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Alex James
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Transform audiences with Alex James, speaker, musician and artisan cheesemaker. Alex works with corporate and cultural events to blend music industry insights and entrepreneurial wisdom, delivering compelling perspectives as Blur band member and award-winning food producer.
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Alex James is a musician, writer, farmer, and member of the Brit-pop band Blur. He studied French at Goldsmiths, where he met bandmates Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn, forming Blur in 1989. Their career spanned two decades, producing acclaimed albums like Parklife and The Great Escape, earning awards and an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting.
After Blur, Alex pursued various interests. He became a farmer passionate about cheesemaking and began writing for publications like The Independent and The Observer. His first book, Bit of a Blur, was published in 2006 and offers an insightful account of his life as a rock star.
In 2008, Alex received an honorary fellowship from Goldsmiths, University of London, recognizing his contributions to music and culture. He also became interested in space science and served as a Visiting Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Europe's largest space research facility.
His second autobiography, All Cheeses Great and Small, was released in 2012. It details his experiences post-Blur, including his purchase of a farm in the Cotswolds and his emergence as a prominent cheese enthusiast in Britain.
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Book Alex James as a speaker to inspire your team with his multifaceted journey from rock stardom to successful farming and writing. His unique experiences in music, agriculture, and science offer valuable insights into creativity, adaptability, and passion. Alex's engaging storytelling will leave your audience motivated and entertained.
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Email alex.james@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Alex's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
Alex James draws on first-person narrative memoir, structuring talks around the arc of his own life transitions — from Blur bassist to farmer and cheesemaker — using published autobiographical accounts as the foundation for his speaking content.
Alex James speaks on creativity, agriculture, and resilience, drawing also on his experiences in music and cheesemaking as themes across his sessions. He is the bassist and Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter of Blur, and has held a Visiting Scientist position at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
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