Alex Vittum, a native of NH is a percussionist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Alex began playing the piano at age six and quickly discovered his passion for music. A Bennington College graduate, he has studied intensely with percussionist Milford Graves, tenor saxophonist Charles Gayle and multi-reed player Bruce Williamson. Alex has since collaborated, performed and recorded with artists such as Kitty Brazleton, Daniel Carter, Gina Gibney Dance, Loop 2.4.3., Techung, playwright Aaron Jafferis and percussionist Paul Kikuchi. He most recently has divided his efforts between rock project Sunday Labor, solo electronic project Chinook, percussion group MakotoHunt, and a wide range of repair/modifications for instruments such as vibes, tympani, and drum kit. As Alex moves forward through his musical path he celebrates his collaborators and looks to the future with excitement for what is to come.Chinook: Blending samples, percussion and synths, Chinook marks Alex's movement from percussion to electronic composition. For years, Alex has been busily building a sample library which has provided the main building blocks for Chinook's compositions. Coupled with a computer, analogue synthesizer, hardware sampler and effects pedals, "Uneven Heights" was created in 2003. Look out for the upcoming release of "These Working Hands."MakotoHunt: Long time collaborators Paul Kikuchi and Alex Vittum have recently come together to form this group. Originally a percussion ensemble featuring homemade instruments, hand percussion and drum kit, the project has since set out to record an album mixing the latter with saxophone, trombone, flute and woodwinds. The new album due out next year on Kikuchi's new label Prefecture, will feature multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter and many other guest artists. Techung:Techung is a prominent Tibetan singer/songwriter living in exile in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is best known for his performances of traditional Tibetan music, dance, and opera under the name Tashi Dhondup Sharzur. He uses his childhood nickname, Techung, when performing as a solo artist. Whether performing in traditional or contemporary styles, Techung's dual goals are to revive Tibetan music in the Tibetan community and to expose the rich performing cultural tradition of his homeland to the world community. Alex and Techung first began working together in 2002 during a Students For A Free Tibet concert at the Armenian Church in NYC. Since then they have performed at Tibet House and Tibet Fest and have collaborated on his newest recording “Sempai Rewa” that was released in India, 2006.Sunday Labor:Born from a long collaborative history between Alex and Matthew Pillischer, Sunday Labor began in the Fall of 2004. Kevin Thaxton, an old friend from Philadelphia, was brought in to play bass, and quickly, Clark Loro, another years-old friend, added soaring harmonies. The combination of these four talents, all from varying backgrounds, brought a sound that surprised all parties. Sunday Labor now regularly plays all-original songs about justice, peace, war, love, horses, pickles, children, and snow- while ocassionally pulling out energetic covers of "Let her Blow," "Hard, Ain't it Hard," "Irene," "Sunday Morning Sidewalk" and more. They are currently recording their first full length record due out next spring.