Alex Liang Wong

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Alex Wong
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Wong performing in 2011
Background information
Birth nameAlex Liang Wong
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Palo Alto, California, US
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1997–present
LabelsBeverly Martel Records, High Ceilings Music
Formerly of
Website alexwongsounds.com

Alex Liang Wong (born 1974) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist (including guitar, piano, drums, and waterphone), and singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Wong released his first solo studio album, A City on a Lake, in (2012). [1] In 2020, he published his second solo album, The Elephant and the Seahorse. He has written, co-written, produced, and performed on numerous other albums by a variety of artists.

For his engineering contribution to "Aire soy", from Miguel Bosé's 2012 album, Papitwo , Wong received a Latin Grammy nomination. [2]

Career

Wong began his career in 1997 when he joined the Din Pedals. Chosen for his classically trained percussion skills, Wong replaced James Grundler on drums, with Grundler becoming the frontman of the group. [3]

In 2002, Wong formed the Animators with Devon Copley. They released a number of albums and played on the NYC music scene for five years. [4]

Wong went on to form the Paper Raincoat with Amber Rubarth. The band released an EP and a self-titled album, earning a fan following. Paste magazine labeled them "Best of What's Next" in 2010. [5]

Wong has toured extensively with American singer-songwriter Vienna Teng. He co-produced her fourth album, Inland Territory , and co-wrote the song "Antebellum". The record won the ninth annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album. [6] Wong also appeared on Teng's fifth album, Aims , singing a duet with her on "The Breaking Light", a song they co-wrote.

In 2011, Wong collaborated with Paul Freeman on a project called Bellows. [7]

Wong has also toured extensively with Ximena Sariñana.[ citation needed ] She sings on the track "Oceanside" from Wong's debut solo album, A City on a Lake.

Discography

Wong playing the melodica at Attucks Theatre, Norfolk, VA, in 2010 Alex Wong playing Melodica.jpg
Wong playing the melodica at Attucks Theatre, Norfolk, VA, in 2010
Wong playing a waterphone in 2010 Alex Wong playing Waterphone.jpg
Wong playing a waterphone in 2010
Wong drumming at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, in 2011 Alex Wong Drum Kit.jpg
Wong drumming at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, in 2011
Wong playing a waterphone Alex wong playing waterphone.jpg
Wong playing a waterphone
CollaboratorsWork
As a musician
Solo
  • Everyman for Himself (soundtrack – 2006) [8]
  • A City on a Lake (2012)
  • The Elephant and the Seahorse (2020)
with the Din PedalsThe Din Pedals (1998)
with the Animators
  • Home by Now (2003)
  • The Chamber Sessions (2004)
  • How We Fight (2006)
with Deadbeat Darling
  • Belle Epoch (2007)
  • Weight of Wandering (2009)
with the Paper Raincoat
  • Safe in the Sound (2008)
  • The Paper Raincoat (2009)
with Vienna Teng The Moment Always Vanishing (live album – 2010)
with BellowsRelief (2013)
with Jesse TerryKivalina (2019)
As a producer
Amber Rubarth
  • Something New (2005)
  • "Rough Cut" – Unfinished Art (2006)
    • "Rough Cut", "In the Creases" – New Green Lines (2008)
Mariana BellBook (2008)[ citation needed ]
Vienna Teng Inland Territory (2009)
Alex BergerSnow Globe (2010) [9]
Elizabeth & the Catapult "Go Away My Lover" – The Other Side of Zero (2010) [10]
Ari Hest Sunset Over Hope Street (2011)
Melissa Ferrick "Still Right Here", "Headphones On" – Still Right Here (2011) [11]
Libbie Schrader "Diamond Dust" – Magdalene (2011)[ citation needed ]
Delta Rae
Martin RivasReliquary (2012) [13] [ better source needed ]
Ximena Sariñana"I Want You" – Chimes of Freedom (2012) [14]
Morgan KarrYellow Skies (2013) [15] [ better source needed ]
Megan Slankard Running on Machinery (2014)
Tyler Lyle"Ditchdigger", "Hollywood Forever" – The Native Genius of Desert Plains (2015)
Sonia RaoMeet Them at the Door (2016)
Sierra Noble City of Ghosts (2016) – mixer
Swear and Shake "Blouses", "How We Fight" – The Sound of Letting Go (2017)
Rebecca PromitzerThe Loveliness (2018)
Anne Heaton "To the Light", "Hannah" – To the Light (2019)
Seth Glier "A Gift", "Somebody Break My Heart" – The Coronation (2021)

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