Andrae Alexander

Andrae is a Grammy nominated songwriter, pianist, and vocalist who moved to Los Angeles in 2009 from Maryland. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy Band of Washington, D.C., which is a Presidential Support Unit. An internationally traveled musician and clinician on the subjects of Music Business, Music for Film and Television, and Music Production, Andrae has been to over 40 countries.

Andrae has worked on projects such as Empire, Detroit the movie, and The Birth of a Nation soundtrack. Some of the artists he has worked with include Jon Batiste, NeYo, BlackBear, George Drakoulias, Swae Lee, Mellissa Ethridge, Allee Willis, Meek Mills, Pusha-T, Kanye West, Jesse J., Rodney Jerkins, Lamont Dozier, No I.D. and more. Currently teaching at USC, Andrae has taught courses on Music Business, Music Production for Media, and Music Composition and Programming.

Being a proponent of philanthropy, Andrae works with non-profits to use music as a tool for social rehabilitation in the unhoused community and to serve children where music has been removed from their school’s curriculum.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a focus on Music Production and Film Music, a Master of Arts degree in Music Industry Administration from California State University, Northridge, and now finishing a PhD. Andrae is currently a faculty member of USC’s Thornton School of Music in the Music Industry Department.