Moods & Tales
Ever since his teen years, Alexander Makay has been a great admirer of the guitar technique of Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler. This fascination prompted him to take up the electric guitar himself. After a short crossover project From Vivaldi to Dire Straits (2015), he founded his own Dire Straits tribute band in 2015: Compressions, renamed as The Str8ts in 2019.
In 2023, Alexander felt the urge to focus on writing his own songs. This led to the song cycle Moods and Tales. The influence of Mark Knopfler’s guitar style is very imminent and covers a wide range of emotions. Alexander moves his audience both with vulnerable love ballads as with enthralling guitar solos. The songs exhibit Alexander’s craftsmanship as an experienced and multifaceted composer; they are all skilfully harmonised and contain a lot of catchy motifs that are not easily forgotten...
In 2023, Alexander felt the urge to focus on writing his own songs. This led to the song cycle Moods and Tales. The influence of Mark Knopfler’s guitar style is very imminent and covers a wide range of emotions. Alexander moves his audience both with vulnerable love ballads as with enthralling guitar solos. The songs exhibit Alexander’s craftsmanship as an experienced and multifaceted composer; they are all skilfully harmonised and contain a lot of catchy motifs that are not easily forgotten...
Released music
Listen to ‘I didn’t need to know her name’ here:
Listen to ‘I didn’t need to know her name’ here:
Setting
Listening concert. Cultural centres, theatre halls, songwriting festivals, 70s & 80s, blues-pop...
Listening concert. Cultural centres, theatre halls, songwriting festivals, 70s & 80s, blues-pop...
Live
Alexander presents the songs in an intimate trio setting together with Ghislain Vandewalle (keys) and Gijs Hollebosch (lap steel, ...).
Alexander presents the songs in an intimate trio setting together with Ghislain Vandewalle (keys) and Gijs Hollebosch (lap steel, ...).
Concerts
Alexander will tour with Moods & Tales, an extensive live set from the EP album Mountains All Around, from January ‘24.
Alexander will tour with Moods & Tales, an extensive live set from the EP album Mountains All Around, from January ‘24.
EPK ElectricDownload Press Kit