Aleks de Carvalho

Aleks has been in the popular music business for 25 years, beginning at age 15 as a guitarist with local New Jersey bands. He studied classical and jazz guitar, jazz harmony and composition at William Patterson College, and with Russ Defillipes of the Berklee School of Music.
Aleks has extensive experience as a performer, producer, composer and session musician on guitar. He has recorded, performed or produced with such celebrated artists as Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report). Joey Kramer (Aerosmith). Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple) , 50 cent, Mobb Deep, Alicia Keys, Jadakiss, Nelly, Wu Tang Clan. Aleks was hired by Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) in the late 80s to manage his recording/rehearsal studio Top Cat. While at Top Cat Aleks managed recording/rehearsal sessions for Madonna, the artist formerly known as Prince, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Gregory Hines, Patty Smith, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, Eddie Money, Level 42, Southside Johnny, Powerstation, Mountain and the Glenn Miller orchestra among others. In 1990 Aleks left to found his own music production facility and recording studio, No Mystery Music. As the principal force behind NM, Aleks has produced, composed and performed on numerous recordings, soundtracks and ads, and licensed original music to television.
Credits include soundtrack work on motion pictures including Point Break, Pelican Brief, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and music for Northern Exposure, The Drew Cary Show, Saturday Night Live, Sex in the City, Maury Povich, Rescue 911, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Videos, Baywatch, Mortal Kombat 2, Stargate, WWF Raw, NBA Jams, Panasonic, Sony, etc. During the past 15 years, some of the biggest names in Hip Hop and R&B have come through No Mystery to record tracks that ultimately helped launch their careers including: 50 cent, Alicia Keys, Nelly Mobb Deep, Jada Kiss, Styles P, Africa Bambata, Wu Tang Clan, Public Enemy, & Alchemist.

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