About
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Alex Voysey is one of the most exciting artists on the current UK Blues scene. Having spent the last couple of years gigging hard across the country with his band formed in 2021, Alex has gained a core following that has been built on the reputation of his exhilarating live performances.
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His new album ‘Blues In Isolation’ reached the prestigious number one slot in the IBBA charts in May 2024, ‘an album full of stunning guitar virtuosity’ (Blues In Britain). Co-produced by Paul Long (Catfish/BB King/BBC Radio 2) and drummer Paul Arthurs it launched to a sold out Cheltenham Playhouse with the first single, Whiskey and Wine, hailed by renowned jazz and blues broadcaster Spencer Evans as ‘exceptional’, and builds on the attention AV3 received that was also a Top 10 album on the IBBA chart in January this year.
Alex's playing owes much to the blues/rock influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Bonamassa, coupled with a refreshing and high-octane personal style. As consummate musicians, the band feed off each other’s virtuosity and musical integrity to deliver shows packed with incredible guitar performances, phenomenal musicianship, funky grooves and catchy riffs! Their original material is engaging, complex and memorable and when coupled with virtuosic funk bass player Ben Hands’ monster 6 string Dingwall the talents of drum maestro Paul Arthurs and keys wizard Andy Allpass, this is a band that is constantly evolving and excites audiences wherever they go.
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Recent highlights have included their debut at the legendary Soho Pizza Express jazz club and headlining at the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in 2023, with sold-out debut shows at Swanage Blues Festival, Diseworth Blues Club and Skipton Town Hall more recently and appearances all over the country in 2024. Alex recently depped with the mighty international powerhouse Catfish….these guys are an exciting new talent not to be missed!
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Since graduating from Leeds College of Music in 2017, Alex also works as a session guitarist with many of the country’s leading symphony orchestras, including the Hallé, CBSO, RLPO, RTE Dublin, BBCNOW, London Concert Orchestra and Manchester Camerata across a variety of styles including West End/Bond/Abba/Nashville/80’s/90s shows and several film with live orchestra screenings in major concert halls of ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Skyfall’ with ‘Top Gun Maverick’ coming up in November 2024. He made his BBC Proms debut in July 2024
Alex currently owns several guitars but is especially fond of the blue Les Paul which he and his dad built together a decade ago. It took him all the way through music college and is still used on nearly every gig!