Alexander Perls

Perls grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, culminating in an education at Concord Academy.{{cite web |last1=Perls |first1=Alexander |title=Alexander Perls Official Website |url=https://www.alexanderperls.com/ |website=www.alexanderperls.com |access-date=27 November 2024 |language=en}} While studying at University College London in 1997, Perls worked with the post-rock collective Piano Magic.{{Cite web|url=http://www.piano-magic.co.uk/timeline1.htm|title=Timeline|website=Piano Magic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615163220/http://www.piano-magic.co.uk/timeline1.htm|archive-date=2011-06-15|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all|access-date=2011-06-11}}

Following Perls' graduation from Oberlin College in 1998, he began working for the Barbara Gladstone Gallery,{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/people/lang/lang7-6-17.asp|title=Hot City: Out at openings in SoHo and Chelsea|website=Artnet|date=1999-07-06|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330034506/http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/people/lang/lang7-6-17.asp|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-06-11|quote=Barbara Gladstone gang Ludovica Busiri Vici, Alexander Perls and Tom Gleeson at "Plain Air" opening, June 30 & July 1, 1999}} a leading contemporary art dealership in New York. The following year he co-founded NATOarts, which (according to its charter) sought to "promote global security and stability through the exhibition of works of conceptual art." The government support for the organization was terminated in the early days of the George W. Bush administration, ultimately leading to a decision to focus on a career as a songwriter.{{Cite web|url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/alexander-perls-songwriter-and-vocal-producer|title=Alexander Perls, Songwriter and Vocal Producer|last=Robbins|first=Sarah|website=Gothamist|date=2004-08-02|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116180714/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/alexander-perls-songwriter-and-vocal-producer|archive-date=2019-11-16|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-06-06}}

Between 2000 and 2008, Perls primarily composed music for European dance music artists, including David Guetta, Paul van Dyk, Ian Carey, ATB, and Robert M.{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/40dc0978-73ca-4b1a-a40e-c902be111a76/works|title=Alexander Perls - Works|website=MusicBrainz|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021153541/https://musicbrainz.org/artist/40dc0978-73ca-4b1a-a40e-c902be111a76/works|archive-date=2016-10-21|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-11-16}} He also provided vocals for Cosmic Gate on their album Earth Mover.{{Cite web|title=Alexander Perls Discography: All Credits|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/217774-Alexander-Perls?filter_anv=0&type=Credits|website=Discogs|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907132140/http://www.discogs.com/artist/217774-Alexander-Perls?filter_anv=0&type=Credits|archive-date=2015-09-07|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-01-18}} first in New York City, and after 2006, in Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2003 he was one of the members of the electronic music duo CIRC, which released one album, Love Electric, and several singles and remixes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/40001-Circ|title=CIRC Discography|website=Discogs|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328022252/http://www.discogs.com/artist/40001-Circ|archive-date=2015-03-28|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-04-17}}

Between 2002 and 2004, Perls' music publishing catalog was represented by Bug Music. Beginning in 2004, his catalog was represented outside the United States by the Independent Music Group, and since 2011 has been represented internationally by Kobalt Music Group.

In 2011, Track One Recordings opened a remix competition for Perls' productions "Dreamscape" and "Born to Be Wasted".{{Cite web|url=http://trackonerecordings.com/get-paid-to-remix-for-track-one-recordings/|title=Get Paid To Remix|website=Track One Recordings|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723184705/http://trackonerecordings.com/get-paid-to-remix-for-track-one-recordings/|archive-date=2012-07-23|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-07-22}}

Perls' song "Wings" was commissioned to be the theme song for the "Wings Flying Hoodie," a sweatshirt with a built in inflatable travel pillow and eye mask.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wingswear.net/|title=The Ultimate Flying Hoodie|publisher=Wings|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114052016/http://www.wingswear.net/|archive-date=2019-01-14|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-01-24}}

As a consequence of YouTube introducing a system called AudioSwap on February 22, 2007, which replaces the audio of copyrighted soundtracks with a different, Creative Commons licensed{{verification needed|date=July 2024}} song, several songs from 009 Sound System, particularly "Dreamscape", "With a Spirit", "Space and Time", "Born to Be Wasted", "Holy Ghost", and "Trinity," became widely prominent on many YouTube videos. Because the artists were alphabetically sorted, 009 Sound System songs were placed at the top of the AudioSwap list,{{Cite web|url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/youtubes-audioswap-lets-you-change-your-videos-soundtrack/|title=Change Background Music in YouTube Videos with AudioSwap|website=MakeUseOf.com|date=11 December 2008 |df=mdy-all|access-date=2017-03-24}} leading them to be chosen by many users.{{Cite web |title=Vanhoissa Youtube-videoissa soi usein tämä kappale – Sen suosioon oli erikoinen syy |last=Ranta |first=Petri |work=Tivi |date=23 May 2024 |access-date=23 May 2024 |url= https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/vanhoissa-youtube-videoissa-soi-usein-tama-kappale-sen-suosioon-oli-erikoinen-syy/d0e23e55-3a10-4bf0-a66f-1bbca19bd9a1 |language=fi }}

Perls is married to Los Angeles jewelry designer Sonia Boyajian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/style/la-ig-notebook14-2008dec14-story.html|title=Fortune smiles on costume jeweler Sonia Boyajian|last=Moore|first=Booth|website=Los Angeles Times|date=2008-12-14|df=mdy-all|access-date=2019-03-13}}

Perls is CEO of the Los Angeles software company Ezvid.{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.ezvid.com/about_us|title=About Ezvid Wiki|website=Ezvid Wiki|df=mdy-all|access-date=2019-03-13}} Its eponymous flagship product, a freeware video maker for Windows, includes several of Perls' songs under the artist names "009 Sound System" and "Aalborg Soundtracks" as free soundtracks for users' projects.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ezvid.com/moreinfo|title=Ezvid for Windows: The Official How-to Guide|website=Ezvid|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116213658/https://www.ezvid.com/moreinfo|archive-date=2019-11-16|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-11-16}}

{{Columns-list|

;Albums

• Annex Trax, Vol. 1 (2008)
• 009 Sound System (2009)
• The Hits (2010)

;EPs

• Holy Ghost (2008)

;Singles

• "Maximalist" (2002)
• "Storm" (2003)
• "Dreamscape" (2005)
• "Space and Time" (2006)
• "Born to Be Wasted" (2007)
• "Music and You" (2007)
• "Trinity" (2007)
• "Beat of the Moment" (2008)
• "Holy Ghost" (2008)
• "Shine Down" (2008)
• "Sweet Mary" (2008)
• "The Dark Empire" (2008)
• "The Hero Waits" (2008)
• "With a Spirit" (2008)
• "Speak to Angels" (2009)
• "Killer With a Thousand Faces" (2009)
• "Shine Down" (2009)
• "High All Day" (2010)
• "Violate" (2010)
• “When You’re Young” (2011)
• "Dream We Knew" (2011)
• "Powerstation" (2011)
• "Wings" (2011)
• "Holiday" (2011)
• "Sweet Mary" (2014)
• "When You're Young" (2017)

}}

• Sky Fighters (2005) {{Langx|fr|Les Chevaliers du ciel|size=92%|italic=unset}} (original title){{IMDb title|0421974|Sky Fighters|⟨Original title: {{Langx|fr|Le chevaliers du ciel|label=none}}⟩ (2005 film)}}
• Return2Sender (2005) - composer{{IMDb title|0483993|Return2Sender|(2005 film)}}
• Suicide Room (2011) {{Langx|pl|Sala samobójców|size=92%|italic=unset}} (original title) - soundtrack lyricist{{IMDb title|1808454|Suicide Room|⟨Original title: {{Langx|pl|Sala samobójców|label=none}}⟩ (2011 film)}}

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