Alex E. Chávez

Thank you @julyssa_raquel for this thoughtful feature & conversation @RollingStone. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

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. #sonorouspresent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aechavez.com/#sonorousprese… LINKS IN BIO

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

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. ➡️ tinyurl.com/AlexEChavez @_AEChavez_'s 'Sonorous Present' is a #PMPick out now. - @Ingalls1969

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: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

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. youtu.be/Xq5AjOqDFWI?si…

The Dos Santos front man @_AEChavez_ reckons with political, personal, and musical border crossings on the kaleidoscopic Sonorous Present. | ✍️ Sandra Treviño chicagoreader.com/music/alex-cha…

Great #interlocutor interview about Sonorous Present. open.spotify.com/episode/5oEwDV…

@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 chicagoreader.com/issues/volume-…

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 open.spotify.com/album/2yjE3O9E…

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! open.spotify.com/artist/2UW09QD…

“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. open.spotify.com/album/22kVO3bv…

“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: youtu.be/g4NRU3dtE7U?si…

w/support from @themapfund @nalac_arts @ChicagoDCASE

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.

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).

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

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.

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