Tom Alexander Music

Here are three tracks from Tom Alexander’s critically acclaimed Flying Against the Time Zones CD. These tunes are performed regularly by his band, Earth Code.

Pacific Coast Weekend

9th and Wharton

Eurail

    Earth Code is a world fusion/funk quartet featuring Tom Alexander on keyboards, Tommy G. Lee on drums, John Fifield on guitar and Fernando Santomaggio on bass. The group performs original compositions drawing on musical influences from around the globe with a tip of the hat to fusion heroes like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Jeff Beck, Miles Davis and others.

Come and check out these musical globetrotters and get in on some electric, eclectic, groove-heavy fusion.

Earth Code is gearing up for our biggest year yet. 2013 will begin with a live stream of a rehearsal in early January and a live performance at Art Deco Weekend in South Beach, Miami FL.  1.20.13 @ 12:30pm at the 11th Street Stage. Don’t miss it. And that’s just the beginning.

EARTH CODE. From Left to Right: Fernando Santomaggio, Tom Alexander, John Fifield, Tommy G. Lee

EARTH CODE is a fusion group that combines elements of rock and jazz with world rhythms and sounds from across the globe. The group features Tom Alexander on Keyboards, Tommy G. Lee on Drums and Percussion, John Fifield on Guitar and Fernando Santomaggio on Bass. These veteran musicians stretch out with their original brand of electric and eclectic fusion that cooks.

They perform throughout South Florida. Check back often for info on live performances, recordings and more.

We’re excited to wrap up what’s been an exciting 2012 and begin what promises to be a very busy 2013.

John Fifield is our new guitarist and he brings a wonderful, fresh sound and plenty of great new tunes to the group.

Upcoming Gigs: 

Art Deco Weekend in South Beach, Miami, FL. Sunday, January 20, 2013. 12:30 PM. 11th Street Stage

Found this sketch from 2005. Not sure these are specific musicians per se, just an amalgam of hep cats.

The Collective, a series of artist-musician multimedia collaborations, is back. These presentations combine Tom Alexander’s live musical soundscapes with the visual collections of the finest artists and photographers.

“Tom performed music for three nights of multimedia showings of my photos from Africa,” said Philadelphia-based photo artist, Albert Winston. “The seamless shifts in rich harmonic textures and rhythms were astonishing. It was as if Tom had accompanied me on the photo shoot. And each night, the music was different. It was a totally perfect marriage of my visuals and his music played in real time. It was a treat for the senses.”

Drawing on tribal and folk music from around the globe as well as his own rock, classical, and jazz roots, Alexander builds walls of sound, lush, ethereal textures and pulsating rhythms with his bank of keyboards. Virtually nothing is sequenced. As a true improvising artist, the music is created in the moment. Even the rhythms are tweaked organically in real time. Often accompanied by longtime musical band mate, percussionist, Tommy G. Lee, this fusion of art and music is an exhilarating experience.

For more information, contact Tom directly at 954-801-0586 or email: tomalexandercd@hotmail.com

Look What We Found

If you’ve ever found a ten dollar bill in a discarded pair of pants, you know the feeling. It’s a pleasant surprise.

After cleaning out a storage area of some old musical artifacts, I unearthed the master tapes of some long ago discarded music. The project was shelved due a budget cut by a small independent label I was associated with. Fortunately, I owned the masters and the contract elapsed. So now we’re exploring the possibility of releasing this music independently. The next step is reviewing the music – what’s been mixed and what hasn’t as well as fixing any technical glitches. I can tell you this – it was intended to be the follow up to the What’s Ahead? CD.

Flying Against the Time Zones wound up being the follow up CD, therefore we’ve discovered a couple of musical sketches and early versions of music that eventually wound up on FATZ. Those tracks may be included when this new “old” project is finished as bonus material. Still deliberating over that possibility.

We’ll keep you updated here as this project progresses.