Alex Machacek
| Alex Machacek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 July 1972 Tulln an der Donau, Austria |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Abstract Logix |
| Associated acts | BPM, CAB |
| Website | www |
Alex Machacek (born 1 July 1972 in Tulln an der Donau, Austria) is an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist best known for his 1999 debut album Featuring Ourselves and the acclaimed follow-up Delete and Roll with the band BPM. He is critically acclaimed by the likes of John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, and the late Shawn Lane for his innovative style and the ease with which he shifts from legato to staccato. John McLaughlin said about him, "Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends".
Machacek was born to a Czech family in Tulln, Austria. His family had moved to Austria in the 1960s as refugees. Since then, they have adopted Austria as their nation. He started playing the guitar at the age of 8 by taking classical guitar lessons for six years at a music school in Vienna.
Machacek's early influences were heavy metal musicians and bands like Iron Maiden, KISS, Deep Purple and Queen. However, in the mid-1980s, he was exposed to jazz and quickly got hooked to music of Mike Stern, John Scofield, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. Machacek states that he is influenced by all the music that he liked, including heavy metal and hard rock.
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