Alexander William Bleeker (born July 28, 1986) is an American musician and guitarist. He is best known as the bassist of the American indie rock band Real Estate, with whom he has recorded four studio albums, and as the frontman and primary recording artist of the indie rock band Alex Bleeker and the Freaks.

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drummer Bill Kreutzmann joined the Freaks onstage at Outside Lands in 2015. Bleeker's most recent release is Alex Bleeker and the Freaks' third studio album, ''Country Agenda''.

Early life and personal life

Bleeker was born in New Jersey and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He attended Ridgewood High School with two of his Real Estate bandmates, Martin Courtney and Matt Mondanile. After graduating from high school, he studied at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Bleeker currently resides in Bolinas, California.

Discography

with Real Estate *'' Real Estate'' (2009) *'' Days'' (2011) *'' Atlas'' (2014) *'' In Mind'' (2017) with Alex Bleeker and the Freaks *''Alex Bleeker and the Freaks'' (2009) *''How Far Away'' (2013) *''Country Agenda'' (2015) Solo *''These Days'' (7" Group Tightener, 2010) *''From the Archives Vol. 1'' (7" Modern Country Records, 2011) *''Heaven On The Faultline'' (Night Bloom Records, 2021)

References

External links

Official website

Real Estate website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bleeker, Alex 1986 births Living people Musicians from New Jersey Bennington College alumni American indie rock musicians People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) alumni Place of birth missing (living people) American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Real Estate (band) members 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians