About

Mountains Apart is a musical collective started by musician Alex Wise. Throughout his 25+ year career producing, engineering, writing, and playing music, Wise has befriended many eclectic and talented musicians. He created the Mountains Apart collective to bring their talent to a single platform.

While Alex is the primary lead in the creative process, the collection of musicians featured in Mountains Apart all bring their own unique talent, creativity, and spin to the table.

The result is music that highlights the best of each of them.

A musical collective is a flexible and changing ensemble of musicians as opposed to a traditional band. Musical collectives are collaborative efforts that allow musicians to rotate in an out of the lineup based on the desired outcome for the music.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PERFORMANCES

ORIGINAL MUSIC

All music written by Alex Wise

ALEX WISE

Alex Wise is a New York based composer, arranger, and songwriter. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Magnum Cum Laude) from Belmont University in Nashville, TN and a Masters in Music for TV and Film from Bristol University (With Distinction). He has worked with several musical artists including John Williams, Ben Folds, Dierks Bently, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Annie Haslam, Marty Kupersmith, Carol Demas, and many more. As a studio musician and lyricist, Alex works predominately in and around the New York City area and has toured internationally with various artists and shows.

Broadway (keyboard) credits include: Waitress, Beetlejuice, and Wicked.

Alex has composed for indie films such as Killing the Dog, Jim and the Genie, and Writer's Block. His theatre composition credits include: The Importance of Being Ernest, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Peter Pan, The Mousetrap, Passion Play, and Letter from Algeria.

Additional instruments: organ, accordion, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, bass, guitar, drums, clarinet, and saxophone.

JOHN MOROSKI

John Moroski is a New York based acoustic guitarist, singer and performer. Though his main career is in Corporate IT (he holds a BS in Computer Science and MS in Information Systems Management), he has been delighting audiences since he was 10 years old. Growing up in northeast PA, John performed with a Beatles cover band and an acoustic trio all throughout the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountain resort area -- until he move out to the NJ/NY area, where he continued to perform as a solo act. In the last 10 years, John has performed with a variety of other very talented musicians. Though his repertoire generally consists of a refreshing mix of Pop, Rock and Indie covers, John is an accomplished acoustic guitarist with a smooth and engaging voice. With no formal training, John organically developed his own unique, rich and layered percussive finger-style approach which he cleverly exploits when performing seemingly simple 4-chord cover songs -- tricking the listener into thinking they're hearing a full production. In the last several years, John mainly performs as a duo alternately with two talented young female performers. They perform a very refreshing, eclectic and audience-pleasing mix of current and classic Pop, Rock and Indie tunes in restaurants, bars, vineyards, banquet venues, and private parties in the Lower Hudson region. He also performs often with Alex Wise and Steve Adler under the Mountains Apart collective.

STEVE ADLER

Steve Adler is a New York based bassist bringing a unique blend of musicianship, solid rhythm, and finesse to a wide variety of genres with an energy you can feel. Inspired by the New York metro area’s diverse music and performance cultures, he learned early on from great mentors how to feel the music and groove. He’s been a NY area side man for groups and productions from CBGB’s to Town Hall and on stages from Broadway to Asbury Park. Projects, sessions, and Bands include Mountains Apart, The Robert Hill Band, Ruby and the Rednecks, Compton Maddux and Dirt Simple, Coolerator, Bob Manley and Present Company, Mark Dacey, Chris Marksbury, Mike and the Micro Daddies, Don Elliker, Buck Dilly and Live Bait, and more. Steve is a founding member of NomoBodimo, the Band that won the MTV Beach House Band Contest for best original song. Steve’s Bass influences include some of the greats like Will Lee, Tony Levin, Pino Palladino, Lee Sklar, Flea, and Chuck Rainey. His genres include Rock, Alternative, Blues, Jam, Americana, R&B/Soul, Indie, and Cool Jazz.

RAY LONGCHAMP

Ray Longchamp has been playing and teaching guitar and other stringed instruments for almost 40 years. In addition to his background in music harmony, theory, and performance at the college level, he studied privately with such guitar luminaries as Bucky Pizzarrelli. Longchamp has performed extensively locally and nationally - booking and performing private events and clubs in the tri-state area. He has toured, recorded, and shared the stage with such legends as Jay & The Americans (lead guitarist for 8 years), Three Dog Night, Tommy James (& the Shondells), Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), John Pizzarrelli, The Association, Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), The Shirelles, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Martha & The Vandellas

Additional instruments: mandolin, 5 string banjo, ukulele, & bass.

RON MALKENSON

Ron Malkenson, a Bogotian harmonica player, currently sits in with various artists in the New Jersey area. Dubbed “Mr. Music” by local guitar legend Ray Longchamp, Ron also plays classical and Flamenco guitar as well as percussion instruments.

Lauren D’Imperio

Lauren D'Imperio is a singer from Bergen County, NJ known for her expressive interpretations, pure vocal tone and versatility. A true and natural crossover singer, she can sing anything from Bach to Broadway. In her professional career as a singer, Lauren has had the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall, the Theatre at MSG, NJPAC, PNC Bank Arts Center, the Stone Pony and even tour in London and Europe. Presently, Lauren freelances as a singer throughout the tristate area and has been a cantor in the Archdiocese of Newark for over 13 years. In addition to performing, Lauren is a certified music educator and is passionate about teaching music to our youth. She is currently the Vocal Music Director at Westwood Regional Middle School and teaches private voice lessons in her own studio. Previously, Lauren was the private voice and piano teacher at Tuxedo Park School, where she met Alex Wise. The pair has since collaborated on many projects together, including this one!

NICHOLAS EVERETT

Nicholas Everett is a London based performer, songwriter, and session musician. After studying at the Academy of Contemporary Music in the UK he made a move to the United States to join the band Sexy Heroes, sharing stages with artists such as No Doubt, Fall Out Boy, The Bloodhound Gang, and Bowling for Soup among others. Nicholas is a versatile musician who thrives on being creative. Though predominantly a guitarist and vocalist, he also plays bass and mandolin as well as a plethora of other instruments that he "dabbles" with.

Thomas Dimovski

Thomas Dimovski is an upcoming singer/songwriter and guitarist based in the New Jersey New York City area. Thomas enjoys performing at local bars and venues and most recently released his first album, Somewhere Out There(Tommy Dimo) under Alex Wise Productions. The album has an old school rock energy you can feel and has received excellent reviews. Thomas has also opened for The Bell Bottom Blues, an Eric Clapton cover band. Thomas is currently a junior at Ramapo College pursuing a master’s in accounting but his passion is music. His influences include Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Slash, Dave Grohl, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Randy Rhoads.

Mountains Apart

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