Alexander Flood
Alexander Flood is a graduate from the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts at
Adelaide University. He was the top graduating student from the Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance) where
he majored in jazz drums.
Alex is one of Australia’s commanding beat-masters, possessing a unique and finessed arsenal of groove, power,
and expertise on the drums. Leading his own band from the drum chair, Alex’s music pushes a fresh rhythmic and
dynamic realm of live dance music leaning on nu-jazz, deep-house, broken beat, DnB, funk, and experimental sounds.
The band has featured at Wellington Jazz Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, SXSW Sydney,
WOMADelaide, JazzMontez and various clubs across Europe and Australia.
Some notable collaborators of Alex’s include Chief Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Àbáse, Horatio Luna, Atjazz, Vivian
Sessoms, Cazeaux O.S.L.O, Nelson Dialect, the ASO, WASO, QSO, as well as working with brands, including Red Bull
Music and Istanbul Cymbals.
Alexander Flood, Helpmann Academy Langley Award for Jazz 2020 recipient.The Helpmann Academy was pivotal in helping me to fund and produce some of my early studio recordings and releases, and their support early on in my career really helped in building my profile as an artist.
- 2016
Receives Australia’s Best Up and Coming Drummer Award
2017Performs as part of Helpmann Academy’s A Night of Jazz event
- 2017
Receives the University of Adelaide John ‘Slick’ Osborn Scholarship
2017Receives Helpmann Academy Mike Stewart Award. This award supported him to travel to USA for masterclasses
Value: $7,500 - 2017
Signs with US label Stretch Music to release debut album HEARTBEAT
2017Receives Helpmann Academy Bendigo Adelaide Bank Award for Top Drums Undergraduate
Value: $2,000 - 2017
Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Marquis Hill
Value: $2,000 - 2018
Performs as part of Helpmann Academy’s A Night of Jazz event
- 2018
Receives Helpmann Academy Top Overall Graduate Award at A Night of Jazz
Value: $5,000 - 2022
Releases sophomore album
The Space Between2018Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Hot Sardines
Value: $2,000 - 2022
Tours with six-time Grammy nominee Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s band
2020Performs as part of A Night of Jazz event
- 2023
South Australian Government Ruby Awards Young Achiever Award
2020Receives Helpmann Academy Langley Award for Jazz
Value: $7,500 - 2023
South Australian Government’s Music Development Office Robert Stigwood Fellowship
2020Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Harry James Angus
Value: $2,000 - 2023
Releases third album Oscillate
- 2024
First international tour to UK and Europe
- 2025
Releases fourth studio album
ARTIFACTUAL RHYTHM - 2025
European/UK Tour to Innsbruck, Bern, Zürich, Brussels, Paris, Nottingham, London, Nürnberg, Viechtach, Landshut, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Berlin.
- 2026
Australian Tour to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney
- 2026
Indian Tour to Bengaluru, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, with support from the Music Development Office, Government of South Australia
- 2026
Releases Cut It Up (EP)
- 2026
European/UK Tour to Copenhagen, London, Norwich, Arlon, Brussels, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Stockholm, Örebro
$28K +
value in support and
opportunities from
Helpmann Academy
- 2016
Receives Australia’s Best Up and Coming Drummer Award
- 2017
Performs as part of Helpmann Academy’s A Night of Jazz event
- 2017
Receives the University of Adelaide John ‘Slick’ Osborn Scholarship
- 2017
Receives Helpmann Academy Mike Stewart Award. This award supported him to travel to USA for masterclasses
Value: $7,500 - 2017
Signs with US label Stretch Music to release debut album HEARTBEAT
- 2017
Receives Helpmann Academy Bendigo Adelaide Bank Award for Top Drums Undergraduate
Value: $2,000 - 2017
Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Marquis Hill
Value: $2,000 - 2018
Performs as part of Helpmann Academy’s A Night of Jazz event
- 2018
Receives Helpmann Academy Top Overall Graduate Award at A Night of Jazz
Value: $5,000 - 2018
Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Hot Sardines
Value: $2,000 - 2020
Performs as part of A Night of Jazz event
- 2020
Receives Helpmann Academy Langley Award for Jazz
Value: $7,500 - 2020
Attends Helpmann Academy Masterclasses with Harry James Angus
Value: $2,000 - 2022
Releases sophomore album
The Space Between - 2022
Tours with six-time Grammy nominee Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s band
- 2023
South Australian Government Ruby Awards Young Achiever Award
- 2023
South Australian Government’s Music Development Office Robert Stigwood Fellowship
- 2023
Releases third album Oscillate
- 2024
First international tour to UK and Europe
- 2025
Releases fourth studio album
ARTIFACTUAL RHYTHM - 2025
European/UK Tour to Innsbruck, Bern, Zürich, Brussels, Paris, Nottingham, London, Nürnberg, Viechtach, Landshut, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Berlin.
- 2026
Australian Tour to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney
- 2026
Indian Tour to Bengaluru, Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, with support from the Music Development Office, Government of South Australia
- 2026
Releases Cut It Up (EP)
- 2026
European/UK Tour to Copenhagen, London, Norwich, Arlon, Brussels, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Stockholm, Örebro
$28K +
value in support and
opportunities from
Helpmann Academy