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Alex Sowinski
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Sowinski performing with BadBadNotGood in Mexico, 2019
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| Birth name | Alexander William Sowinski |
| Born | October 11, 1991 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Alexander William Sowinski (born October 11, 1991) is a Canadian musician. He is a producer and the drummer for the instrumental band BADBADNOTGOOD. With his band, he has released five studio albums. He is well-known for his amazing jazz drumming skills.
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Life and Career of Alex Sowinski
Alexander William Sowinski was born on October 11, 1991. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He went to Lorne Park Secondary School there. Later, he moved to Toronto and attended Humberside Collegiate Institute. He is of Polish background.
How BADBADNOTGOOD Started
Sowinski studied jazz music at Humber College. There, he met his future bandmates, Chester Hansen and Matthew Tavares. Before BADBADNOTGOOD, Sowinski played in a band with musician Tommy Paxton-Beesley, also known as River Tiber.
BADBADNOTGOOD formed in 2010. They became very popular in 2011. This happened after they posted jazz versions of songs by the group Odd Future online. They released their first album in the fall of 2011. Sowinski plays the drums and also acts as the band's MC (Master of Ceremonies) during their shows. As the band became more popular, Sowinski left Humber College.
Music Achievements and Collaborations
As of 2021, Sowinski has released six full-length albums with BADBADNOTGOOD. This includes an album they made with Ghostface Killah. Their albums have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize twice.
With his band, Sowinski has also produced many hip hop, R&B, and electronic music songs. These include tracks for famous artists like Kendrick Lamar, Daniel Caesar, and Kali Uchis. For the past ten years, Sowinski has also worked as a session musician and songwriter. He has worked with producers and musicians such as Kaytranada, Frank Dukes, and Charlotte Day Wilson.
Other Projects
In 2018, Alex Sowinski helped start a design group in Toronto called Arrangement Studio. When it launched, Sowinski released some experimental ambient music. He released it under the name Arrangement, titled Vol. 1.. He has released more songs since then.
He also produced drum beats for other musicians to use. This was part of another group called Group Climate. Sowinski started being a DJ in 2019. He has created many experimental DJ mixes for Arrangement Studio. He has also been a co-presenter on Worldwide FM.
In 2019, Sowinski helped create the music for a Canadian movie. It was an indie thriller called Disappearance at Clifton Hill. He worked on this with his bandmate Leland Whitty.
Alex Sowinski's Drum Equipment
Sowinski plays a Ludwig Maple four-piece drum kit. It usually includes a 14-inch tom drum, an 18-inch floor tom, and a 26-inch kick drum. He also uses a Roland SPDS sampler. In the early 2010s, he often played without a rack tom. He would mount his SPDS on top of the kick drum. He uses cymbals from Istanbul and vintage Zildjian. He plays with Headhunter drumsticks.
Discography
This is a list of albums and songs Alex Sowinski has been involved with.
With BADBADNOTGOOD
- BBNG (2011)
- BBNG2 (2012)
- III (2014)
- Sour Soul (2015) (with Ghostface Killah)
- IV (2016)
- Talk Memory (2021)
As Arrangement (Arrangement Studio)
- Vol. 01 (2018)
- "Sway" (2020)
Other Albums and Soundtracks
- Disappearance at Clifton Hill soundtrack (2019) (with Leland Whitty)
- Lost Keys (short film; directed by Amandla Baraka) (2021) (with Leland Whitty)
Production and Songwriting Credits
This section lists some of the songs Alex Sowinski has helped produce or write.
Notable Production Credits as Part of BADBADNOTGOOD
- GoldLink: "Fall in Love" (featuring Cisero) (2016)
- Daniel Caesar: "Get You" (2016)
- Kali Uchis: "After the Storm" (featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins) from Isolation (2018)
- Khalid and Swae Lee: "The Ways" from Black Panther (2018)
Other Credits
- Down by Riverside – From the Ground Up EP (2011); drums
- River Tiber – "Motives" from Indigo (2015); drums, vocals
- Mac Miller – "Perfect Circle / God Speed" from GO:OD AM (2015); drums
- KAYTRANADA and Tuxedo (original artist) – "The Right Time (Kaytranada Rmx)" (2015); drums
- KAYTRANADA – "Flippin on You" from 0.001% mixtape (2017); drums
- Matty – Déjàvu (2018); drums
- Jaunt – "Best Case" from Cue (2018); additional drums
- Charlotte Day Wilson – Stone Woman EP (2018); keys, cymbals, writing, production
- Mick Jenkins – "Understood" from Pieces of a Man (2018); drums, produced with KAYTRANADA
- KAYTRANADA – "Puff Lah" and "Vex Oh" from Bubba (2019); writing, drums
- FRANK LEONE & Hanni El Khatib – "Crown" (feat. Monster Mike) b/w "Solid Gold" from Flu Dogs (2019); writing, sampled drums
- Jaunt – All in One (2020); engineering
- Jonah Yano – "anywhere" and "what i can do to help" from Souvenir (2020); drums/drum programming
- Slauson Malone – "The Wake Pt. 3 & 2" from Vergangenheitsbewältigung (2020); drums
- Justin Nozuka – "summer night o8" single (2021); producer, writing
