| Alex Pertouts career as a percussionist has certainly been an eclectic one so far, having worked over the years as a musical director, record producer, engineer and performer, among many things, and covering areas as diverse as soundtracks, jingles, television and theatre orchestras. His name adorns the CD sleeves of every major Australian artist, endowing him with a collection of over 140 album credits and the indisputable reputation as Australias most recorded percussionists. Not to mention his other passion as an educator, which in recent times has manifested itself within the title of Head of the Improvisation Department at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. Alex is also percussion writer for Drumscene (the national drumming magazine) and a correspondent for US publication Drum! His contribution to the education literature Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book (MP Publications) for instrumentalists and vocalists now scheduled for worldwide release this month via renown US publishing house Mel Bay. Alexs worldwide endorsements include Meinl congas and percussion, Sabian cymbals and Vater sticks. His latest offering as composer/performer is titled From the Heart and highlights performances by a world acclaimed cast, which includes such legendaries as Mike Stern (Miles Davis), Tom Coster (Santana, Vital Information), Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Levine (Cal Tjader, Poncho Sanchez), Raul Rekow (Santana) and Hossam Ramzy (Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page), as well as local illuminaries Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo (Billy Cobham), Kavisha Mazzella, Christine Sullivan, Steve Wade (Little River Band), Darryn Farrugia, Mary Doumany, Craig Newman and David Jones, among others. Tracks Kfela and For My Father (a dedication to the late Aleksander Herman Pertout) featuring the beautiful voice of his mother, soprano Cecilia Pertout. |
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RICHARD DREXLER
J.Jazz
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