Miss Alex White

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 15,[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 two albums with producer Jim Diamond and released both albums on In The Red Records.

With White Mystery

White founded her current group, White Mystery, with her brother Francis on April 20, 2008. White Mystery is known for their relentless tour schedule in which White claims to have played 300 shows in the band’s first three years. The group has played with national acts such as Garbage,[4] Shonen Knife, The Stooges and Weezer.[5] They played on a parade float with Sir Richard Branson for the grand opening of Virgin Hotels Chicago.[6] The group has released 5 full-length albums as of 2015.

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 Poison Ivy from The Cramps as being one of her biggest influences. White said in a 2011 interview,[7] “Poison Ivy is definitely my guitar role model. She’s a beautiful redheaded woman who was who she was. Her relationship with Lux was similar to Francis and me; they could hang out for hours and not get sick of each other.” She also lists Patti Smith, The MC5 and Garbage as other influences to her sound and style.

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://guitareste.com/2011/02/09/interview-miss-alex-white/
  3. ↑ http://www.chrissaathofffoundation.org/
  4. ↑ http://www.last.fm/event/3287814+Garbage+at+Metro+on+7+August+2012
  5. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/weezer-urge-overkill-teenage-bottlerocket-white-mystery/Event?oid=4783680
  6. ↑ http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Richard+Branson/Virgin+Hotel+Grand+Opening+Chicago+Parade/0OSHncK75iS
  7. ↑ http://guitareste.com/2011/02/09/interview-miss-alex-white/
  8. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2015/04/01/white_mystery_debut_trailer_for_ful.php

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