Alex Wroten began his music studies by studying drums at the age of six. At age eight, he started taking piano and guitar lessons as well. After experimenting for a few years with writing and recording his own music with multi-track tape recorders and computer software, Alex began to write his music down in traditional notation. In middle school, he wrote pieces for his school’s concert band and a few works for guitar and piano. In high school, Alex grew interested in film soundtrack music and focused his attention to electronic music and synthesis for many film scores. This interest has continued through today.

Alex Wroten’s formal composition studies began in 2004 studying music theory under Dr. Gary Robinson and composition under Dr. Jon Grier at the Greenville County Fine Arts Center (in Greenville, SC). The next year, Alex entered The University of South Carolina School of Music. Currently a junior undergraduate music composition major, Alex studies composition under both Dr. John Fitz Rogers and Dr. Reginald Bain and classical guitar under Christopher Berg.