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hometown: Victoria BC
Alex Klassen: all instrument recording & production
Nixon Boyd (Hollerado, Dizzy, Anyway Gang): co-production
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Bio
fffriend is the solo project of Victoria, BC-based music producer and multi-instrumentalist, Alex Klassen. Originally from northern BC, Alex spent 15 years performing and producing albums in Edmonton and Calgary with bands (The Collective West, Free the Cynics) before moving to Victoria in 2022. Alex has shared the staged with acts including Sam Roberts, Charlotte Cornfield, Scenic Route to Alaska, Said the Whale, Rural Alberta Advantage, and more.
fffriend songs begin as thoughtfully written acoustic tracks, which are meticulously elevated in the studio with creative hooks, grooves, and experimental sounds familiar to genres like psychedelia, hip-hop, electronica, and folk music. magnetic fields (2024) is fffriend’s debut album, co-produced with Nixon Boyd (Hollerado, Dizzy, Anyway Gang). Fans of Broken Bells, Andy Shauf, Death Cab for Cutie, Gorillaz, Saya Gray, Tame Impala, mk.gee, Kurt Vile, and Beck will love the fffriend sound.
Discography
album: magnetic fields (2024)
single: right now (2024)
single: travel lightly (2025)
Latest news
fffriend is preparing a live show with long-time musical collaborator and technical wizard Gray Orton. By utilizing sampling, triggering, and analog instrumentation, this show will bring the depth of fffriend production from the studio to life. fffriend is in the process of building album 2 with Nixon Boyd, working both distance and by travelling back and forth to Toronto.
MP3s
fffriend – i wear gold (download)
fffriend – travel lightly (download)
fffriend – go with the flow (download)
