
Artist Background
Since 1992 Alex Weiss & Different Drum have been performing throughout the Carolinas, bringing their unique multicultural sound to festivals, schools and community events. Alex has been a music educator since 1980. He is a multi instrumentalist and award winning composer who received the Durham Arts Councils emerging artist grant in 1991 and The NC Arts Council Songwriters Fellowship in 1993. Alex is joined by the triiingual percussionist Li-lan Hsiang Weiss on congas and Brian Pearl on bass & percussion. In 2015 Alex Weiss & Different Drum performed at a week long international festival in Santiago de Cuba, called Fiesta del Fuego. Alex has produced Eight CD’s on the Silent Dayze lable, also available online through CD Baby. www.silentdayzemusic.com
Search Criteria
- Discipline: Dance, Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling
- Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
- Program Type: Performance
- Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, Latinx
- Accepts bookings in Johnston County