Alex Nackman

Alex Nackman, born October 20, 1983 in New York City, is a Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and guitarist. He grew up in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He first released his solo debut, Good Impressions, in 2003. It showcased raw solo acoustic songs recorded at Nackman's home studio in New York. The release was received well by critics in the Northeast (Peter Royer at Fly Magazine © 2003, Phila.) from Washington, DC to Boston, MA and within the college circuit, following an acoustic tour in the northeast.
2004
In the Fall of 2004, Alex released Stages EP, a short collection of songs recorded live and solo acoustic from dates in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York City. He continued touring, visiting Europe that winter, where he landed opening and headlining spots at venerable rooms in Italy and the United Kingdom. Alex also maintained a weekly residency at Loonees Club in Florence, Italy while living abroad there for 6 months.
2005 - Present
In June 2005, Alex released a full-band album, A Boy Who Thought He Knew on his own indie label, Long Road Records, which is based in Chelsea in Manhattan. The release was produced by David Shaw (Van Morrison, Etta James, Jerry Garcia) and recorded in Philadelphia. The album also includes guest performances from former Ray Charles bassist Steve Beskrone and Amos Lee drummer Fred Berman.
After a 30-city U.S. national tour and a 5-city UK tour in the summer of 2005, supporting the new release, Alex returned home, having gained considerable press and attention worldwide. In October 2006, Alex released his fourth album, Sunrise Falls, which was recorded in Leesburg, Virginia and New York City. The album was produced by former Pat McGee Band pianist Todd Wright, current Pat McGee Band guitarist Brian Fechino, and Alex Nackman himself. The album also features the late drummer of the Pat McGee Band and Nackman's close friend, Chris Williams, who died unexpectedly on October 28, 2006, just one week after the album was released. Nackman followed the release of the new album with tour dates throughout the U.S., including shows with Cheyenne Kimball and Josh Hoge. Nackman also toured throughout the UK in support of Sunrise Falls for much of 2007. The album Sunrise Falls has also been featured multiple times on MTV shows such as , The Real World: Denver, 'The Real World: Hollywood and others. Alex finished his fifth record, Still Life Moves, in New York, in December 2007. The album was later released on March 4, 2008. Nackman's touring band backed Nackman on the album, which marked the first time a cohesive and collective group was able to record with Nackman in the studio. The self-produced Still Life Moves release has been described as a melancholy blend of lyrically revealing and literate stories backed by sweeping guitars and synth elements, reminiscent of early U2 and Coldplay's Parachutes.
Discography
* 2003 - Good Impressions (Alex Nackman solo release)
* 2004 - Stages EP (Live EP, Long Road Records)
* 2005 - A Boy Who Thought He Knew (Long Road Records) iTunes and Napster
* 2006 - Sunrise Falls (Long Road Records Full band release featuring the late Pat McGee Band drummer Chris Williams, and mixing by engineer Jeff Juliano)
* 2008 - Still Life Moves

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