Alex Veley is an American rock musician,

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keyboardist and singer.

Biography

He was a founding member of

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-based neo-soul band Maktub in the 1990s with lead singer

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and co-produced the band's debut album, 2000's '' Subtle Ways'' which won "Best R&B album" that year at the Northwest Music Awards.Trey Hatch, It Is Written: Maktub's Spacy Stew, "The Stranger" June 4, 1998 He later went on to tour and perform with other

groups like Tuatara, The Minus 5, and record with solo artists like

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guitarist

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and singer-songwriter Dave Matthews, playing Hammond organ on Matthews' grammy-award-winning solo album, "

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." In 2003, he moved to

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, Brazil, where he currently records and performs with artists such as

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, and many others.Bernardo Araujo, Nando pilota ponte-area entre SP, Rio e Seattle, "O Globo, Segundo Caderno" October 17, 2000Bernardo Araujo, Amor, humor e violao: uma mistura perfeita no rock de Erasmo Carlos, "O Globo, Segundo Caderno" June 9, 2009 Veley released a jazz-funk solo album in 2003 entitled ''Maconha Baiana'', recorded both in Rio de Janeiro and Seattle, Washington. He is known for using classic keyboards like the

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electric piano, and Hohner

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.Kevan Roberts, Maktub: Funk Soul Brothers...Right About Now, "The Rocket" No. 307, August 11–25, 1999Jake Tenpas, To Brazil And Back Again, "Corvallis Gazette Times, The Entertainer" July 16–23, 2004Juliana Welling, Jovem da 'Velha Guarda', "Teclado e Audio" No. 84, October 2003

Discography

United States

*1996: Sharkskin "Kiran's Dance" (Sweet Mother Recordings) *1997: Source of Labor ''Word Sound Power'' (Jasiri Media Group) *1997: Source of Labor "Overstandings" (Jasiri Media Group) *1999: Maktub ''Subtle Ways'' (Jasiri Media Group) *2001: Source of Labor ''Stolen Lives'' (Sub Verse Music) *2001: Wayward Shamans ''Alchemy'' (Fast Horse Recordings) *2002: Tuatara ''Cinemathique'' (Fast Horse Recordings) *2002:

''When Lightnin' Hit the Pine'' (Fast Horse Recordings) *2003: Dave Matthews ''Some Devil'' (RCA) *2003: Jude Bowerman ''Life Goes On'' (Yellow Tone) *2003: Mackrosoft ''1st Mack To The Moon'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2003: Mackrosoft ''Journey To Vaginus'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2003: Mackrosoft ''Life Imitates Clouds'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2005:

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''Ara Kenge'' (Fast Horse Recordings) *2005: Mackrosoft ''The Dawning Of The Aja Aquarius'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2005: Aja West & Cheeba ''Flash & Snowball'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2006: Mackrosoft ''Antonio's Giraffe'' (Mackrosoft Records) *2011: Veley Brothers "The Way You Make Me Smile" *2016: CeDell Davis ''Even The Devil Gets The Blues'' (Sunyata Records)

Brazil

*2000:

''Para Quando o Arco-Íris Encontrar o Pote de Ouro'' (Warner) *2001: Nando Reis ''Infernal'' (Warner) *2001: Nando Reis ''Dê Uma Chance Á Paz, John Lennon, Uma Homenagem'' - "Mind Games" (Geléia Geral) *2003: Nando Reis ''A Letra A'' (Universal) *2003: Mylene ''_mylene'' (Fast Horse Recordings) *2003: Nando Reis ''Assim Assado - Tributo ao Secos e Molhados'' - "Sangue Latino" (Deckdisc) *2005: Nando Reis ''Um Barzinho, Um Violão - Jovem Guarda'' - "Você Pediu e Eu Já Vou Daqui" (Universal) *2005: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''MTV Ao Vivo – Nando Reis e Os Infernais'' (MTV – Universal) *2006: Pepê Barcellos ''Chega De Falar De Amor'' *2006: O Salto ''A Noite É Dos Que Não Dormem'' *2006: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Sim e Não'' (Universal) *2007: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Luau MTV – Nando Reis e Os Infernais'' (MTV – Universal) *2007: George Israel ''Distorções do Meu Jardim'' (Som Livre) *2007: Sérgio Loroza ''MPB - Música Brasileira de Pista'' (Zambo Discos) *2009: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Drês'' (Universal) *2009:

''Rock 'n' Roll'' (Coqueiro Verde) *2009: Nando Reis "Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás" ''Caminho das Índias'' - soundtrack *2010: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Bailão do Ruivão'' (MTV – Universal) *2010: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Soberano - Seis Vezes São Paulo'' - original soundtrack *2010: Ana Cañas ''Hein?'' - bonus track: "Luz Antiga" (Sony) *2010: Zafenate ''Zafenate'' (Universal) *2010: Carlos Pontual ''Inventa Qualquer Coisa'' *2010:

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"Veio do Tempo" - unreleased studio version *2011: Erasmo Carlos ''Sexo'' (Coqueiro Verde) *2011:

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''Relicário'' (Universal) *2012: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Sei'' *2013: TAI ''Seda e Pedra'' *2013: Dois Reis "Família" ''Malhação Casa Cheia'' - soundtrack *2013: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Sei Como Foi em BH'' (Coqueiro Verde) *2013: Mario Broder ''Balanço Diferente'' *2013: Alex Veley Trio ''Rock 'n' Soul'' *2014: Negra Li "Negra Livre" ''Você Vai Estar Na Minha: Duetos'' *2014: Lucio Kropf ''O Baú Musical de Lucio Kropf e os Agregados do Rock and Roll'' *2015: Lucio Kropf ''Pela Rua'' *2016: Nando Reis ''Jardim - Pomar'' (Relicário) *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #1'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #2'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #3'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #4'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #5'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #6'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #7'' - live album *2017: Nando Reis ''Turnê Jardim Pomar ao vivo, #8'' - live album *2017: Trinca de Asas "Tocarte" *2017: McGee and the Lost Hope "Magick Beings" (Abraxas Records) *2018: Nando Reis "Rock 'n' Roll" (Relicário) *2018: Blame The Guitar Man, featuring Alex Veley ''The Human'' *2018: Bellini "Ela" *2018: Nando Reis ''Não Sou Nenhum Roberto Mas as Vezes Chego Perto'' (Relicário) *2019: Blame The Guitar Man, featuring Mario Broder ''Mundo Melhor'' *2019: Blame The Guitar Man, featuring Julia Cascon ''Madrugada'' *2019: Nando Reis "Como Vai Você" (Relicário) *2019: Nando Reis & Melim "Onde Você Mora?" (Relicário) *2020: Nando Reis "Espera a Primavera" (Relicário) *2020: Nando Reis & Ana Vilela "Laços" (Musickeria) *2021: Nando Reis & Pitty "Um Tiro no Coração" (Relicário) *2021: Various Artists "Canção Pra Amazônia" (Greenpeace) *2021: Malouka, feat. Alex Veley "Space Cake" (Veley Records) *2021: Nando Reis & Arnaldo Antunes "Não Vou Me Adaptar" (Relicário) *2021: Folks "Mentalize (Vem Coisa Boa)" (Toca Discos) *2022: Nando Reis & Jão "Sim" (Relicário) *2022: Nando Reis & Elana Dara "Hey, Babe!" (Relicário / Warner) *2022: Various Artists ''Cassia Reggae, vol. 1'' (Universal) *2022: PittyNando ''As Suas, As Minhas E As Nossas'' (Deckdisc)

Solo material

*2003: Alex Veley ''Maconha Baiana''

DVDs

*2005: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''MTV Ao Vivo - Nando Reis e Os Infernais'' (MTV - Universal) *2005: Nando Reis ''Um Barzinho, um Violão - Jovem Guarda'' - "Você Pediu e Eu Já Vou Daqui" (Universal Music) *2007: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Luau MTV - Nando Reis e Os Infernais'' (MTV - Universal) *2007: Nando Reis e Cachorro Grande ''Estúdio Coca-Cola - Nando Reis e Cachorro Grande'' (MTV - Brasil) *2010: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Bailão do Ruivão'' (MTV - Universal) *2013: Nando Reis e os Infernais ''Sei Como Foi em BH''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veley, Alex Living people American soul keyboardists Musicians from Seattle American expatriates in Brazil University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni The Minus 5 members 1973 births