Alec Ounsworth
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| Alec Ounsworth | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Folk rock | |
| Associated acts |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers | |
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[edit] Basics
Alec Ounsworth (born October 17, 1979) is an American singer/songwriter/guitarist and frontman for the indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He is also a member of Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers and The Pelican Picnic.
[edit] Background and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Alec was born in Pennsylvania. Around his mid-teens, he started writing and recording music; a hobby that would stay near to him throughout his academic career at Connecticut College. In college, he shared a dorm room with Lee Sargent during their freshman year. They would both graduate in 2000. Lee, who had a special interest in Alec's songs, contacted him in 2004 via Friendster about starting a band. After several contacts, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was fully formed, and the band starting playing live shows and recording demos. To date, the band has released two self-distributed, full-length albums: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Some Loud Thunder.
[edit] Home Demos
Prior to the success of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Alec released several home demos of his work onto the internet, many of them being early versions of songs that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would record. All ties from Alec to the files have been severred, as both flashypython.com and Alec's MySpace page have been deleted. All of the files are still distributed amongst fans over the internet.
[edit] Marriage
On January 12, 2007, Alec married Emily Jean Stock, who is the inspiration behind the song of the same name, as featured on the album Some Loud Thunder.
[edit] Children's Album
On January 17, 2007, The Guardian reported that Alec is working on an album of children's songs.
[edit] Musical Equipment
Alec's collection of guitars includes, but is not limited to, two different Fender Telecaster guitars, a Fender Stratocaster, and a Gibson SG. He also has at least four acoustic guitars, two of which are made by Gibson. Alec employs the Vox AC30 amp to produce the sound he desires. On his recent tours with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, he has been playing through a 4x10 Fender Hot Rod DeVille. On April 4, 2007, Alec sported a Gibson "Flying V" guitar on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.]
