bio

Alex Ring Gray is a composer, performer, and multimedia artist. Working in many musical and artistic mediums–including concert music, film scores, design, and multimedia installations–his work is largely driven by conceptual processes, gradation over large time-scales, and collage. His music blends his roots in free jazz, austere minimalism, Appalachian folk, and textural ambient.

In addition to his own creative output, Alex is an active producer and engineer. He is a co-founder of artist-run label cmntx records, Technical Director of InfraSound, and a frequent collaborator of Nief-Norf. A main engagement is working as music assistant to Philip Glass, helping prepare and produce new projects. He has also worked in different capacities for Nico Muhly, John Luther Adams, Angélica Negrón, and Alex Weston.

Alex was raised in Nashville where he was immersed in Americana, indie rock, and jazz from a young age. He initially studied as a jazz saxophonist before shifting focus towards experimental music making, earning degrees in composition from New York University (MM) and the University of Tennessee (BM). His teachers included Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe, Morton Subotnick, and Andrew Sigler.