Biography
Alec Ounsworth (born December 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He is also a member of The Pelican Picnic and indie rock-supergroup Flashy Python. Alec's first solo album, Mo Beauty was released October 20, 2009, on Anti- Records.Alec was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.
Around his mid-teens, he started writing and recording music; a hobby
that would stay near to him throughout his academic career at Connecticut College. In college, he shared a dorm room with Lee Sargent
during their freshman year. They would both graduate in 2000. Lee, who
had a special interest in Alec's songs, ed him in 2004 via Friendster about starting a band. After several s, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
was fully formed, and the band started playing live shows and recording
demos. To date, the band has released two self-distributed, full-length
studio albums: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Some Loud Thunder, as well as the internet-only live album release of Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.-Wikipedia
Around his mid-teens, he started writing and recording music; a hobby
that would stay near to him throughout his academic career at Connecticut College. In college, he shared a dorm room with Lee Sargent
during their freshman year. They would both graduate in 2000. Lee, who
had a special interest in Alec's songs, ed him in 2004 via Friendster about starting a band. After several s, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
was fully formed, and the band started playing live shows and recording
demos. To date, the band has released two self-distributed, full-length
studio albums: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Some Loud Thunder, as well as the internet-only live album release of Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.-Wikipedia
