A multi-instrumentalist with a voice that conjures up comparisons with Ryan Adams and Van Morrison among others, ALEX WRIGHTʼs second studio album, Starlight Navigator (Jan. 2014/Jim White, producer) released to considerable acclaim across all mediums throughout his home city of Louisville, KY. Tagged “a live show not to be missed” with his band The Maven Down, he garnered top album picks from both 91.9 WFPK and the LEO Weekly plus Singer/Songwriter of the Year from the Louisville Music Awards. His third full studio release. "What is Real" is a natural evolution from his roots and influences. It was self produced and recorded in his home studio with engineer Marlon Patton and mixed by John Keane of Athens GA and is a strong follow up to "Starlight Navigator."
Alex grew up around music with his family in eastern Kentucky performing in churches since age four,. He continued making music with friends and family into his teens in Appalachia, learned to harmonize with anyone and came to appreciate the simple joy of playing music around a table. Those early musical influences of gospel, folk and rock have become a hallmark of his songwriting and urban roots sound. Alex began writing music with his first band in high school, a passion honed throughout his adult life including his medical school and residency training years. In early 2001 he migrated to New York City, where the long subway rides gave him the time and space to think about songwriting. He was musically energized by such a vibrant living city, one he visits often and that ʻstill feels like homeʼ. By 2009 heʼd landed in Louisville, a city whose rich, independent music culture inspired three albums and numerous collaborations along with a steady repertoire of performances ranging from solo/acoustic to nine-piece collective. A ʻphysician musicianʼ, who is also working with the non profit Haiti Medical Education Project. It's core mission to help teach the physician and nurse leaders for the future in Haiti.