Drum Theory

Alex Gresham

Alex Gresham is a LA based Singer/Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer. He began his musical Journey at age 13 when discovering his natural talent to play any instrument by ear. With no formal training, he began creating original music and performing across the South East. After Graduating High School he went on to pursue his natural next step of production while creating his EDM Alias “Orphin”. Shortly after releasing his first EP “Monster” his rise in popularity in the south east brought him to the stages of Tomorrow World, Counter Point Music Festival and Imagine Festival for 4 Consecutive years Until deciding to pursue even further by attending Icon Collective. Specialized in Kpop under “Sephiroth Inc.”, sync licensing as a producer for “The Elements”, Alex is Currently pushing the limits of pop music as Alex Gresham

Kristen Gleeson-Prata

opensoundcollectiveosc@gmail.com / June 17, 2025

Kristen is an LA-based drummer, percussionist, writer and educator. She has recorded and toured extensively with BØRNS, and has also worked with Scary Pockets, LPX, Trixie Mattell, Mike Taylor, Wilder Woods, Tigertown, morgxn, We Are King, Connor Bvrns, Sofia Mills, and others. In addition to developing the Groove Theory curriculum at Icon Collective and updating the online Arrangement curriculum, she has taught African Drumming at AMDA-LA, is a certified drum circle facilitator, and maintains an extensive private student roster. She is a contributing writer for Modern Drummer and Tom Tom Magazine, was featured in Modern Drummer in 2017, was nominated in the 2018 Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll, and her samples and loops are featured on Output’s Arcade. She has a Drumset Performance degree from Berklee College of Music and recently earned her master’s degree in World Percussion from California Institute of the Arts.