Alex Somers (born March 7, 1984) is an American visual artist and musician from

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, who attended

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and

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. Somers lives and works in Los Angeles. Previously he ran a recording studio in downtown

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where he produced, engineered, and mixed since 2010. He and his former partner

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, with whom he split in 2019, produce music and visual art under the name

Jónsi & Alex Jónsi & Alex is an artistic collaboration between Jónsi and Alex Somers. They create ambient music as well as visual art. The music tends to be more ethereal and experimental than that of Sigur Rós, Jónsi's primary musical project. Visual ar ...

. The pair have released an album and a picture book, both titled ''

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''. Jónsi and Somers have also collaborated on Jónsi's solo project. Somers co-produced and played instruments on Jónsi's album ''Go''. He then joined Jónsi in his five-piece live band, playing guitar and keyboards for the world tour in support of '' Go''. Somers has produced and mixed a large number of records, including those of Sigur Rós, Jónsi,

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, and Pascal Pinon. Somers has been

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since 2004, and a

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since 2007.

Sigur Rós

Alex Somers has worked as co-producer/mixer/engineer on several Sigur Rós releases, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' iTunes Festival: London 2013'' and '' Brennisteinn EP''. Somers has also worked with the band on their artwork/designs. Most notably on their album '' Takk...'', which received Best Album Design at the 2006

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. In 2005–2006, Somers and Lukka Sigurðardóttir collaborated forming the design team "Toothfaeries", who made all of the official hand-made merchandise for Sigur Rós sold at the Takk... tour.

Parachutes

Parachutes was a band formed in 2003 as a duo consisting of Alex Somers and Scott Alario. The band was named after a common term for

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. They recorded in Alex's kitchen and living room, and commonly experimented using household objects and toys as instruments. After two albums and an EP, Parachutes stopped making music in 2008.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Siblings'' (2021) * ''Siblings 2'' (2021)

Collaborative albums

Jónsi & Alex Jónsi & Alex is an artistic collaboration between Jónsi and Alex Somers. They create ambient music as well as visual art. The music tends to be more ethereal and experimental than that of Sigur Rós, Jónsi's primary musical project. Visual ar ...
(with
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)

* ''

'' (2009) * ''All Animals'' (2009) * '' Lost & Found'' (2019)

With Parachutes

* ''Parachutes'' (2003) * ''Susy'' (2004) * ''Tree Roots EP'' (2008)

As producer

* Rökkurró – ''Í Annan Heim'' (2010) *

– '' Go'' (2010) *

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, fron ...

– ''

'' (2012) *

– ''

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'' (2013) * Sigur Rós – ''

'' (2013) * Pascal Pinon – ''Twosomeness'' (2013) *

– ''Flowers'' (2013) * Hymnalya – ''Hymns'' (2013) * Tom Gallo – ''Continuation Day EP'' (2013) *

– ''Island Intervals'' (2014) *

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– ''All Around Us'' (2015) * Veroníque Vaka – ''Erlendis'' (2015) * Gordi – ''Clever Disguise EP'' (2016) * Sin Fang – ''Spaceland'' (2016) * Sound Of Ceres – ''The Twin'' (2017) * Gordi – ''

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'' (2017) *

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– '' 7G'' (2020) *

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– ''Shadow Kingdom'' (2021) * Hyd – '' Clearing'' (2022)

As film composer

* ''

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'' (2011) (co-produced soundtrack with composer Jónsi) *''

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'' (2014) (TV series, with Jónsi,

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) *''

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'' (2015) (with Jónsi) *'' Captain Fantastic'' (2016) *'' Dawson City: Frozen Time'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) (TV series, one episode) *'' Hale Country This Morning, This Evening'' (2018) (with Scott Alario & Forest Kelley) *'' Honey Boy'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) *''Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth'' (2020) (Animated short film) *''

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'' (2020) *''

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'' (2021) *''Alone Together'' (2022) *''

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'' (2022) * ''Causeway'' (2022)

Album artwork

- ''Takk'' * Sigur Rós - ''Glósoli'' * Sigur Rós - ''Hoppípolla'' * Sigur Rós - ''Saeglópur'' * Helgi Hrafn Jónsson - ''For the Rest of My Childhood'' * Sismo - ''Le Magica Exists'' * Japanese Compilations 1,2 & 3 *

- ''Riceboy Sleeps'' * Jónsi & Alex - ''All Animals'' * Jónsi & Alex - ''Rain Down My Favorite Songs'' *

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- ''

Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow ''Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow'' is the third studio album by American ambient/post-rock band Hammock. It was released on May 6, 2008 on Darla Records and was reissued in 2013 by the band's own label, Hammock Music. In December 2008, Am ...

'' *

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Official Jónsi & Alex website

Official Parachutes website
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