baltimore, Maryland, who attended Berklee College of Music and Listaháskóli Íslands. Somers lives and works in Los Angeles. Previously he ran a recording studio in downtown Reykjavík where he produced, engineered, and mixed since 2010. He and his former partner Jónsi, with whom he split in 2019, produce music and visual art under the name Jónsi & Alex. The pair have released an album and a picture book, both titled Riceboy Sleeps. Jónsi and Somers have also collaborated on Jónsi's solo project. Somers co-produced and played instruments on Jónsi's album Go. He then joined Jónsi in his five-piece live band, playing guitar and keyboards for the world tour in support of Go. Somers has produced and mixed a large number of records, including those of Sigur Rós, Jónsi, Julianna Barwick, Briana Marela, Death Vessel, Sin Fang, and Pascal Pinon. Somers has been vegan since 2004, and a raw vegan since 2007.

Production

Aloha

2015

As Original Music Composer

Honey Boy

2019

As Original Music Composer

Charm City Kings

2020

As Original Music Composer

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2023

As Original Music Composer

Captain Fantastic

2016

As Original Music Composer

Miss Americana

2020

As Original Music Composer

Together Together

2021

As Original Music Composer

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018

As Original Music Composer

Easter Snap

2019

As Original Music Composer

Charli XCX: Alone Together

2022

As Original Music Composer

Fresh

2022

As Original Music Composer

Causeway

2022

As Original Music Composer

Mars

2022

As Original Music Composer

Saṃsāra

2021

As Original Music Composer

Audrey

2020

As Original Music Composer

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

As Original Music Composer

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

As Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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