1. Alex Machacek's family had moved to Austria in the 1960s as refugees.
13 Facts About Alex Machacek
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Alex Machacek started playing the guitar at the age of eight by taking classical guitar lessons for six years at a music school in Vienna.
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Alex Machacek stated that he is influenced by all the music that he liked, including heavy metal and hard rock.
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Alex Machacek studied jazz guitar and jazz education at the Conservatory of Vienna, Austria.
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Alex Machacek won the European guitar competition Guitar Newcomer 98.
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Alex Machacek has toured as the Fabulous Austrian Trio with bassist Raphael Preuschl and drummer Herbert Pirker.
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Alex Machacek has played in Planet X, which toured in Greece and Armenia in November 2008, and with the Virgil Donati Band.
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Alex Machacek played with Brand X on the Cruise to the Edge 2019.
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Alex Machacek is currently the substitute guitarist for John Goodsall of Brand X for all tours outside of the US.
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In 2005 Alex Machacek married Sumitra Nanjundan, an Indian American, after having worked with her for eight years.
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Alex Machacek visited India in 2005 to perform as part of an annual jazz festival.
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Alex Machacek has been praised by John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, and Shawn Lane for his innovative style and the ease with which he shifts from legato to staccato.
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McLaughlin said, "Alex Machacek's music starts where other music ends".