Hex Orchestra

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Sound experimental group Hex Orchestra was formed in 2006 by Mark Altekruse, Pete Marett and Lee Groves. “Hex” (meaning six) comes from the fact there are six strings on a guitar. This is the nucleus of the music they create, with an orchestral inspiration encapsulating their idea of three central figures driving the music along and collaborations with fellow musicians. Mark, a former LA session guitarist and an avid player since the age of twelve, has been leading and championing guitar technology for many years, which brings a plethora of sounds not usually heard from a guitar to the album. Drummer Pete and sonic terrorist Lee have worked together for ten years. Pete’s beats and Lee’s flavours were the driving force behind break beat darlings Terminalhead. An enlightening studio stint for Lee (programming and producing many internationally successful records) with mix supremo Mark “Spike” Stent helped keep the album on the right track. Hex Orchestra got started after Lee and Pete met Mark at Spike’s MixSuite in London’s prestigious Olympic Studios. After a series of initial jams and sonic experimentations in various locations, the 2007 album “Hex Orchestra” was born. With several fellow musicians hearing the results, it wasn’t long before everyone wanted a piece of the action. Argentinian Dominic Miller (Sting / Julia Fordham / Pretenders) was one of the first to contribute with the beautiful track “Peace” which typifies Dom’s magical acoustic guitar style. Bass player O

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