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'''Alex Bailey is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is most known for performing with the legendary bassist Marcus Miller. He is also known for his drumming on the Walt Disney movie, Safety. '''
'''Alex Bailey is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is most known for performing with the legendary bassist Marcus Miller. He is also known for his drumming on the Walt Disney movie, Safety. '''


== Early life ==
== Early life ==


Born in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], raised in a musical based family, (Alex Bailey) has become a two-time [[Grammy]] nominated multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, producer, recording artist, and philanthropist. At ten years of age, Alex Bailey began playing bass and drums in church. In middle school, he would practice and rehearse with the local high school jazz band and ensembles. By the beginning of his high school tenure, Alex began his teaching career as a private instructor and mentor in his high school music programs where he played the drum set, concert percussion, electric bass, upright bass, and other musical instruments. He also created drills for the marching percussion and wrote music and cadences for the school's marching band.
Born in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], raised in a musical based family, (Alex Bailey) has become a two-time [[Grammy]] nominated multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, producer, recording artist, and philanthropist. At ten years of age, Alex Bailey began playing bass and drums in church. In middle school, he would practice and rehearse with the local high school jazz band and ensembles. By the beginning of his high school tenure, Alex began his teaching career as a private instructor and mentor in his high school music programs where he played the drum set, concert percussion, electric bass, upright bass, and other musical instruments. He also created drills for the marching percussion and wrote music and cadences for the school's marching band.
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== Awards and honors ==
== Awards and honors ==
After Alex performed at the Grammys, in May of 2006, the Kansas City School District awarded Bailey a plaque and declared an Alexander Day in honor of both his local and national achievements.
After Alex performed at the Grammys, in May 2006, the Kansas City School District awarded Bailey a plaque and declared an Alexander Day in honor of both his local and national achievements.


By the summer of 2006, Bailey went on to receive the [[Steve Gadd]] Scholarship, awarded by Berklee College of Music and presented by Craig [[Zildjian]].
By the summer of 2006, Bailey went on to receive the [[Steve Gadd]] Scholarship, awarded by Berklee College of Music and presented by Craig [[Zildjian]].
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Bailey received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, earning a dual major bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Professional Music, with an emphasis in Music Business.
Bailey received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, earning a dual major bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Professional Music, with an emphasis in Music Business.


Alex is a longtime advocate for music education and specializes in teaching children with autism. Bailey has also participated in a number of benefit concerts, including the DrumsforCures Concert for DRUMSTRONG which raise awareness and funds in support of cancer survivorship, education, and research.<ref>{{ cite url=https://drumstrong.org/music/</ref>
Alex is a longtime advocate for music education and specializes in teaching children with autism. Bailey has also participated in a number of benefit concerts, including the DrumsforCures Concert for DRUMSTRONG which raise awareness and funds in support of cancer survivorship, education, and research.<ref>{{ cite url=https://drumstrong.org/music/}}</ref>


== Personal Life ==
== Personal Life ==
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== Albums ==
== Albums ==


Alex Bailey's debut album entitled, Searching For Something,<ref>{{cite web | url= https://m.imdb.com/title/tt20944056/|</ref> was released in 2017. Bailey's single [[Figure It Out]]<ref>{{cite web | url= Figure It Out https://g.co/kgs/5M3f9x</ref>,(a homage to his mentor Marcus Miller), was released in 2020. Bailey's highly anticipated sophomore album is set to be released in fall of 2023.
Alex Bailey's debut album entitled, Searching For Something,<ref>{{cite web | url= https://m.imdb.com/title/tt20944056/|}}</ref> was released in 2017. Bailey's single [[Figure It Out]]<ref>{{cite web | url= Figure It Out https://g.co/kgs/5M3f9x}}</ref>,(a homage to his mentor Marcus Miller), was released in 2020. Bailey's highly anticipated sophomore album is set to be released in fall of 2023.


== Musical Instruments & Genres Background ==
== Musical Instruments & Genres Background ==
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== Movies, TV, and Film ==
== Movies, TV, and Film ==


* ''[[Safety (2020 film)|Safety]]''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12139193/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cr1|</ref> Marshall, [[Jay Leno]] performing with [[Chiddy Bang]]
* ''[[Safety (2020 film)|Safety]]''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12139193/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cr1|}}</ref> Marshall, [[Jay Leno]] performing with [[Chiddy Bang]]


== Associated Music Groups ==
== Associated Music Groups ==
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== Affiliations ==
== Affiliations ==


[[Marcus Miller]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Marcus-Miller-Cambridge-Corn-Exchange-Review/story-28069848-detail/story.html|title=Marcus Miller, Cambridge Corn Exchange: Review – Cambridge News|work=Cambridge News|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/10/review-marcus-miller-at-liverpool_20.html|title=LondonJazz: REVIEW: Marcus Miller at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (first night of UK tour)|work=londonjazznews.com|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> [[Judith Hill]], [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Phil Perry]], JoAnn Condury,[[Chick Corea]], [[Euge Groove]], [[Tim Bowman]], [[David Sanborn]], Elan Trontman, [[Gerald Albright]], [[Kirk Whalum]], [[George Benson]], Kevin Whalum, [[Keiko Matsui]], [[Jeff Lorber]], [[Jonathan Butler]], [[Peter White]], [[Allen Toussaint]], Tosha Cobbs, [[Paul Jackson Jr.]], [[Rudresh Mahanthappa]], [[Julian Vaughn]], Jon Barnes, [[Darryl Williams]], [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Adam Hawley]], [[Joey DeFrancesco]], [[Patrice Rushen]], Tawanda, [[Matt Garrison]], David Fiuczynski, [[Selah Sue]], Alex Han, [[Vincent Reid]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Janelle Monae]], [[Marcus Anderson]], BK Jackson, [[Take 6]], [[Tom Kennedy (musician)|Tom Kennedy]], [[Mike Stern]], [[Gerald Veasley]], [[Andre Ward]], [[Richard Smallwood]], [[Christian Sands]], [[WAR]], [[Bebe Winans]], [[Ashmont Hill]], Tony Ferrari, [[Brent Jones]], [[Clint Holmes]], [[MonoNeon]], Lin Roundtree, [[Grace Kelly]], [[James Carter]], [[Eric Darius]], [[Candy Dulfer]], [[Phil Perry]], [[Chiddy Bang]], Wayne Lindsay, [[Aubrey Logan]], [[Robert Glasper]], [[Ravi Coltrane]], [[Cory Henry]], [[Russell Gunn]], [[Chris Mann]], [[Eric Marienthal]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Oscar Peterson]], Gabriela Martina,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gabrielamartina.com/epk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MUSICIANS_BIOS_GabrielaMartina.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315145017/http://gabrielamartina.com/epk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MUSICIANS_BIOS_GabrielaMartina.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and many more.
[[Marcus Miller]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Marcus-Miller-Cambridge-Corn-Exchange-Review/story-28069848-detail/story.html|title=Marcus Miller, Cambridge Corn Exchange: Review – Cambridge News|work=Cambridge News|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/10/review-marcus-miller-at-liverpool_20.html|title=LondonJazz: REVIEW: Marcus Miller at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (first night of UK tour)|work=londonjazznews.com|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> [[Judith Hill]], [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Phil Perry]], JoAnn Condury,[[Chick Corea]], [[Euge Groove]], [[Tim Bowman]], [[David Sanborn]], Elan Trontman, [[Gerald Albright]], [[Kirk Whalum]], [[George Benson]], Kevin Whalum, [[Keiko Matsui]], [[Jeff Lorber]], [[Jonathan Butler]], [[Peter White (musician)|Peter White]], [[Allen Toussaint]], Tosha Cobbs, [[Paul Jackson Jr.]], [[Rudresh Mahanthappa]], [[Julian Vaughn]], Jon Barnes, Darryl Williams, [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Adam Hawley]], [[Joey DeFrancesco]], [[Patrice Rushen]], Tawanda, [[Matt Garrison]], David Fiuczynski, [[Selah Sue]], Alex Han, [[Vincent Reid]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Janelle Monae]], [[Marcus Anderson]], BK Jackson, [[Take 6]], [[Tom Kennedy (musician)|Tom Kennedy]], [[Mike Stern]], [[Gerald Veasley]], [[Andre Ward]], [[Richard Smallwood (musician)|Richard Smallwood]], [[Christian Sands]], [[War (band)|WAR]], [[Bebe Winans]], [[Ashmont Hill]], Tony Ferrari, [[Brent Jones]], [[Clint Holmes]], [[MonoNeon]], Lin Roundtree, [[Grace Kelly]], [[James Carter (musician)|James Carter]], [[Eric Darius]], [[Candy Dulfer]], [[Phil Perry]], [[Chiddy Bang]], Wayne Lindsay, [[Aubrey Logan]], [[Robert Glasper]], [[Ravi Coltrane]], [[Cory Henry]], [[Russell Gunn]], [[Chris Mann (singer)|Chris Mann]], [[Eric Marienthal]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Oscar Peterson]], Gabriela Martina,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gabrielamartina.com/epk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MUSICIANS_BIOS_GabrielaMartina.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315145017/http://gabrielamartina.com/epk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MUSICIANS_BIOS_GabrielaMartina.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and many more.


==References==
==References==
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* http://galeria.trojmiasto.pl/Alex-Bailey-517749.html?id_imp=406240&pozycja=11
* http://galeria.trojmiasto.pl/Alex-Bailey-517749.html?id_imp=406240&pozycja=11
* [http://www.instagram.com/TeamAlexBailey Alex Bailey's Official Instagram]
* [http://www.instagram.com/TeamAlexBailey Alex Bailey's Official Instagram]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TeamAlexBailey Alex Bailey's Official Youtube Channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TeamAlexBailey Alex Bailey's Official YouTube Channel]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12139193/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr176 Alex Bailey IMDb Main Page]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12139193/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr176 Alex Bailey IMDb Main Page]
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8962858/?ref_=fn_al_nm_13
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8962858/?ref_=fn_al_nm_13

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Alex Bailey is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is most known for performing with the legendary bassist Marcus Miller. He is also known for his drumming on the Walt Disney movie, Safety.

Early life

Born in Kansas City, Kansas, raised in a musical based family, (Alex Bailey) has become a two-time Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, producer, recording artist, and philanthropist. At ten years of age, Alex Bailey began playing bass and drums in church. In middle school, he would practice and rehearse with the local high school jazz band and ensembles. By the beginning of his high school tenure, Alex began his teaching career as a private instructor and mentor in his high school music programs where he played the drum set, concert percussion, electric bass, upright bass, and other musical instruments. He also created drills for the marching percussion and wrote music and cadences for the school's marching band.

Alex Bailey gained significant exposure in his hometown. In 2006, Bailey was selected to be in the Grammy Band and performed with the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy High school Jazz Ensemble.[1]

Awards and honors

After Alex performed at the Grammys, in May 2006, the Kansas City School District awarded Bailey a plaque and declared an Alexander Day in honor of both his local and national achievements.

By the summer of 2006, Bailey went on to receive the Steve Gadd Scholarship, awarded by Berklee College of Music and presented by Craig Zildjian.

Alex Bailey has been 2x Grammy nominated.

Education

Bailey received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, earning a dual major bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Professional Music, with an emphasis in Music Business.

Alex is a longtime advocate for music education and specializes in teaching children with autism. Bailey has also participated in a number of benefit concerts, including the DrumsforCures Concert for DRUMSTRONG which raise awareness and funds in support of cancer survivorship, education, and research.[2]

Personal Life

In 2011, right before Alex graduated from Berklee College of Music, during his final semester, he broke and dislocated his right ankle leaving him to get multiple metal plates and screws surgically placed to repair the damage. They told Bailey that he had 12 weeks of recovery time. Determined to get back on the drumset and finish college on time, Bailey underwent rigorous physical therapy and recovered in half the time, having full ability to walk during his commencement ceremony. Some of the songs he wrote during that time were featured on his solo album Searching For Something.

Career

Alex Bailey when on back to touring and recorded with Guggenheim Grant winner David Fiuczynski and Mononeon from 2009 to 2013. Alex then toured with his own band in the spring of 2013. He later then toured with the soul singer Judith Hill in the fall of (2013–2014). Since 2015, Alex Bailey toured extensively, performing, and recording with Marcus Miller. In 2021, Bailey

Occupations

Recording Artist•Music Director• Music Producer• Music Arranger• Composer• Musician• Drummer• Bassist• Songwriter

Artist Residencies

  • Yas Viceroy Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2014)
  • The Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas (2015)
  • The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas (2015–2020)

Albums

Alex Bailey's debut album entitled, Searching For Something,[3] was released in 2017. Bailey's single Figure It Out[4],(a homage to his mentor Marcus Miller), was released in 2020. Bailey's highly anticipated sophomore album is set to be released in fall of 2023.

Musical Instruments & Genres Background

Instrument(s): Drums•Bass•Fender Rhodes• Keys•Vocals•Guitar• Piano, Percussion•Upright Bass•Synthesizer

Genres: Jazz•Fusion•R&B•Pop•Funk•Rock•Country•Soul•Microtonal

Movies, TV, and Film

Associated Music Groups

Alex Bailey, Marcus Miller, David Fiuczynski, Judith Hill, Mononeon, Elan Trotman

Music Gear

Drum Heads – Aquarian
  • Bass Drumhead: Superkick 10
  • Snare Drumhead: Super 2
  • Side Snare: Response 2
  • Tom Top Drumheads: Super 2
  • Floor Tom Drumhead: Force 10
  • Drumhead Mute: Drumdots
Drum Sticks – Vic Firth
  • Drum Sticks: X55A
  • American Classic, X5A – American Classic,
  • American Classic 85A
  • Marching Sticks: Ralph Hardimon Marching Sticks
  • Brushes: Heritage Brushes
Drums: Mapex Drums
  • Drum Set: Saturn V Exotic
  • Drum Throne: Mapex
  • Drum Heads: 2 Ply Coated on Toms
  • Single Ply Coated on snares
  • Single Ply clear on kick drums


Cymbals: Samsun Cymbals
  • Cymbal Series: Heritage
  • Absolute Brilliant
  • Fusion, 21st Brilliant
  • Cymbal Inch: 6"-10"
  • Splashes 16"21"
  • Crashes, 19"
  • Chinas, 22"
  • Rides, 15"
  • Hi Hats
Cymbal Cases
  • SKB Case
  • Gator
Bass Guitar: Customs
  • Bass Guitar: Basses: Fender American Jazz Bass
  • Custom Lakland Jazz Bass
  • BassMods Custom Bass
Bass Strings: DR Strings
  • Hi- Beams
  • Dunlop

Affiliations

Marcus Miller,[6][7] Judith Hill, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Perry, JoAnn Condury,Chick Corea, Euge Groove, Tim Bowman, David Sanborn, Elan Trontman, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, George Benson, Kevin Whalum, Keiko Matsui, Jeff Lorber, Jonathan Butler, Peter White, Allen Toussaint, Tosha Cobbs, Paul Jackson Jr., Rudresh Mahanthappa, Julian Vaughn, Jon Barnes, Darryl Williams, Lalah Hathaway, Adam Hawley, Joey DeFrancesco, Patrice Rushen, Tawanda, Matt Garrison, David Fiuczynski, Selah Sue, Alex Han, Vincent Reid, Jeffrey Osborne, Janelle Monae, Marcus Anderson, BK Jackson, Take 6, Tom Kennedy, Mike Stern, Gerald Veasley, Andre Ward, Richard Smallwood, Christian Sands, WAR, Bebe Winans, Ashmont Hill, Tony Ferrari, Brent Jones, Clint Holmes, MonoNeon, Lin Roundtree, Grace Kelly, James Carter, Eric Darius, Candy Dulfer, Phil Perry, Chiddy Bang, Wayne Lindsay, Aubrey Logan, Robert Glasper, Ravi Coltrane, Cory Henry, Russell Gunn, Chris Mann, Eric Marienthal, Gregory Porter, Oscar Peterson, Gabriela Martina,[8] and many more.

References

  1. ^ "Kansas teen drums up chance to perform in Grammy band". LJWorld.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Template:Cite url=https://drumstrong.org/music/
  3. ^ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt20944056/. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ [Figure It Out https://g.co/kgs/5M3f9x Figure It Out https://g.co/kgs/5M3f9x]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12139193/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cr1. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Marcus Miller, Cambridge Corn Exchange: Review – Cambridge News". Cambridge News. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. ^ "LondonJazz: REVIEW: Marcus Miller at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (first night of UK tour)". londonjazznews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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