Alex G

Alex G
Birth name	Alexander Giannascoli
Born	February 1993 Havertown, Pennsylvania
Genres	Indie rock, lo-fi
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboard
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	Domino Recording Company, Orchid Tapes, Lucky Number Music
Associated acts	The Skin Cells, Frank Ocean

Alexander Giannascoli (born 1993), better known by his stage name Alex G, is a multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia who started his career as a bedroom singer/songwriter, building up an audience through a series of DIY releases on Bandcamp. Following the critical acclaim of Giannascoli's sixth album DSU—featured as a Best Album of 2014 by Noisey,Consequence of Sound,The Washington Post,Vogue,CMJ, and Time Out—UK label Lucky Number Music stepped in to physically re-issue Alex's earlier releases Trick and Rules. Previously only available via Bandcamp, the albums were professionally mastered and made commercially available for the very first time.

In 2015, Giannascoli signed with Domino Recording Company, performing as part of the label's roster at their South by Southwest showcase that year. In August 2015, Giannascoli announced his first album with the label, Beach Music, released on October 9, 2015.

Giannascoli was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania. He has two older siblings, Matt (David Allen Scoli), an accomplished professional pianist, saxaphonist, singer, songwriter, and multi - instrumentalist ; and Rachel, who introduced him to influences such as Radiohead, Wilco, and Modest Mouse. Giannascoli began recording music at the age of 13 when his parents purchased a MacBook computer, and his older brother gave him his first guitar.

While attending Haverford High School, Giannascoli created two albums with friends. he experimented with different genres in high school collaborations with his sister, such as techno and goth rock. His high school band The Skin Cells were a pop rock band that "ended up being punk".

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