Solo cellist, creator, collaborator, educator, and genre-bender Alex Cousins is an artist who is not afraid to push the boundaries of what a musician of the 21st century can be. A highly trained Classical Musician (Peabody Conservatory, MM ‘20), Alex’s technical competency on the cello is unusually high given the fact that he started his formal musical education at the age of 14. Since then, he has gone on to perform as a soloist with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and performed as a soloist in Perugia, Italy, and many other venues both locally in the Western New York area and internationally. He has also had cameo roles in local movie productions. Alex signed with Bellissimo International: Models, Artists, & Talent Management in late 2023. He recently (February 2024) appeared on Jeff Miers' podcast, "Why Music Matters."
Perhaps the biggest aspect of Alex’s artistic output is his passion for the Electric Cello and its use into other popular genres. He primarily performs with the highly acclaimed local Buffalo-based act Letter to Elise, an award-winning band (Voted All WNY Best Band 2024) that features the Electric Cello as a core part of lush, raw, and reflective songwriting. In addition to Letter to Elise, he performs with PA LINE(Americana/Folk) and Hip Monarch(Blues) and with his father, Marc Cousins of the Marc Cousins Trio.
Alex has worked with very prominent musicians in multiple genres of music, such as JoAnn Falletta(Buffalo Philharmonic), Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls), Marin Alsop (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra), Leon Fleischer (Piano Soloist), The Eagles (2022) and many others. He has performed in Kleinhans Music Hall, The Keybank Center Arena, The Batavia Downs Stage, The SXSW Festival, The Music is Art Festival GCR Main Stage, and many other local, national, and international venues. Alex was voted All WNYBest Instrumentalist 2024.
Alex plays on a 2016 Yahbing Chen Cello, a Yamaha SVC-110 Electric Cello, and an NS Design CR6 6 String Electric Cello. He currently lives in Buffalo, New York, and enjoys pursuing motorsports in his free time.
