Alex Ebert
| Alex Ebert | |
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Alex Ebert performing with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros in 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert |
| Born |
May 12, 1978 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, alternative country, indie folk, neo-psychedelia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records, Rough Trade Records, Vagrant Records, Community Music, Echo Park Records, Werewolf Heart |
| Associated acts | Ima Robot, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
Alexander Michael Tahquitz "Alex" Ebert (born May 12, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. On January 12, 2014, Ebert won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for his musical score to the film All Is Lost (2013).
Ebert was born in Los Angeles in 1978, the son of a psychotherapist, Michael Ebert, and actress Lisa Richards. His father would often take the family on long car trips through the desert. On one such trip, his mother shot footage of his father chanting in the desert, cradling Alex's baby sister Gabi, which would one day become a part of the video for the Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros song "Desert Song". His grandfather Carl Ebert had been Intendant of Deutsche Oper, Berlin; he also was a famous actor trained by Max Reinhardt.
His full birth name is Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert. His father took one of his son's names, Tahquitz, from his favorite climbing rock. Alex later on discovered that the name means "demon" in a Native American language. As a teenager, he had a difficult and tumultuous relationship with his father.
His father influenced young Alexander by playing music by artists like Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash. He also cites 60s R&B, Pavarotti, and Beethoven as influences, as well as his elementary school teacher, a woman from South Africa named Ruth. Alexander enjoyed listening to hip-hop as a teenager, and originally intended to be a rapper.
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