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Alex Dobson is a professional multi-instrumentalist and composer located in Vancouver, British Columbia. He brings a holistic skill-set to his work based on experience as a session musician, ensemble composer/arranger, and studio producer/engineer.

Dobson has toured and performed across Canada and the United States; has lent his expertise as a recording artist to various commercial productions; and has earned credits as a songwriter and producer on many personal and collaborative projects. His love for music spans genre and history, allowing him to fit naturally into diverse styles and productions.

Dobson currently holds a B.Mus. in Jazz Studies – Composition from Capilano University and a MMus in Music Technology from the University of Victoria. He has also studied Sound Recording at McGill University.

Dobson’s MMus project can be found here, along with his current CV.

“For me the strong point of the bass trio – sampling – voice was definitely the bass player; completely in control of his instrument, he took us out of the concert some very juicy bass lines … It was an adequate performance of correct music … “

– Source (Poorly translated from French)

Hugo Tremblay for Pop Montréal

“Vancouver’s Poshlost [a project co-produced and conceived by Dobson and Songwriter Rachelle Rovner] worms their way into our weird hearts with gorgeous dreampop set against inventive electronic soundscapes.”

– Source