Miss Alex White

For Alex White, professional Skateboarder, see Alex White (disambiguation).

Miss Alex White is the stage name for Alexandra Brooks White, a musician from Chicago, Illinois, and founder of Missile X Records born April 30, 1985. Her projects have included Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (a collaboration with Chris Saathoff), the Hot Machines, Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra, and White Mystery, a collaboration with her younger brother, drummer Francis Scott Key White.[1]

Early career

White began playing guitar at age 13,[2] after being motivated by hearing The Who. White began playing under the pseudonym “Miss Alex White” and released her first music in 2003. Her project, Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (Chris Saathoff) made several recordings together. Saathoff died in a car accident on February 13, 2004 and White was responsible for creating the Chris Saathoff Foundation[3] following his death. Soon after, she formed Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra. The group recorded their first self-titled album with producer Jim Diamond in Detroit, and their second "Space & Time" in Costa Mesa, California at the Distillery with Mike McHugh. Both albums were released on In The Red Records.

Career and Education

Alexandra Brooks White is a graduate of Northside College Prep and DePaul University with a Business Management Degree and Entrepreneurship. She serves as Vice President of The Recording Academy - Chicago Chapter until April 2017.[4]

With White Mystery

White founded her current group, White Mystery, with her brother Francis on April 20, 2008 named after an Airheads flavor.[5] White Mystery is known for their relentless tour schedule in which White claims to have played 900 shows in the band’s first eight years. The group has played with national acts such as Garbage,[6] Shonen Knife, The Stooges and Weezer.[7] They played on a parade float with Sir Richard Branson for the grand opening of Virgin Hotels Chicago.[8] The group has released 6 full-length albums as of 2016.

On April 1, 2016 White Mystery released "Best Friend" and announced forthcoming record Outta Control which is titled in reference to the same Airheads flavor from which the band name is derived. They described it in an interview with Transverso Media as their "pop masterpiece."[9]

Equipment

White’s signature guitar is her Fireglo Rickenbacker 330, a guitar that she has mainly used for all of her projects. She is also sponsored by Orange Amplifiers.

In 2014 White Mystery was featured in an expansive Levi’s ad campaign, with their images being used in such magazines as Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Pitchfork.

Influences

White cites her biggest influences as The MC5, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Tina Turner, and Poison Ivy of the Cramps respectively.[10] On White Mystery's website, Miss Alex White's band, she lists Roger Daltrey from the Who, Cheetah Chrome from the Dead Boys, Arthur “Killer” Kane from the New York Dolls, Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin as alternative influences.

Discography

White Mystery

Schiller Killers

Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra:

Candy Apple Killings

Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy:

Hot Machines:

Missile X Records

Full Length Movie

References

  1. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2015/04/01/white_mystery_debut_trailer_for_ful.php
  2. ↑ http://www.youbettershutupandlisten.com/lead/?m=200507
  3. ↑ http://www.chrissaathofffoundation.org/
  4. ↑ https://www.grammypro.com/taxonomy/term/26/about
  5. ↑ http://www.transversomedia.com/articles/white-mystery-music-interview-outta-control-debut-airheads-grammys
  6. ↑ http://www.last.fm/event/3287814+Garbage+at+Metro+on+7+August+2012
  7. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/weezer-urge-overkill-teenage-bottlerocket-white-mystery/Event?oid=4783680
  8. ↑ http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Richard+Branson/Virgin+Hotel+Grand+Opening+Chicago+Parade/0OSHncK75iS
  9. ↑ http://www.transversomedia.com/articles/white-mystery-music-interview-outta-control-debut-airheads-grammys
  10. ↑ http://www.whitemysteryband.com/2011/08/08/miss-alex-white-musical-influences/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2015/04/01/white_mystery_debut_trailer_for_ful.php
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