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My given name is Alphonse Alixander Lanza III, I was born and raised in Hamilton, the industrial crux of Southern Ontario in Canada, and the last stop of the Detroit Techno belt (Detroit, Windsor, London, Kitchener, Hamilton).

My early days were spent hanging out at small warehouse parties with dance music innovators like Richie Hawtin, David Foster, Ollie, LX, Speedy J, D Wynn, Terry Mullen, Vapour Space and John Acquaviva, but I also hung out with Can rock legends like The Kings, the Lanois brothers, The Forgotten Rebels, The Killjoys, Simply Saucer, The Highschool Hookers, the young Junior Boys and Concan.

The earliest of my albums were made in the kitchen of my mother's apartment in the Steel City, and pressed to vinyl by Mia-Lyn, my girlfriend at the time, on her Stiff Records imprint.

Since relocating to Toronto in 2000 I have been busy releasing music internationally under the aliases Dirty 30, Smutmachine, Pick Up Boy, D30, Pan Con Queso and Fragilo.

I spend my time producing musical groups, composing for feature film, remixing, DJing and dancing with my girlfriend. I am the owner of Parkdalian Sound Space recording studio in Toronto, where I have recorded a diverse array of material for a sprawling group of artists. Eschewing current trends while avoiding musical rhetoric, I think my sound incorporates a reminiscent love of times gone by, and an adventurous hope for the future.

I am currently putting the finishing touches on the ALIXANDER III debut long play album, as well as embarking on some intense collaboration projects and avant-garde remixes. Promoting and DJing a biweekly party, 4 EVR FRI, at Baby Huey has been a blast, and I am always performing shows, either as a DJ, live PA or with the full band featured on the recent AIII records.

Paris, France - The AIII project Dirty 30's "APOCALYPTO EP" released on IM A CLICHE for Cosmo Vitelli. There is also a sick Eric Rug remix on that one. A fav of Francois K, Munk and Tim Sweeney of BEATS IN SPACE, DFA.

"SHADY LADIES" VIDEO(s) RELEASE WINTER 2008. An 1188 Films Production Directed by J Lee and introducing the talented girls of Parkdale, GTA.

ALIXANDER III LONG PLAY ALBUM SPRING 2009

Recording commences on the new ALIXANDER III/DINAMO AZARI collaboration project material.

Parkdale, GTA - PARTY AFTER PARTY (THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN') feat THE FLASHBOYZ and accompanying remix by Scott Seawhale of Nacho Lover's NOV 2008 on GENERATION RECORDINGS, part of a collabo EP for winter 2008.

Milan, Italy - FRITZ HELDER & THE PHANTOMS' LAGERFELD LADY (ALIXANDER III REMIX) is out soon on the runway.

Look for an ALIXANDER III previously unreleased track on the upcoming Automatt comp.

AIII helmed production and mixing has commenced on new works by GOLDEN GIRLS, ALL NIGHT LONG and PCP.

Berlin, Germany - Dirty 30 Remix of DON CASH's "DON'T CRASH" for Headman's RELISH label as well as a REVLOVER "Can't Stand" remix on Relish.

London, England - BOSS RECORDS/MINISTRY OF SOUND remixes of MELLEE FRESH & DIRTY 30's Ibiza club-trash anthem "BEAUTIFUL, RICH AND HORNEE".

Toronto, Canada - Blazing at AIII's PARKDALIAN SOUND studio, recently blowing up material from GOLDEN GIRLS, 84.85, FRITZ HELDER & THE PHANTOMS, MANSION, PURPLE HILL, DIRTY 30, DON CASH, MATT MURPHY, JOEL PLASKETT & PETER ELKAS, VIKTROLA, MOFO, CAMOUFLAGE NIGHTS, THE FLASHBOYZ, BELLEVUE, 1977, 100% WOOL, PUT THE RIFLE DOWN, ACTION MAKES, QUEST FOR FIRE, LIPSTICK MACHINE, STAR 80, JEWISH LEGEND, ANDREW RODRIGUEZ, GERRY ALVAREZ and MELLEE FRESH.

For studio and other AIII inquiries contact: alixander3@gmail.com

Enjoy a clip of "Downtown Love" performed live at The Drake Hotel, TO, CA, 09.04.2008

And check out this guerilla video shot, edited and directed by AIII (as Dirty 30) for The Flashboyz, a flash ride into the Flash Life...

Friends, lovers and haters, be well.