About

The son of two librarians, Alec Harryhausen was a creative kid from a young age.  While he was embarrassed his high school band was compared to 3rd Eye Blind, later in life he came to embrace the comparison, and wondered why he’d wasted energy trying to convince himself and others that he liked Animal Collective better.

Despite his evident songwriting talent, Alec didn’t pursue a career in music.  He didn’t want to worry his family by being out on the road without health insurance, and he really enjoyed staying home safe and warm with his girlfriend.  Driven by an urge to be of service to society, Alec became a teacher, playing music on weekends and over the summer.

In 2017, his band Dream Version paid a publicist $3,000 and their names briefly appeared in Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.  The resulting pull quotes vastly improved their press kit and helped them book tour dates, some of which drew dozens of audience members.

When asked by co-workers and extended family whether his music was more Bon Jovi or Imagine Dragons, Alec eventually found that answering “It’s sorta like R.E.M.” was accurate enough, and ended the conversation quickly.

In 2022, Alec stopped checking Instagram, Bandcamp, or Spotify, feeling that the search for validation would be more meaningful just sending his songs to a handful of friends.  He released his 3-track album Passenger that year and was deeply moved by his friends’ response to it.

After 14 years of teaching 8th grade Social Studies, Alec is pursuing a career as a therapist.  At the moment his wife is paying for his health insurance.  He is currently working on a record with the tentative title Harry’s Hausen.