Alex E. Chávez

Borderland Sonic Theorist

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

Thank you @julyssa_raquel for this thoughtful feature & conversation @RollingStone. https://t.co/6sDg2scvgA

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

For your Latin Grammy® Consideration.

In these perilous times, my debut album—Sonorous Present—strikes a chord of urgency concerning borders, immigration, & the erosion of fundamental rights in the U.S. Thank you for listening. Un abrazo.
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[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

Humbled & honored to have been elected once again to serve as a National Trustee of the @RecordingAcad & advocate for, support, & celebrate the many voices that makeup our diverse creative community. In these times, our voices are especially vital.

#RepresentingTheAcademy

[PopMatters @PopMatters]

Due to the unique mix and execution of all the elements present, Alex E. Chávez's 'Sonorous Present' is richly rewarding and an astonishing sonic experience.

➡️ https://t.co/LLqjonysNv

@_AEChavez_'s 'Sonorous Present' is a #PMPick out now. - @Ingalls1969

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

How @_AEChavez_ Found Healing Through Sounds of the Border

The musician and scholar's solo album, Sonorous Present, explores personal loss and mourning by reimagining folk sounds and reflecting on migration.

Interview: https://t.co/5ZHRU6kAyG

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

OUT TODAY. “The Shadow” — final video from Sonorous Present. Directed by @osvaldofcuevas it features the amazing family of musicians on the album @JAMDEK_STUDIO & #nestrecorders in L.A. Abrazos.

https://t.co/83ELmSfbhZ

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

The Dos Santos front man @_AEChavez_ reckons with political, personal, and musical border crossings on the kaleidoscopic Sonorous Present. | ✍️ Sandra Treviño https://t.co/rmDMpdRNWt

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

Great #interlocutor interview about Sonorous Present.

https://t.co/EiMSDmAQf7

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

@Chicago_Reader MUSIC FEATURE. I am beyond humbled to be featured in this week’s Reader. This deep, thoughtful, & extended piece by @sandratrevino gets at the personal, political, artistic, & sonic heart of SONOROUS PRESENT. Please give it a read—LINK BIO https://t.co/owZOMeafVQ

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

SONOROUS PRESENT is here! Four years in-the-making. It chronicles a universe of family stories, of borders, of trauma, of loss, of migration through sound, lyric, poetry, theory, verse, ethnography, & rhythm. Thank you for listening. LINKS IN BIO https://t.co/ZcLdQrPRz2

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

ONE WEEK AWAY. It has been wonderful to unveil “Sonorous Present” over the past several weeks. I’ve felt such an amazing outpouring of support from everyone listening & sharing. There are 10 more songs to look forward to on the full Lp. More soon!

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[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

“catalina” is dedicated to my late older sister. She was murdered at age 18—a victim of domestic violence. She was a light. And not a day passes without her on my mind, her laughter in my ear. May her memory be a blessing. https://t.co/Mw6eOMUM1a

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

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[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

“The Shadow” 2nd single from my debut LP SONOROUS PRESENT out now, featuring #GRAMMY winner Quetzal Flores & Roger Reeves (@Guggenheim @CGUTuftsAwards @griffinpoetry). I am also happy to share an intimate documentary portrait of the making-of the album: https://t.co/wGESYwywBr

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

w/support from @themapfund @nalac_arts @ChicagoDCASE

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

The album also features luminaries from the worlds of traditional Mexican son, jazz, & R&B—including, @marthartivista (2022 @macfound) @aloeblacc (2015 #Grammy nominee), & Ramón Gutiérrez (of Son de Madera).

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

This artistic statement marks a crucial moment in my career, as I fully integrate my work, songcraft, & voice to reimagine the creative horizons of what a studio album can sound like & the multi-modal forms scholarship can take, while exploring the sonorous politics of borders.

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

This album was realized in collaboration with #Grammy Award-winning producer Quetzal Flores. Dynamic explorations of Mexican Regional & Latin American sounds & traditions are deepened by avant jazz arrangements & ethnographic field recordings, alongside the poetry of Roger Reeves

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

VINYL PRE-ORDER LINK IN BIO.

SONOROUS PRESENT paints affecting scenes in homage to the lives & deaths of my older sister, mother, & father across the sunburst surreal of America’s borderlands, told thru personal stories of migrant crossings, grief, & the politics of our times.

[Alex E. Chávez @_AEChavez_]

Today, I am proud to share “cómplices de luto” (accomplices in mourning)—the 1st single from SONOROUS PRESENT, my debut album OUT OCT 18. The single is NOW AVAILABLE on all digital music platforms & is accompanied by a beautiful, animated video, which premiered @floodmagazine