Alex Groves is an Ivor Novello-nominated composer and curator working across contemporary classical and electronic music. His work often blends classical instrumentalists and singers with live processing to create uncanny soundworlds which blur the line between acoustic and electronic.

Current projects include new works for the Bang on a Can Summer Festival, a new suite of hyperpop songs for pianist Zubin Kanga, and a year-long residency with Britten Sinfonia as part of their Magnum Opus scheme. Other recent work includes the release of Single Form (Figure & Landscape) with pianist/composer Philipp Rumsch, commissions for cellist Kate Ellis and horn player Ben Goldscheider, and performances across the UK, US and Europe.
 
Alongside composing, Alex runs SOLO - a unique performance platform for leading contemporary classical soloists such as Rakhi Singh, Eliza McCarthy and Joby Burgess to explore the music they love in an intimate setting. Each gig features an eclectic setlist packed with formative influences, dream collaborations and new adventures, and gives audiences the chance to engage with the performers on a more personal level.

His music has been presented nationally and internationally at venues including the Southbank Centre, Barbican Centre, Kings Place, soundfestival, Britten Pears Arts, St George's Bristol, The Concertgebouw, Elbphilharmonie, MASS MoCA and MONOM, broadcast on NTS Radio, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 6 Music, and released on Nonclassical, Cantaloupe and Bedroom Community.

 

Alex's visual art has been exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition and Britten Pears Arts' Summer Contemporary, as well as being used as the cover art for many of his releases.