Nickey Alexander
{{short description|American drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nickey Alexander
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| birth_name = Jeffrey Ivisovich
| alias = "Beat"
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| instrument = Drums
| genre = Hard rock, Punk rock, Glam metal
| occupation = Drummer
| years_active = 1975-present
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| past_member_of = {{unbulleted list|L.A. Guns| The Weirdos| Germs| The Cramps}}
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Nickey Alexander (a.k.a. Nickey Beat{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nickey-beat-mn0001760186|title=Nickey Beat - Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}) is an American drummer.{{cite web|title=L.A. Guns – Biography|url=http://www.metal.com/artist/bio/L.A.+Guns|url-status=dead|website=metal.com|access-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714075016/http://www.metal.com/artist/bio/L.A.+Guns|archive-date=14 July 2011}}
Biography
Born Jeffrey Ivisovich,{{cite book|last=Bag|first=Alice|author-link=Alice Bag|title=Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story|publisher=Feral House|year=2011|pages=154, 164|isbn=978-1936239122}}{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Todd|title=Alice Bag Interview: Photos by Kat Jetson, Originally ran in Razorcake #24 By Todd Taylor|url=http://razorcake.org/archive-alice-bag-interview-photos-by-kat-jetson-originally-ran-in-razorcake-24/|work=Razorcake|date=March 4, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2019}} Nickey Beat lived in San Pedro, Los Angeles{{cite book|last1=Spitz|first1=Marc|author-link1=Marc Spitz|last2=Mullen|first2=Brendan|author-link2=Brendan Mullen|title=We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk|page=36|year=2001|publisher=Three Rivers Press|isbn=9780307566249}} before moving to Hollywood to focus on music.{{cite book|last=Bag|first=Alice|author-link=Alice Bag|title=Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story|publisher=Feral House|year=2011|page=178|isbn=978-1936239122}} There in 1977, alongside Cliff Roman and brothers, John and Dix Denney, he founded The Weirdos.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-weirdos-mn0000490141/biography|title=The Weirdos - Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} He left the band by 1980, and rejoined in 1988 through 1991.
In 1978 he briefly joined The Germs, appearing on the Lexicon Devil EP.{{cite web|url=https://roadiecrew.com.br/nervous-breakdown-hardcore-punk-2-the-germs/|title=Nervous Breakdown: Hardcore & Punk #2 [THE GERMS] - Roadie Crew|date=14 March 2018}}
In 1983, he joined The Dickies but left a year later.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-dickies-mn0000123007/biography|title=The Dickies - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}} In 1984 he was involved with The Mau-Mau's, replacing future L.A. Guns vocalist Paul Black on drums.{{cite web|url=https://sleazeroxx.com/interviews/paul-black-interview/|title=Paul Black Interview – Sleaze Roxx|website=sleazeroxx.com|date=28 October 2005 }}
In 1985, Alexander joined L.A. Guns.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/la-guns-mn0000778906/biography|title=L.A. Guns - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}} He played drums on the band's debut album, L.A. Guns in 1987, before leaving the band prior to the album's 1988 release.{{cite web|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/08/02/80-s-all-over-again/528646001/|title=The '80s all over again: L.A. Guns stopping by Sioux Falls}} He later guested on 1994’s Vicious Circle. He also appears on the compilation albums Black City Breakdown (1985-1986), Hollywood Raw, and Black List. From 2006 to 2007, Alexander played for Tracii Guns's version of L.A. Guns, after the emergence of two different bands using the same name.{{cite web|url=http://drummerszone.com/news/article/artist-news-1-3405/nickey-'beat'-alexander-reunites-with-la-guns|title=Nickey \"Beat\" Alexander reunites with LA Guns|website=drummerszone.com}}{{cite web|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4632|title=KNAC.COM - Headbangers - Tracii Guns Review|website=knac.com}}
In 1989, Alexander performed with the short-lived band H.A.T.E. which also included Fishbone vocalist Angelo Moore, as well as John Frusciante and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as members.
Nickey played drums for The Cramps from 1991 to 1993.
References
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Category:American rock drummers
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Category:American male drummers
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