This is Alex Raykin's official website. Alex is a guitar/music instructor, audio engineer, and composer.

Latest News:

3/19/10 New gear has been added the equipment list and many new photos have been uploaded as well.

10/30/09 Alex has purchased a Soundseat from Soundseat.com and is very impressed by it. Images coming soon!

3/27/09 The Autobiography, Guitar Lessons, Equipment, Contact Me, and Links pages have all been updated!

3/13/09 Alex re-racks his gear into a smaller 8 space SKB.

6/30/08 Check out the new updated Guitar Lessons page.

5/8/08 Alex gets invited to play in a russian guitarist competition that will be broadcasted on a local radio station.

3/21/08 Alex further expands his rig with a Xotic Effects BB Preamp, a DBX dual channel compressor, a Voodoo Labs GCX Audio Switcher, and a Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro.

1/3/08 New high resolution photos of Alex's Studio and Gear have been put up. Go check them out!

8/16/07 Alex begins working on new music with a friend named Alex Repetti, a great bass player and intuitive composer. Project gets named Cosmic Vision.

7/10/07 Alex leaves Grunes Herz, on the search for a progressive metal project .

6/09/07 Pictures and Music pages are finally up! Please check them out.

6/5/07 Alex Raykin now teaches in all boroughs of New York City! Manhattan rates will apply for Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx.

5/25/07 Grunes Herz is selling tickets online, and in local box offices for the Webster Hall show. To purchase tickets online simply click the show flyer link on the bands MySpace page. (located in links)

5/12/07 Grunes Herz played the Emerganza Semi-Finals, and advanced to play at Webster Hall for the Finals. For ticket information please contact alex by visiting the Contact Me page on this website.

4/26/07 Grunes Herz releases their first self titled demo.