Biography and discography
Alex Merced,
the musician
Before the work in data, developer education and AI, there were songs: a guitar and a camera, then FL Studio, then a new way to revisit old writing with generative tools.
The acoustic archive
Alex began publishing singer-songwriter performances in the mid-2000s. The surviving archive contains 50 accessible recordings across YouTube and SoundCloud: finished songs, improvisations, alternate takes and ideas preserved in the form in which they were originally shared.
Electronic production
His work later moved into FL Studio and electronic production. There are 274 tracks across ReverbNation, SoundCloud and YouTube, including 7 complete albums. The music moves through electronica, electro pop and glitch hop.
Explore the electronic catalog
Reimagining earlier songs
More recently, Alex used Suno to rebuild 29 acoustic and electronic songs in new arrangements. Hear the originals beside the new versions, along with 2089 more recent songs.
Volume 1
Acoustic Originals and AI Reimagination
Ten original acoustic recordings from Alex Merced’s singer-songwriter archive, each followed by two AI reimaginings.
Volume 2
Acoustic Originals And Reimaginations Vol.2
Eight more original acoustic recordings, each followed by two AI reimaginings.
Electronic originals
Electronic Originals And Reimaginations
Eleven original electronic productions made in FL Studio, each followed by two Suno reimaginings.
Read When Hard Becomes Easy: AI, Art, and the Question of Worth for Alex’s perspective on AI, art and creative work.
Find the music
Listen on Suno, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud and ReverbNation, or download available MP3s. Song pages bring together recordings, videos and alternate versions.