Hear examples of Caleb’s work here:
Rochara Knight and The Honey Doves - Rochara Knight and The Honey Doves
electric guitar
The debut record for Rochara Knight and The Honey Doves, the self titled debut record received nice praise in the the Columbia Tribune:
“Sometimes the first song says it all.
"Tear It Down," the lead track from Columbia band Rochara Knight and the Honey Doves' debut, perfectly captures the dynamic between lead singer Knight and her musical mates. Over drummer Kelli Neale's roaming toms, Knight releases her soul's cry, the most apt description of her singing anyone could write:
"Oh sisters, got a song coming up from the souls of my feet / Oh sisters, gonna tear it down, gonna tear it down."
Harmony vocals rise around her, and the full band sounds out a thunderflash. Knight is assured alone, yet grows even stronger when surrounded by her friends. Her voice cracks and vibrates and evangelizes, cutting a figure at the microphone that resembles the late, great Sharon Jones.”
The Queen - Rochara Knight and The Honey Doves
electric guitar, recording engineer
Recorded live as part of Rochara Knight and The Honey Doves debut concert at Unity of Columbia in Columbia Mo in November of 2021, “The Queen” has become a band anthem and is guaranteed to make you want to move.
Songs About Frank - Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club
electric guitar, acoustic guitar, recording engineer, mix and master engineer
Recorded during quarantine, ‘Songs About Frank’ is Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club’s debut EP. Featuring all original music, SMMC collaborated with artists in Nashville, Portland, and Columbia to complete this project.
344 College Ave - Caleb Alexander
electric guitar, acoustic guitar, recording engineer, mix and master engineer
Originally recorded in 2019 as incidental music for two difference productions of “Almost, Maine”, these recording were made live with Jacob Somerscales and Zach Zito under the moniker Debonair Dinosaur. The album 344 College Ave is a selection of these tracks was released September 20th, 2021.
Aarik Danielsen Columbia Daily Tribune has this to say about ‘344 College Ave’:
“The beautiful range a guitar can travel is showcased on "344 College Ave," a recent recording spearheaded by local musician-educator Caleb Alexander.
The eight-song set features instrumental music originally written and recorded for two productions of the play "Almost, Maine." And the album finds Alexander, a terrific guitarist in his own right, in league with a pair of stellar musicians best known for their work in the forward-thinking soul collective Loose Loose: Jacob Somerscales (drums) and Zach Zito (guitar, bass).
These compositions nimbly travel a spectrum from folk to blues to jazz, and anyone who fears missing a vocal presence should be more than satisfied by lyrical guitar leads.“
Read Aarik’s full review here.
Gospel Guild - Caleb Alexander
electric guitar, acoustic guitar, recording engineer, mix and master engineer
Originally recorded in 2019 as incidental music for two difference production of “Almost, Maine”, Caleb released this track as the first single under his own name. Recorded live with Jacob Somerscales and Zach Zito under the moniker Debonair Dinosaur the rest of the the album 344 College Ave was released September 20th, 2021.
Real Love - Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club feat. Audra Sergel
electric guitar, recording engineer, mix and master engineer
‘Real Love’ was recorded completely remote while under quarantine if 2020. Musicians from Columbia, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee collaborated with Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club to create this track. The band’s first set of original music Songs About Frank was released December 17, 2021
How I Got To Memphis - Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club
electric guitar, recording engineer, mix and master engineer
“We are Sunday Morning Motorcycle Club, a collective rooted in Mid-Missouri. The band stems from the idea that, while we are all so isolated, we can still come together to create without physical boundaries. Our core is Caleb, Kyle, and John, though the scope of this endeavor will be much larger. The songs we will be releasing are full of various artists, collaborators, writers, and vocalists from all over the country. We look forward to what this will become.
From our porch to yours, welcome. And we hope you enjoy.
Special thanks to @joshuajarrott for the artwork for our first demo release.
We have released a track via our bandcamp (link in the bio). It’s a cover of the Tom T Hall classic “How I Got to Memphis” featuring MJE. Let us know what you think. If you’re interested in working together, DM us.
Sanctuary - Audra Sergel
electric guitar
“In just seven songs, Sergel and Co. plumb love, desire, grief and joy, finding richness at the places where these qualities overlap. At a time when our sense of humanity is elusive—and knowing that it will feel beyond our reach at points unknown and yet unwritten—“Sanctuary” is a salve, working to renew its singer and its audience in meaningful ways.” - Aarik Danielsen, The Columbia Daily Tribune
“My newest EP features songs I wrote when it got tough and dark and somehow, with music and amazing loved ones as a support team, I made it to the other side of that particular mountain of the moment and into a new place..” - Audra Sergel
There are projects you do and there people that you work with. Then there are people where the answer is always yes and projects you desperately want to help with. This kind of project doesn't come around super ofter.
This is definitely one of them.
Dark Places - Cottonwoods
electric guitar, assistant recording engineer
This is the debut EP for Cottonwoods, a Kansas City based group. Getting to play on these songs was a treat! Cottonwoods has another EP lined up that I also play on.
Turning Blind Eyes - Austin Jones and The Bootheel Boys
electric guitar, recording engineer, mix engineer
This is the full length debut album for Austin Jones and The Bootheel Boys. I played on and mixed this record. I'm featured on "Whiskey and Women" and "Rye Whiskey"
“Whiskey and Women” follows, wearing a groove from Chicago to Memphis and back again with its blistering hot horns, rhythmic shuffle and Jones’ howling delivery. A pealing saxophone solo gives voice to the tune’s good-time grief.
Alexander brings this album highlight to a close with a wicked solo. Early and often, he imprints the record with jazz-informed licks that lend contour and color, and brings technical acumen to Jones’ more free-flowing approach without ever quenching his spirit.
Read the full album review by Aarik Danielsen for the Columbia Tribune here.
In All Degrees - Robin Anderson
electric guitar, producer, mix engineer
This album was recorded in the June 2017 as part of Robin Anderson's debut album at Szkolka Studios in Columbia, Mo. Not only did I play on the entire record (minus The Piano), I worked with Robin in the studio to help develop the songs. I also did all mixing in my home studio after the tracking process was finished.
You can find more info on Robin Anderson here.
You can listen "In All Degrees" here.
