Previously, he read music at King’s College London and completed a Masters in Composition at the Royal College of Music, where his studies were supported by a Leverhulme Postgraduate Studentship and the Derek Hill Foundation. Alex was a winner of BBC/Guardian Young Composers’ competition and a Creative in Residence at The Hospital Club. His music has been performed by ensembles including Tre Voci, Fidelio Trio, Lontano and Aurora Orchestra, the commission for the latter having been broadcast on BBC Radio 3.Alex co-curates 840, an experimental music concert series and collaborates with Arbonauts, a multi-disciplinary performance group.