Alexander King
About
I'm a multi-instrumentalist and audio professional with a Bachelor of Music Technology from the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (2017). I play guitar, bass, and piano, with a background spanning pop, rock, jazz, and metal.
I have over 10 years of teaching experience across Australia and New Zealand, including music tutoring at West End State School and the Australian Academy of Music in Brisbane from 2017 to 2020, and running my own private practice, Alexander Ross Music, since 2017.
Professionally, I work in music production and game audio. I am currently the Sound Designer and Composer for Shattered Realms at Spellbound Studios, and I have produced singles for progressive metal artist ALISTER including Awakening, Maia, Atria, and Peripheral, alongside production work for other independent artists and bands.
Having come to production as a musician myself, I understand the gap between playing music and recording it well. That crossover is where I do my best teaching.
I work with beginner to advanced students online, covering audio production, recording and tracking, mixing and mastering, sound design, and DAW workflow. The first lesson is free so we can talk through your goals before committing to anything.
Teaching Style
My lessons are practical and goal-oriented. Rather than working through a fixed curriculum, we build sessions around what you are actually making. If you have a track in progress, that becomes the material. If you are starting from scratch, we focus on the fundamentals that will unblock you fastest.
I find students learn best when the work feels real, so I try to get you into your DAW and making decisions from the first lesson. Concepts get introduced when they become relevant to what you are doing, not before.
I am comfortable teaching across multiple DAWs and can work with whatever you are already using.
Curriculum
I teach primarily in Reaper, which I recommend for its flexibility and low cost, but I can work with students using Logic Pro, Ableton, or other DAWs. For online lessons I use a screen sharing setup that lets you stream your audio in real time, so there is no compromise on feedback quality.
There are no required texts. I point students toward specific resources as they become relevant, including free documentation, YouTube references, and project templates I have built myself.
Credentials & Affiliations
Education: Bachelor of Music Technology from the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, completed in 2017. My degree covered game audio, sound design and synthesis, surround sound mixing in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos, spectral solfege training, and composition for media.
Teaching: I have run my own private music tutoring practice, Alexander Ross Music, since 2017, offering online and in-person lessons in guitar, bass, piano, songwriting, composition, and music production across Australia and New Zealand. From 2017 to 2020, I also worked as a music tutor at West End State School and the Australian Academy of Music in Brisbane, Queensland, delivering one-on-one and group classes in piano, bass, and guitar.
Professional Experience: I am currently the Sound Designer and Composer for Shattered Realms at Spellbound Studios, working on contract since February 2025. From November 2023 to March 2026 I worked as an Audio Engineer and Sound Designer at Supermix, producing podcast audio across roughly 20 tech, business, and venture shows, covering sound design, composition, dialogue editing, audio restoration, and quality assurance. From April 2023 to January 2025 I was a Sound Designer and Composer with Amythica, an indie game studio based in Adelaide, Australia, contributing music and audio across Unreal Engine 4 and 5 projects using FMOD Studio and MetaSounds.
Production Credits: I have produced singles for progressive metal artist ALISTER, including Awakening, Maia, Atria, and Peripheral, contributing production, synths, additional guitars, and drum programming. Other production credits include John Mathieson's album October Rhapsody (full production including guitar, bass, and piano recording, drum programming, orchestral arrangement, mixing, and mastering), Through Forest and Field's album We Chase The Dying Light (production, recording, multiple instruments, mixing, and mastering), and Steve Low's single Collect The Moment (recording, production, bass, drum programming).