On a pause to study music
AlexCalles
I am taking time away from releasing to study music seriously and to rebuild my process around loops recorded from live instruments. New music will be announced here when it is ready.
The sigil moves when the music plays.
Listen
New music built from live instruments is in progress. The first release will be announced here as soon as it is ready.
The studio
A small home studio where every track is built from loops recorded on live instruments, played by Alex or sampled in the room.
Production
Loops are recorded from live instruments, played by Alex or sampled in the studio, then routed through an Alesis MultiMix 4.
Recording
A Focusrite Scarlett Solo and a Sennheiser e835 handle anything that needs a microphone.
Editing and mix
Adobe Audition handles intake and correction, and Magix Music Maker serves as the DAW for arranging and final editing.
Camera
The production videos are shot on an iPhone and a Sony FS5, then edited in Adobe Premiere.
About
Alex Calles is a producer, filmmaker, and writer from Round Rock, Texas. His music joins the pulse of electronic dance music to the weight of heavy metal. He composes every track from loops recorded on live instruments, played by himself or sampled in the studio, and documents the process on camera.
He is currently taking a pause from releasing to study music formally, so that the next chapter is built on real training as well as instinct.
The camera came first. He holds a B.S. in Digital Cinematography from Full Sail University, and that training shapes how each production video is shot and cut. Before the music, the same eye went into a short documentary series filmed during his delivery and rideshare shifts.
He is also the author of three books, served five years as editor-in-chief of a Spanish-language magazine, and has drawn and painted in pencil, pastel, airbrush, and digital media since the 1980s.
Other work
The music is the newest chapter. These are the earlier ones, and they continue alongside it.
Visual work
- Collaborations and features
- Remixes and production work
- Licensing and sync for film, video, and games
- Interviews, reviews, and press
- Books and Blunt Point Press
