DJ Alexander Great


Alexander Great is a St. Louis-born, Milwaukee-raised, and Chicago-based DJ with a passion for people & creating positive vibes.

He’s built a music catalog that spans generations and genres, taking listeners on a unique journey through hip-hop, soul, funk, R&B, jazz, indie rock, deep house, and bops from all over Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. He founded and hosts GOOD NEWS RADIO, an independent radio format mix series, highlighting fresh faces, sounds, & voices from diverse backgrounds, and co-founded Parallel Park Chicago, an outdoor music and comedy show.

Alexander performs for various brands, restaurants/bars, concerts, and special events including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sinfonietta, Hoxton Hotel, Freehand Hotel, Emporium Arcade Bars, The Pop Up, and The Whistler. You can find Alexander Great each month at one of his two residencies: Hella Nice every second Friday at Easy Does It and The Great Wine Down every last Sunday at All Together Now.

LATEST MIXES:

I typically treat MDW as the official start to the summer & that always comes w/ reflection beyond just the holiday, but what’s next in this new season. So here’s me channeling what’s on my heart rn during this transition into longer days outside & more exploration.

A few things about this one:
- I challenged myself to really lean into track folks haven’t heard me play out & let the tracks breathe
- Speaking of breathe, I recommend running this one with a chilled red (gamay or grenache are some faves atm) & a lil 2 step
- We start off with some familiar sounds (house’d up roy Ayers funk, Chaos in the CBD)
- We slide into some house house with Kerri Chandler to jump start ~1h of stuff that really settle into a groove
- Then some disco & UKG-adjacent sounds) (Sandy Rivera, Coeo, ANOTR)
- We finish things off back by putting a spin on some all-time R&B faves of mine (Maxwell, Kem, Patrice Rushen)