Alex Geringas
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 2, 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | composer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | http://www.rarebehavior.com/[1] |
Alex Geringas (born March 2, 1971) is a composer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, United States.
Biography[]
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Multi-award-winning songwriter/composer, Alex Geringas, has garnered international-acclaim for both his songs and scores. His music has earned him awards and recognition including Grammy and Echo awards and Emmy and Annie nominations. As the son of world-famous cellist David Geringas and pianist Tatjana Schatz, it was inevitable that he would flourish as a composer and songwriter.
Originally from Moscow, Russia, Geringas was an actor, playwright and stage director and studied composing in Hamburg, Germany before he started his scoring career with the HANNI & NANNI-Trilogy Winner of a “Bambi” (German Film Award) and the international version of Men In The City 2. In 2015, he scored for the film, I'm Off Then, which became one of the most successful movies in Germany that year.
As a songwriter and producer, Geringas had eighteen #1 Hits worldwide, including eleven # 1 hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, six #1 hits in Japan, two #1 in South Korea. Geringas’ publisher pitched one of his original songs, Dark Side to performer Kelly Clarkson and her record label released the song as a single. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles with his wife and two kids.
Alex Geringas scored the DreamWorks Animated Television hit series on Netflix, Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh. He was nominated 2017 for an Annie for his score. In addition to scoring the series, he has written original songs performed by music icons including Cher, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Flea (from the Red Hot Chillipeppers), Mary Lambert, Michael J. Woodard and Boy George.
In 2015, Geringas earned an Emmy nomination for his song “Who's da King,” the main title from All Hail King Julien. His other theme songs for animated series, including Fast and Furious : Spy Racers, Word Party and Voltron: Legendary Defender, all currently on Netflix. Additionally, he contributed songs for the PBS series, Splash and Bubbles. He also has written themes in the game show category, such as Beat Shazam for FOX and Sing Your Face Off for ABC.
Geringas' music for the big screen includes the song, "My Superstar" from the animated film, Ice Age: Collision Course, (sung by Jessie J), which earns a spot in the Oscars shortlist.
Alex also contributed additional music for Pitch Perfect 3 and Uncle Drew. He also contributed original songs for the film The War With Grandpa, starring Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman, which is based on the book of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith, and wrote additional music for the film, The Happytime Murders, starring Melissa McCarthy. He also worked with composer Hans Zimmer and director Tim Hill on the upcoming 3D animated film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, which Hill was writer of the Nickelodeon television series created by Stephen Hillenburg and the 2004 film based on the series, which is directed by Hillenburg.
In 2020, Alex is currently scoring the continuation of Trolls: The Beat Goes On! in a series titled, TrollsTopia (which is on Hulu and Peacock) and the sixth season of the Disney Jr. series, Chuggington. He has teamed up with Mike Himelstein as the episodic songwriter of the upcoming Disney Jr. series, The Chicken Squad. Alongside his songwriting partner Ryan Crego, Geringas also scored and wrote original songs for the Netflix 2021 animated musical film Arlo the Alligator Boy as well as its upcoming animated series I Heart Arlo.
Geringas works from his Lexland Studios in Los Angeles.
Awards[]
1998 Echo Award – Best Newcomer – Die 3. Generation
2003 Echo Award – Best Video – No Angels "Something about us"
2013 BMI London Award – Kelly Clarkson "Dark Side"
2013 Grammy Award – "Best Pop Vocal Album", Kelly Clarkson (contains "Dark Side")
2014 BMI Pop Award – Kelly Clarkson "Dark Side"
2015 Emmy Nomination – Original Theme "Who's da King" / All Hail King Julien
2017 Annie Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Music for an animated TV Show for "Home : Adventures with Tip and Oh"
References[]
External links[]
- Sound carrier of Alex Geringas in the German National Library catalogue
- Alex Geringas at IMDb
- Living people
- 1971 births
- People from Moscow
- Musicians from Hamburg
- Russian emigrants to the United States